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BAGDHAD TELNO 681: IRAQ/KUWAIT SANCTIONS: GUIDANCE TO
BRITISH COMPANIES AND BUSINESSMEN
SUMMARY
1. MEASURES UNDER UK DOMESTIC LAW TO IMPLEMENT SCR 661 CAME INTO FORCE 00.01 9 AUGUST. A EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REGULATION COVERING ASPECTS OF THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED ON 8 AUGUST AND CAME INTO FORCE WITH EFFECT FROM 7 AUGUST.
DETAIL
2. I)
TWO MEASURES MADE BY THE DTI AS FOLLOWS:
AN AMENDMENT TO THE OPEN GENERAL IMPORT LICENCE TO GIVE
EFFECT TO THE IMPORT BAN:
II) AN ORDER UNDER THE IMPORT, EXPORT AND CUSTOMS POWERS (DEFENCE) ACT 1939 TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE EXPORT BAN.
IN IRAQ
THE EFFECT IS TO BAN THE IMPORT INTO THE UK OF ALL GOODS (INCLUDING CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) ORIGINATING OR KUWAIT EXCEPT. UNDER AN INDIVIDUAL LICENCE ISSUED BY THE DTI. ANY UNUSED IMPORT LICENCES ISSUED BY THE DTI BEFORE 6 AUGUST FOR GOODS ORIGINATING IN IRAQ OR KUWAIT HAVE BEEN REVOKED. LICENCES WILL NOT NORMALLY BE ISSUED EXCEPT FOR GOODS IN TRANSIT. APPLICATIONS FOR GOODS IN TRANSIT SHOULD BE MADE TO IMPORT LICENSING BRANCH OF DTI BY 5 SEPTEMBER. THE EXPORT OF ALL GOODS TO IRAQ OR KUWAIT WITHOUT A LICENCE IS ALSO BANNED.
III) THE IRAQ AND KUWAIT (UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS) ORDER 1990
PROHIBITS THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
A) MAKING AND CARRYING OUT CONTRACTS FOR THE EXPORT OF GOODS FROM
IRAQ OR KUWAIT AND ANY OTHER ACT CALCULATED TO PROMOTE THE EXPORT OF GOODS FROM IRAQ OR KUWAIT:
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