Security & Defense

#32026R1211EU Removes Seven People from ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions List

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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This regulation removes seven people from the EU sanctions list linked to ISIL and Al-Qaida after a UN Security Council sanctions committee decision. Those people are no longer covered by the EU asset-freezing rules under Regulation 881/2002. Banks, insurers, payment firms, exporters, charities, and other compliance teams should update sanctions-screening systems and internal watchlists. The change applies directly across all EU Member States from the day after publication.

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Key Changes

  • Deletes seven natural-person entries from Annex I of Regulation 881/2002
  • Aligns the EU sanctions list with the UN Security Council sanctions committee decision of 21 May 2026
  • Ends EU asset-freezing restrictions for the removed entries from the regulation’s effective date

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Update sanctions-screening systems and internal watchlists to delete the seven natural-person entries removed from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 by this Regulation.

banksinsurerspayment firmsexporterscharitiesother entities conducting EU sanctions screening
From the day after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
operational
high

Stop treating the seven deleted natural persons as listed persons under Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 for purposes of the EU ISIL/Al-Qaida asset-freezing regime.

EU sanctions compliance teamsfinancial institutionseconomic operators subject to EU sanctions controls
From the day after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
operational

Affected Parties

Financial institutions and sanctions compliance teamsBusinesses and organisations that screen customers, counterparties, donors, or transactions against EU sanctions lists

Tags

EU sanctions,ISIL,Al-Qaida