Selected Sanctions News

SECO (Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs)
Sanktionen: Verordnung über Massnahmen gegenüber Personen und Organisationen mit Verbindungen zu Usama bin Laden, der Gruppierung «Al-Qaïda» oder den Taliban
Das zuständige UNO-Sanktionskomitee hat die Liste der sanktionierten natürlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen geändert. 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 Individuals and Entities Associated with Usama bin Laden, the Group «Al-Qaïda» or the Taliban
The UN sanctions committee has amended the list of sanctioned individuals, companies and organizations. 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 20.11.2018

European Union
Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions
Update 20.11.2018

HM Treasury, United Kingdom
Financial sanctions targets: list of all asset freeze targets
Update 20.11.2018

Financial sanctions, Iraq
Update 20.11.2018

Financial sanctions, ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
Update 20.11.2018

OFAC Actions (Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury)
​Counter Terrorism Designations and Designation Update; Syria Designations; Publication of Syria Shipping Advisory
Update 20.11.2018

UNITED NATIONS
Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia

Security Council Committee on Somalia begins work under modified mandate
SC/13595

Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan

Security Council Sanctions Committee concerning South Sudan meets with Special Representative of Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
SC/13593