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Notice to Exporters 2015/25: lots of updates
Twenty three Open General Export Licenses (OGEL) were updated: Open General Export Licence (OGEL) Principal reason for change(s) OGEL (Military Goods, Software and Technology) Ministry of Defence (MOD)...
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October 13, 2015: HMT adds additional detail to defunct list
Very curious… Her Majesty's Treasury has issued a notice about the now-repealed Liberian sanctions, along with an annex which lists all the individuals and entities no longer subject to sanctions. Why?...
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October 15, 2015: OFAC shuffles the counter-narcotics list
On October 15th, OFAC added the following person: PENG, Bo (a.k.a. “PENG, Kevin”); DOB 06 Dec 1983; POB Jiangsu, China; citizen China; Email Address kevinpengtech@gmail.com; alt. Email Address...
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October 14, 2015: See? Not all fraud occurs in Hong Kong…
Got the following notice from Her Majesty's Treasury… Dear subscribers, It has come to our attention that individuals may be the recipient of emails purporting to come from...
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October 21, 2015: HMT issues JCPOA Adoption Day notice
As distributed via email by Her Majesty's Treasury: 18 October 2015 – Adoption Day under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) – publication of the amended EU Regulations On 18 October 2015,...
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October 16, 2015: SECO updates Al-Qaida/Bin Laden/Taliban sanctions
On October 16th, Swiss regulators added the following 6 persons: SSID: 10-32546 Foreign identifier: QDi.363 Name: Maghomed Maghomedzakirovich Abdurakhmanov Spelling variant: Магомед Магомедзакирович...
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October 20, 2015: OFAC adds Torek Agha, updates a bunch of terror listings
On Tuesday, OFAC added the following person: AGHA, Torek (a.k.a. AGHA, Torak; a.k.a. AGHA, Toriq; a.k.a. HASHAN, Sayed Mohammad; a.k.a. SAYED, Toriq Agha), Pashtunabad, Quetta, Pakistan; DOB 01 Jan...
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October 14-15: UN, DFAT, OSFI update Abu Bakar Ba’asyir listing
Last week on Wednesday/Thursday, Australian and Canadian regulators implemented changes to the following listing made by the United Nations Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee: QDi.217 Name: 1: ABU BAKAR 2:...
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October 15, 2015: SECO terminates Liberian sanctions
On October 15th, while leaving the arms embargo in place, Swiss regulators removed all persons and entities under the Liberian program from sanctions. The Watchlists page will be updated to remove the...
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October 21, 2015: UN, DFAT update one Central African Republic listing
Last Wednesday, Australian regulators implemented the following changes to a listing under the Central African Republic sanctions program: CFi.006 Name: 1: OUMAR 2: YOUNOUS ABDOULAY 3: na 4: na Title:...
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October 18, 2015: OFAC issues JCPOA Adoption Day statement and FAQ
On October 18th, OFAC issued the following statement, in addition to a new FAQ, related to the JCPOA Adoption Day: On July 14, 2015, the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive...
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October 16, 2015: HMT renews TAFA Final Designation of Bilal Talal Abdul...
On October 16th, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) announced the renewal of the Final Desgination of the following person: ABDULLAH, Bilal, Talal, Abdul, Samad DOB: (1) 24/08/1979. (2) 27/08/1979. a.k.a:...
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OFAC’s JCPOA FAQ document
In its entirety… October 18, 2015 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS RELATING TO ADOPTION DAY UNDER THE JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION Q: What is Adoption Day? A: Adoption Day, which is October 18, 2015,...
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October 23, 2015: SL, ELN & FARC renewed under TAFA
On Friday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) renewed the Final Designations under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA) for another year for the following 3 South American terror groups:...
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October 27. 2015: EU, HMT modify Yemen sanctions listing for Ahmed Ali...
On Tuesday, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) implemented Council Regulation (EU) No 2015/1920 by amending the following listing in the Consolidated List: SALEH, Ahmed, Ali, Abdullah DOB: 25/07/1972. a.k.a:...
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October 21, 2015: OFAC issues General License for Kingpin Act sanction
This is pretty rare – having a general license for a non-country sanctions program. This one is pretty straightforward – it authorizes transactions in order to wind down the operations of Banco...
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October 22, 2015: New FAQ regarding Iranian Diplomatic Missions
On the 22nd, OFAC issued a new FAQ regarding the JCPOA and delivery of routine goods and services by non-US persons to diplomatic missions of the Iranian government: 455. Is the provision of routine...
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October 9, 2015: Finnish regulatory updates
On a regular basis, Finnish regulators publish EU sanctions compliance links. Here is the October 9th, 2015 edition: Financial sanctions Ukraine Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1781 Council Implementing...
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Licenses page now up to date
Includes the removal of the Burma and Syrian licenses that were removed by OFAC after the re-issue of their respective regulations. So, the Licenses page now accurately reflects that which is on OFAC's...
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October 22, 2015: OFAC Statement on seizure of Seguros Continental by Honduras
On October 22nd, OFAC issued a statement about the Honduran government seizing Seguros Continental, SA. The statement explains why the firm was of concern – not designated on the SDN List, but...
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