Newsletter 82 - Amendment to the Appendix to the Ordinance on Sanctions against the Democratic Republic of the Congo - The Federal Department of Economic Affairs amended the Appendix to the Ordinance on Sanctions against the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 23 March 2009. The names of 4 natural persons were added. The amendment came into force on 26 March 2009. The Appendix can be downloaded from the website of the State Secretary 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 on Sanctions against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (SR 946.231.12) and to freeze the associated assets.