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Sanctions Notice - Al-Qaida Network

16th April 2015

This Notice is issued further to a Sanctions Notice issued last week in relation to the addition of one natural person to the list of persons associated with Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267.  Please be advised that this person has now been added to the list maintained by the European Union under Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/576. The Implementing Regulation also removes a natural person from the list. These changes are automatically effective in the Bailiwick under the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2013, the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2013 and the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2013.

The Implementing Regulation is available here: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1429007007573&uri=OJ:JOL_2015_096_R_0003 

MEASURES WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN

Businesses must check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold any funds or economic resources for the newly listed person or for any other person designated under the legislation listed above and treat any such accounts, funds or economic resources as frozen with immediate effect if this is not already the case. They must report any findings to the Policy Council immediately. Businesses must also refrain from making any funds or economic resources available directly or indirectly to any designated person unless licensed by the Policy Council.

The information referred to above is required by the Policy Council in the exercise of its powers under the Schedule to each of the Ordinances listed above.

Any information or queries should be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Al-Qaida”.

Further information on the effect of asset freezes and related issues including licences is available on the States of Guernsey website at http://www.gov.gg/sanctions