#32026R0531Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/531 of 5 March 2026 implementing Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan
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This regulation adds four Sudanese individuals affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to the EU sanctions list under Regulation 747/2014. The individuals — Hamdan Ahmed Gedo (Abu Nashuk), Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, Abdullah Idris Al-Fateh (Abu Lulu), and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed (Al Zeir Salem) — are sanctioned for their direct involvement in atrocities committed in El Fasher, North Darfur on 26 October 2025. These include mass killings of civilians at El Fasher University and Saudi Hospital, ethnically targeted executions of Zaghawa and non-Arab groups, widespread sexual violence including gang rape, hostage-taking of medical staff for ransoms exceeding $150,000, and the displacement of 70,000 people. The sanctions implement the UNSC decision of 24 February 2026 and impose asset freezes and travel bans.
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Key Changes
- Addition of four RSF commanders (entries 7-10) to Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 747/2014
- Asset freeze and prohibition on making funds available to Hamdan Ahmed Gedo, Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, Abdullah Idris Al-Fateh and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed
- Travel ban / prohibition on entry into the EU for the four listed individuals
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Obligations
What this law requires
Freeze all assets and funds owned, held or controlled by the four designated individuals: Hamdan Ahmed Gedo (Abu Nashuk), Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo, Abdullah Idris Al-Fateh (Abu Lulu), and Tijani Ibrahim Moussa Mohamed (Al Zeir Salem)
Impose travel bans preventing the four designated individuals from entering or transiting through EU territory
Update Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 to include the four newly designated individuals with their full designations, aliases, nationalities, and designation dates
Apply the restrictive measures contained in Regulation (EU) No 747/2014 to the four designated individuals as of the publication date of this Regulation in the Official Journal
Ensure the Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all EU Member States without requiring national implementing legislation