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October 14, 2016: Time to revise the Cuban sanctions again…
On Friday, OFAC issued amendments to the Cuban Asset Control Regulations (CACR), updated its Cuban sanctions FAQ document, issued a Fact Sheet and an updated guidance document about travel to Cuba....
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October 11, 2016: SECO makes Ukraine-related sanctions changes
Last Tuesday, Swiss authorities modified 56 individual sanctions listings and 11 for entities listed under their Ukraine-related sanctions program. Because of the size of the release, please see the...
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October 12/13, 2016: UN, OSFI, DFAT remove 1, change another terror listing
Last Wednesday and Thursday, Canadian and Australian regulators enacted changes made by the United Nations ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. First, they removed the following profile:...
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October 12, 2016: Swiss change Syria sanctions
On Wednesday, SECO modified 22 individual sanctions listings under the Syrian sanctions program: SSID: 200-11625 Name: Maher Al-Assad DOB: 8 Dec 1967 POB: Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic Good quality...
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October 12, 2016: SECO updates terror sanctions
On Wednesday, Swiss authorities modified the following two individual Al-Qaida/Bin Laden/Taliban sanctions listings: SSID: 10-13973 Foreign identifier: QI.A.291.11. Name: Ibrahim Hassan Tali Al-Asiri...
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October 17, 2016: SECO updates DRC sanctions listings
On Monday, Swiss regulators updated the following sanctions listings for the Democratic Republic of the Congo sanctions program: SSID: 100-3099 Name: Bwambale Frank Kakolele Good quality a.k.a.: a)...
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October 7, 2016: Hong Kong SFC AML/CFT Circular
On October 7th, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HK SFC) issued a new AML/CFT circular. This one just notes updates by the United Nations ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee....
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October 18, 2016: Belarus General License 2 extended 6 more months
On Tuesday, OFAC replaced Belarus General License 2A with 2B, which extends the license until April 30, 2017. The license authorizes transactions with the following 9 entities (and their OFAC 50% Rule...
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October 17, 2016: UN, DFAT amend DRC sanctions listings
On Monday, Australian regulators implemented the following changes promulgated by the United Nations Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Sanctions Committee: CDi.001 Name: 1: ERIC 2: BADEGE 3: na 4:...
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October 18, 2016: EU, HMT change 1, remove 1 from ISIL (Da’esh) / Al-Qaida...
On Tuesday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) implemented Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1827 by removing the following individual from its anti-terror sanctions program (not the ones...
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October 20, 2016: OFAC adds more to terror list
Yesterday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following persons: AYAD, Yosef (a.k.a. AYAD, Yosef de Castro; a.k.a. AYAD, Youssef); DOB 27 Jan 1989; POB Lebanon; nationality...
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October 20, 2016: SECO updates one DRC sanctions listing
On Thursday, Swiss authorities amended the following Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sanctions listing: SSID: 100-27961 Name: ADF Good quality a.k.a.: Allied Democratic Forces F.k.a.: a) Forces...
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October 21, 2016: HMT renews 2 TAFA designations
On Friday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) renewed the following two Final Designations for another year, so they would not automatically expire: EJERCITO DE LIBERACION NACIONAL (ELN) a.k.a: National...
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October 21, 2016: Ta-ta, TAFA
On Friday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) revoked the following Final Designation made under the Terorrist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA): FUERZAS ARMADAS REVOLUCIONARIAS DE COLOMBIA a.k.a: (1) FARC...
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October 21, 2016: UN, DFAT amends 1 DRC sanctions listing
On Friday, Australian regulators updated the following designation under the Democratic Republic of the Congo program: CDe.001 Name: ADF A.k.a.: Allied Democratic Forces F.k.a.: a) Forces Démocratiques...
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October 27, 2016 Sanctions Market: Kingpins Up, Terrorists Down
Yesterday, OFAC added the following persons to its counter narcotics trafficking sanctions list: CASTILLO RODRIGUEZ, Julio Alberto, Mexico; DOB 11 Oct 1976; POB Apatzingan, Michoacan de Ocampo,...
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October 27, 2016: EU, DFAT, OSFI make terror sanctions changes
Yesterday, Australian and Canadian authorities incorporated the changes to these three terror sanctions listings into their Consolidated Lists: QDi.147 Name: 1: MOHAMED 2: AMIN 3: MOSTAFA 4: naName...
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October 27, 2016: SECO changes to Al-Qaida/bin Laden/Taliban sanctions
On Thursday, Swiss authorities amended the listings for these 2 persons: SSID: 10-16285 Foreign identifier: QI.M.147.03. Name: Mohamed Amin Mostafa DOB: 11 Oct 1975 POB: Kirkuk, Iraq Address: Via...
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October 27, 2016: EU adds 10 to Syria sanctions
On 27 October 2016, the Council added 10 persons to the list of those targeted by EU restrictive measures against the Syrian regime for being responsible for the violent repression against the...
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October 24, 2016: EU, HMT remove Bank Saderat from Iran sanctions
The nuclear proliferation sanctions, that is… there are other kinds, after all. On Monday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/603 by removing the...
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