Sanctions Notice - Yemen

Council Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Yemen (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Yemen (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2015 and the Yemen (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2015, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/879.

The Implementing Regulation is available here:  

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/879  

It amends the list of persons subject to an asset freeze and related financial prohibitions. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically effective in the Bailiwick, is to add two individuals to the list.

Council Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014 has further been amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2015/878 (“the amending Regulation”) to reflect changes made by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216(2015). The effect of the amendments, which are automatically effective in the Bailiwick, is to introduce new prohibitions relating to military equipment and also to widen the criteria for listing.  The amending Regulation is available here:      

Council Regulation (EU) 2015/878 

MEASURES WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN

All businesses must check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise have any kind of relationship with any natural or legal person, entity or body designated under the legislation and treat any accounts, funds or economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by a designated person, entity or body as frozen with immediate effect if this is not already the case. Businesses 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 or for the benefit of any designated person, entity or body other than in respect of transactions that come within a permitted derogation and have been authorised by the Policy Council.

Businesses must also check whether they have any kind of relationship that may relate to prohibited activity and must report any findings to the Policy Council immediately. They must also refrain from any action that would comprise or facilitate such prohibited activity unless it comes within a permitted derogation and has been authorised 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 “Yemen”.

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