Newsletter 265 from June 18, 2013 International Sanction
Amendment to Appendices 3 and 5 to the Ordinance of 30 March 2011 on Sanctions against Libya (SR 946.231.149.82)
International sanctions
The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER amended Appendices 3 and 5 of the Ordinance on Sanctions against Libya on 14 June 2013. One natural person was deleted from both Appendices. The amendment came into force on 18 June 2013.
The amendment is available for consultation on the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) website.
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)
International sanctions
The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER 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 on 14 June 2013. One natural person was deleted from the Appendix and one entry was updated. The amendment came into force on 18 June 2013.
The amendment is available for consultation on the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) website.
Financial intermediaries are requested to immediately freeze the associated assets and report relevant business relationships to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance. Reporting to SECO does not release the financial intermediary from its obligation to immediately report to the Reporting Center for Money Laundering in accordance with Article 9 of the Money Laundering Act.
Amendment to the Appendix to the Ordinance on Sanctions against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9)
International sanctions
The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER amended the Appendix to the Ordinance on Sanctions against Belarus on 14 June 2013. One natural person and two companies were deleted from the Appendix. The amendment came into force on 18 June 2013.
The amendment to the Ordinance is available for consultation on the SECO website.
Please note that only the German version is legally binding.