Newsletter 100 from August 26, 2009 International Sanction

Newsletter 100 - Adjustment to the Ordinance Supplement concerning countermeasures against Al-Kaida and the Taliban – On 21 August 2009, the Swiss Federal 'DEA - Department for Economic Affairs' altered Supplement 2 of the Ordinance concerning countermeasures against persons and organisations having connections to Osama bin Laden, the groupings surrounding 'Al-Kaida' or the Taliban (SR 946.203). The identification characteristics of 21 natural persons and a legal person (an enterprise) were updated and 4 names were erased. This adjustment follows corresponding decisions of the UNO and comes into force on 22 August 2009. 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.