Newsletter 81 from March 05, 2009 International Sanction

Newsletter 81 - Amendment to Appendix 2 of the Ordinance on Measures against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban - The Federal Department of Economic Affairs amended Appendix 2 to the Ordinance on Measures against Persons and Organisations with Connections to Osama Bin Laden, the «Al-Qaeda» Group or the Taliban (SR 946.203) on 13 February 2009. This amendment relates to three corresponding UNO resolutions and entered into force on 24 February and 3 March 2009. By way of the amendment, one new person is added to the list and twenty-one existing entries are updated. The Appendix to the Ordinance is available for consultation on the website of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). 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 the SECO does not release the financial intermediary from its obligation to report immediately to the Reporting Center for Money Laundering in accordance with Article 9 of the Money Laundering Act.