Newsletter 145 from August 26, 2010 International Sanction

Newsletter 145 - 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 24 August 2010. The identifying features of 3 natural persons were updated, one natural person and one business enterprise were added and 5 natural persons and 8 business enterprises were deleted. This amendment relates to corresponding UNO resolutions and came into force on 25 August 2010. The Appendix to the Ordinance is available for consultation on the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) website. - Financial intermediaries are requested to report business relationships with such persons and business enterprises listed in this Appendix to 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.