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​The Commission is aware that there has been a recent increase in attempts by a criminal group to target local businesses with distributed denial of service attacks. The Guernsey Police have issued the below warning, via the States of Guernsey website, explaining the background to the attacks and detailing the steps that businesses should take to protect their networks from attack…

​Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, as implemented by 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, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1390 with effect from 15 August 2015.  The amendments give effect to recent changes…

HM Treasury has renewed the final designation in respect of five individuals under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010.  These individuals therefore remain Designated Person for the purposes of the Act and continue to be subject to the financial sanctions imposed by the Act. Further details are available here…

The date has been announced for the opening of Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman's ("CIFO") office, subject to States’ approval, of 16 November 2015. Information for the general public and potential complainants is now available on www.ci-fo.org.   The site has specific information concerning the ability of people with unresolved complaints to give CIFO advance notice of them…

Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has amended the list of persons associated with Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267.  All persons on the list are subject to restrictive measures which include targeted financial sanctions.  The effect of the amendments is to add one entity to the list, and to amend the details in respect of an…

​Please be advised that there have been a number of developments in relation to the Bailiwick's sanctions regime, which are set out below. These developments concern sanctions relating to Afghanistan, Al-Qaida Network, Belarus, Iran and Terrorism and Terrorist Financing. AFGHANISTAN Council Regulation (EU) No 753/2011, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Afghanistan (Restrictive Measures)…

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2014 in respect of Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Territorial Integrity etc. of Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Territorial Integrity etc. of Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2014, and the Territorial Integrity etc. of Ukraine (Restrictive…

Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has amended the details relating to 1 individual on the list of persons associated with Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267.  All persons on the list are subject to restrictive measures which include targeted financial sanctions.  Further information about the amendment is available here…

The Commission is today issuing Instruction Number 03/2015 for Financial Services Businesses and Prescribed Businesses, copies of which can be accessed on the FC&A section of the Commission’s website:   Instruction No. 03/2015 for Financial Services Businesses Instruction No. 03/2015 for Prescribed Businesses   16 July 2015

​Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Belarus (Freezing of Funds) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006, the Belarus (Freezing of Funds) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2006 and the Belarus (Freezing of Funds) (Sark) Ordinance, 2006, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1133. The Implementing Regulation is available here: Council…