Newsletter 60 from July 3, 2008 International Sanction

03.07.2008 (Newsletter No. 60)
Anti-Money-Laundering Control Authoroty - Modification of Appendix 2 of the 'Taliban Ordinance'
Please be informed that the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) at the 1st of July 2008  has updated and published its list of individuals and entities according to Appendix 2 of the 'Ordiance on measures against persons and organisations with ties to Usama Bin Laden, the Al-Qaida Group or the Taliban' (SR 946.203). The name of 8 natural entities and of 1 organisation has been added. It has to be emphasised that every single financial intermediary has to report to the SECO and (due to Art. 9 AMLA) to the MROS immediately any of his business relationships that involves people, entites or organisations mentioned in Appendix 2 of that ordinance. Additionally the asset under management have to be blocked.