Written question asked by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 July 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 July 2011. It was answered by Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 July 2011 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Libya: Sanctions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the implementation of EU sanctions in ports in western Libya.

Answer: The UK and European Union (EU) partners are committed to the robust implementation of sanctions against Libya. The implementation of restrictive measures is a matter for competent authorities in each member state of the EU. In the UK, the asset freeze against designated port authorities in Western Libya has direct effect in UK law via Council Regulation 572/2011. Criminal and civil penalties for breaching the asset freeze prohibitions are contained in the Libya (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011. HM Treasury published a notice containing details of the sanctions against the ports on its website, which was also emailed to several thousand subscribers.

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