Newsletter 126 from March 18, 2010 International Sanction

Newsletter 126 - Amendment to the Appendix to the Ordinance on Sanctions against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban - The Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDEA) amended Appendix 2 to the Ordinance on Sanctions against Persons and Organisations with Connections to Osama Bin Laden, the “Al-Qaeda” group or the Taliban (SR 946.203) on 9 March 2010. The identifying features of 35 natural persons and business enterprises were updated, and five names were deleted. This amendment relates to corresponding UNO resolutions and came into force on 16 March 2010. The Appendix to the Ordinance is available for consultation on the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) website. - With regard to the updates on the persons who continue to be registered, financial intermediaries are requested to report such business relationships to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and to freeze the associated assets. Reporting to SECO does not release the financial intermediary from its obligation to immediately report to the Reporting Center for Money Laundering in accordance with Article 9 of the Money Laundering Act.