Sweden Explains It All: EU South Sudan sanctions

This is the historical background on the EU's South Sudan sanctions program:

In 2004, the United Nations imposed an arms embargo against the armed groups in Darfur, Sudan, which was subsequently extended to all parties to the conflict in Sudan. (Read more on the background to this under the tab 'Sudan'.)

The EU, in turn, has decided to implement the arms embargo as well as other sanctions against Sudan. When Sudan was divided in July 2011, making South Sudan an independent state, the EU decided to adjust the arms embargo to cover both states.

and what they currently entail:

Arms embargo and ban on supplying certain services

It is prohibited to directly or indirectly supply, sell or transfer arms and related materiel, including ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment or related spare parts to South Sudan. It is also prohibited to offer technical and financial assistance related to military activities. Materiel that may be required by the African Union, the UN and the EU in their crisis management operations is exempted from these sanctions. Materiel specifically intended for mine clearance is also exempted. To deal with these exemptions and other matters, the UN has established a Sanctions Committee. Exemptions must be approved by and reported to it.

and the corresponding EU decisions:

The UN Security Council extended the arms embargo against Sudan (originally Resolution 1556 from 2004) until 19 February 2012, most recently with Resolution 1982 in May 2011.

EU enforcement of the arms embargo continues to apply for a corresponding length of time. It is currently regulated in Council Decision 2011/423/CFSP, which was adopted by the Council of the European Union on 18 July 2011. Under the Council Decision, the arms embargo applies to both South Sudan and Sudan. The ban on certain services in connection with the arms embargo is regulated in Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004. This was revised with Council Regulation (EU) No 1215/2011 in November 2011 to clarify that the arms embargo, following the division of Sudan, also applies to the new state of South Sudan.

Link:

Sweden EU South Sudan sanctions page

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