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published: 12. September 2018

European Union
Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions
Update 12.09.2018

SECO (Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs)
Sanktionen: Verordnung über Massnahmen gegenüber Libyen
Die Liste der sanktionierten natürlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen wurde um zusätzliche Informationen ergänzt. Die Datenbank SESAM wurde entsprechend angepasst. Der Bundesrat hat am 4. März 2016 die Verordnung zur automatischen Übernahme von Sanktionslisten des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen verabschiedet. Damit sind Änderungen der Sanktionslisten des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen in der Schweiz unmittelbar rechtsgültig.

Sanctions: Ordinance on Measures against Libya
The list of sanctioned individuals, companies and organizations has been supplemented with additional information. The SESAM database has been updated accordingly. On 4 March 2016 the Federal Council has adopted the Ordinance on the automatic application of the UN Security Council’s sanctions lists. Hence, the amendments of the UN Security Council’s sanctions lists enter into force in Switzerland without delay.
Update 12.09.2018

OFAC Actions (Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury)
Libya-related Designation; Libya-related Designation Update
Update 12.09.2018

Issuance of ​​Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election
Update 12.09.2018

HM Treasury, United Kingdom
Financial sanctions targets: list of all asset freeze targets
Update 12.09.2018

Financial sanctions, Libya
Update 12.09.2018

UNITED NATIONS
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Meeting with the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
SC/13500