Newsletter 94 from Juni 18, 2009 International Sanction

Newsletter 94 - 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). The Federal Department of Economic Affairs 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 11 June 2009. The change includes the updating of information on 12 persons on the list in connection with "Al-Qaeda".The name of one natural person was added and no name was deleted. This amendment relates to corresponding UNO resolutions and came into force on 18 June 2009. The Appendix to the Ordinance is available for consultation on the website of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Financial intermediaries are request to report such business relationships to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and to feeze the associated assets. Reporting to the SECO does not release the financial intermediary from its obligation to report immediately to the Reportin Center for Money Laundering in accordance with Article 9 of the Money Laundering Act.