Sanctions programme
The named regime under which a designation is made, such as a country or activity-based programme.
Updated 2026-07-26
Programme codes group designations by the authority that ordered them and the policy they serve. One entry can carry several codes, because a person can be designated under more than one regime at once.
The codes matter because the restrictions differ between programmes. Two entries on the same list can carry materially different consequences, and the programme code is the first place to look.
We publish the codes exactly as the source gives them and do not translate them into plain-language descriptions of what is prohibited, because that description is legal advice.
Related terms
3 entries- Designation
- The formal act of placing a person or entity on a sanctions list, with a date and a legal basis.
- SDN list
- The list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by the U.S. Treasury.
- Sanctions list
- An official register of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, published by a government or an international body.
Where this appears in the data
Written for reading the records published here. This is not a legal, tax or accounting definition, and where a jurisdiction defines the term precisely, that definition governs.