Amendments to the sanctions regime

Posted on April 22, 2024

Amendments to the sanctions regime have recently been implemented:

 

Interim Sanction Decree Priority Sanction Regimes (AB2024 no.17):

  • Inclusion of a humanitarian exemption.
  • Amendment to Annex I to include Sudan and Niger

 

Decree to amend the Sanction Decree Cyber Attacks (AB2024 no.18):

  • Inclusion of a humanitarian exemption.
  • Amendments to the Sanction Decree Human Rights Violations and the Sanction Decree Chemical Weapons.

 

Decree to withdraw Sanction Decree Iran (AB2024 no.9):

  • Aruba implemented UNSCR 2231 (2015) with the implementation of the Sanction Decree Iran (AB2021 no.141).
  • The restrictive measures of UNSCR 2231 have been lifted and, therefore, the Sanction Decree Iran is withdrawn.
  • The EU continues to maintain certain EU sanctions with respect to Iran.
  • Consequently, the restrictive measures against Iran as provided in the Interim Sanction Decree Priority Sanction Regimes (AB2019 no.47) remain in effect.