Newsletter 109 - Amendment to Appendix 2 to the Ordinance on Sanctions against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban 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 2 November 2009. In the amendment, four organisations were deleted. This amendment relates to corresponding UNO resolutions and came into force on 5 November 2009. The Appendix to the Ordinance is available for consultation on the website of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).