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Lebanon (Assassination)

  • Last revised:08 January 2025

Purpose of the sanctions regime

This sanctions regime gives effect to UN Security Council Resolution 1636 (2005), which established a sanctions regime imposing restrictive measures in respect of certain persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and others.

Overview of sanctions measures

Current sanctions measures implemented in Jersey in relation to the Lebanon (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) regime:

  • asset freezes and restrictions on making funds and economic resources available to designated persons

NB: to date no persons have been designated.

Latest News

8 June 2022

The Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2022 comes into force today. Further information can be found on the Jersey Gazette.

*All published Latest News notices relating to financial sanctions, including those extending beyond the last 30 days, may be obtained from the Jersey Gazette

Jersey Regime

The Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 (the Jersey Order) implements the Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (the UK Regulations).

Article 3 of the Jersey Order imposes the asset-freeze provisions in Part 3 of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 (the SAFL) on any person listed by or under the UK Regulations. The Part 3 provisions also include, but are not limited to, Articles 15-17 of the SAFL on exceptions, licences, and circumventing prohibitions etc.

Offences

The offences for this regime are set out both in the SAFL and in the Jersey Order.

Reporting obligations

Reporting obligations are set out at Article 32 of the SAFL and apply to all regimes in force. These obligations include requirements for a relevant financial institution to inform the Minister if:

  • it holds an account of a person, has entered into dealings or an agreement with a person or has been approached by or on behalf of a person, and
  • it knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the person:
    • is a designated person, or;
    • has committed, is committing or intends to commit an offence under this Law, and
  • the information or other matter on which the knowledge or reasonable cause for suspicion is based came to it in the course of carrying on its business.

Licences and exceptions

A Jersey General Licence, granted by the Minister, allows multiply parties to conduct specified activities that would otherwise be restricted by sanctions measures. Supervised persons must ensure that their activities are within the scope of the General Licence's terms and that they adhere to all its conditions.

The Minister may also grant a specific licence under the SAFL and/or the Jersey Order.

To apply for a specific sanctions licence a supervised person must complete the relevant Sanctions form and return the completed form to [email protected].

The FSIU provides guidance on sanctions licences and exceptions  on the Government of Jersey website Sanctions.

Jersey Regime

Jersey

  • Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019
  • Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021

United Kingdom

  • The Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

United Nations Security Council

Further information

Useful information is provided on gov.uk regarding Financial sanctions, Lebanon