Venezuela Regime

• Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2194 of 10 November 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela

The Council has reviewed the restrictive measures in place in accordance with Article 17(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2063. Based on that review, the restrictive measures against all persons in the list set out therein will be maintained, and the statement of reasons for 17 persons will be updated.

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Please be reminded that all EU/UN sanctions are directly applicable under Maltese law under the National Interest (Enabling Powers) Act, cap 365 of the Laws of Malta as linked here.

Should any of your clients be a person or entity who is listed under UN/EU or national sanctions or who is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a listed person or entity, the freezing measures mentioned under Article 17 of the Act apply.

The Sanctions Monitoring Board is to be informed immediately of the actions that have been taken in relation to the assets of such listed persons.

The Sanctions Monitoring Board may be contacted on sanctions.mfea@gov.mt on any issue relating to sanctions.

Please find below links to the:

EU Financial Sanctions Database

Consolidated UN Sanctions List

EU Sanctions Map

Sanctions Monitoring Board