Overview
UN Sanctions
There are no current UN sanctions on Bosnia & Herzegovina.
EU Sanctions
The EU first imposed sanctions in respect of Bosnia & Herzegovina in March 2011, which also constitutes the current sanctions regime (Council Decision 2011/173/CFSP). The EU sanctions regime consists of asset freezes and travel bans which can be applied against persons whose activities undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, constitutional order and international personality, seriously threaten the security situation in Bosnia & Herzegovina or undermine the Dayton (Peace) Agreement 1995.
UK Sanctions
The UK adopted the Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 to deliver substantially the same policy effects as the existing EU regime.
US Sanctions
The US introduced its Western Balkans sanctions regime in 2001, consisting of asset freezes, via EO 13219 to curb actions of persons engaged in, or assisting, sponsoring, or supporting, (i) extremist violence in the territory of the Former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, or (ii) acts obstructing the implementation of the Dayton Accords. This regime was expanded in 2021 by EO 14033, broadening the geographical scope of the existing sanctions regime to include Albania and augmenting the designation criteria.
Current EU Sanctions
The EU first imposed sanctions in respect of Bosnia & Herzegovina in March 2011, which also constitutes the current sanctions regime (Council Decision 2011/173/CFSP). The EU sanctions regime consists of asset freezes and travel bans which can be applied against persons whose activities undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, constitutional order and international personality, seriously threaten the security situation in Bosnia & Herzegovina or undermine the Dayton (Peace) Agreement 1995.
- Legislation
- Sanctions List
- Judgments
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C-455/14 P H
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Current UK Sanctions
The UK adopted the Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 to deliver substantially the same policy effects as the existing EU regime.
Current US Sanctions
The US introduced its Western Balkans sanctions regime in 2001, consisting of asset freezes, via EO 13219 to curb actions of persons engaged in, or assisting, sponsoring, or supporting, (i) extremist violence in the territory of the Former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, or (ii) acts obstructing the implementation of the Dayton Accords. This regime was expanded in 2021 by EO 14033, broadening the geographical scope of the existing sanctions regime to include Albania and augmenting the designation criteria.
- Legislation
Western Balkans Stabilisation Regulations
EO 14033 Blocking Property and Suspending Entry into the United States of Certain Persons Contributing to the Destabilizing Situation in the Western Balkans (June 8, 2021)
EO 13219 Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans (Effective Date – June 27, 2001)
EO 13304 Termination of Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001
- Sanctions List
Search “Bosnia and Herzegovina” on the OFAC SDN List
- Guidance
- US General Licences
Western Balkans General License (No. 1) – Legal Representation in Matters Pending before the International Criminal Tribunal the former Yugoslavia
- Judgments
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Karadzic v Gacki, Civil Action No. 2023-1226
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Karadzic v. Gacki, 1:21-cv-03019 (TNM) (D.D.C. May. 6, 2022)
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Pejcic v. Gacki, Case No. 19-cv-02437 (APM) (D.D.C. Mar. 30, 2021)
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