Newsletter 85 from April 08, 2009 Internationae Sanction

Newsletter 85 - 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 30 March 2009. This amendment relates to corresponding UNO resolutions and came into force on 7 April 2009. By way of the amendment, the information is updated on 14 persons and 10 organizations on the list. No name was deleted or added. 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 Ordinanceand 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. Homepage des Staatssekretariats für Wirtschaft