Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1941 of 7 August 2026 amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2026-08-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, common ports policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction, vessel








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2026/1941


7.8.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/1941
of 7 August 2026
         
amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (1), and in particular Article 20(b) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) 2016/44 gives effect to measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 (2).












(2)


Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 lists vessels designated by the United Nations Sanctions Committee in accordance with paragraph 11 of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2146 (2014). Those vessels are subject to a number of prohibitions under Regulation (EU) 2016/44, including the prohibition to load, transport or discharge crude oil from Libya, to access ports in the territory of the Union, the provision of bunkering or ship supply services or any other services, and the prohibition to engage in financial transactions.












(3)


On 22 July 2026, the UNSC Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1970 (2011) decided to add one vessel to the list of vessels subject to restrictive measures set out in paragraph 10 of UNSC Resolution 2146 (2014).












(4)


Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(5)


In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 August 2026.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Director-General


Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union






(1)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/44/oj.

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (OJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2015/1333/oj).




ANNEX
In Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 the following entry is added to the ‘LIST OF VESSELS REFERRED TO IN POINT (H) OF ARTICLE 1 AND ARTICLE 15 AND APPLICABLE MEASURES AS SPECIFIED BY THE SANCTIONS COMMITTEE’:







‘1.



Name: AVAX

Listed on 22 July 2026. Listed pursuant to paragraphs 10(a), 10 (b), 10(c) and 10(d) of resolution 2146 (2014), as amended by paragraph 2 of resolutions 2441 (2018) and 2509 (2020) and extended in resolution 2819 (2026) (prohibition to load, transport or discharge; prohibition to enter ports; prohibition to provide bunkering and vessel services; prohibition to engage in financial transactions with regard to petroleum). Pursuant to paragraph 11 of resolution 2146, as modified by paragraph 2 of resolution 2509 (2020), this designation is valid from 22 July 2026 to 22 July 2027, unless terminated earlier by the Committee pursuant to paragraph 12 of resolution 2146 (2014).

Additional information

IMO: 9058713. Flag State: Cameroon. As of 4 April 2026, the vessel was located near the anchorage area of the Benghazi Old Harbour, Libya.’








ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1941/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)