South Sudan has been under UN arms embargo since July 13th 2018 (Resolution 2428 (2018)).
South Sudan has been under UN arms embargo since July 13th 2018 (Resolution 2428 (2018)).
Prohibitions
The sanctions regime, as detailed in Resolution 2428 (2018) provides that « all Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the territory of South Sudan from or through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned; and technical assistance, training, financial or other assistance, related to military activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any arms and related materiel, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel whether or not originating in their territories » (Resolution 2428 (2018), para. 4).
Exceptions
However, the sanctions regime provides for several types of exceptions:
Not requiring any prior notification to or approval from the UN Sanctions Committee on South Sudan:
Requiring prior notification to the UN Sanctions Committee on South Sudan:
Requiring prior approval from the UN Sanctions Committee on South Sudan:
Others
The arms embargo also calls upon Member-States to inspect in their territory all cargo bound to South Sudan, including in seaports and airports, and, upon discovery of prohibited items, seize and dispose of them (para. 8 and 9).
The arms embargo is in force until 31st May 2021.
South Sudan is also under EU arms embargo.
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South Sudan has been under EU arms embargo since March 1994 (Council Decision 94/165/CFSP), initially as part of the Republic of Sudan and as an independent State from July 2011 onwards (Council Decision 2011/423/CFSP). Since July 2014, a specific arms embargo against South Sudan has been in force. Sanctions were first expanded in 2004 only to be scaled down a year later. They were again amended in 2011, 2014 and 2015. In 2014, two separate sanctions regimes were adopted against Sudan and South Sudan.
Prohibitions
The current sanctions regime against South Sudan, as detailed in Decision 2015/740/CFSP and Regulation 735/2015, prohibits the sale, supply, transfer or export of “arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned to South Sudan” (Decision 2015/740/CFSP, art. 1, para. 1)
The provision of technical assistance brokering services, financing or financial assistance related to military activities or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such items are prohibited (Regulation 735/2015, art .2, and Decision 2015/740/CFSP, art. 1, para. 2).
Exceptions
However, the sanctions regime provides for several exceptions.
Not requiring any prior notification to or approval from the UN Sanctions Committee on South Sudan:
Requiring prior notification to the UN Sanctions Committee on South Sudan:
Requiring prior approval from the UN Sanctions Committee on South Sudan:
Others
The EU sanctions regime is indefinite (Council Decision 2015/740/CFSP).
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Council Decision 94/165/CFSP
Council Decision 2011/423/CFSP
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