Amendment to 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)

International sanctions

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 on 12 December 2012. Three entries were added, twelve entries were deleted and nine entries were updated. The amendment came into force on 14 December 2012.

The amendment is available for consultation on the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) website.

Financial intermediaries are requested to immediately freeze the associated assets and to report relevant business relationships to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance. 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.

Amendment to Appendix 1 to the Ordinance on Sanctions against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9)

International sanctions

The Federal Department of Economic Affairs amended Appendix 1 to the Ordinance on Sanctions against Belarus on 13 December 2012. Further information was added to the entries on 198 individuals and two companies. The amendment came into force on 14 December 2012.

The amendment to the Ordinance is available for consultation on the SECO website.