The Belarus (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2011
This consolidated Order gives effect in the specified overseas territories to measures adopted by the European Union in Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP which was adopted on 26th October 2010, and amended on 20 June 2011 to add an arms embargo to the restrictive measures, and implemented in Council Regulation 765/2006, as amended from time to time, which came into force on 20th May 2006. Council Decision 2010/639 CFSP repealed Common Position 2006/276/CFSP which had originally introduced the restrictive measures. The Order continues restrictive measures in respect of Belarus and imposes restrictive measures on individuals responsible for the failure to start independent investigations into the prosecution of certain crimes for the fraudulent elections and referendum in 2004 and for the violations of international electoral standards in the presidential elections in 2006 and 2010 and the crackdown on civil society and democratic opposition and those persons associated with them.