On the heels of the United Nations, DFAT has removed the following 4 individuals from its Consolidated List, all of Malaysian descent: QI.K.115.03. Name: 1: ABDUL MANAF 2: KASMURI 3: na 4: na Title: na Designation: na DOB: 28 May 1955 POB: Selangor, Malaysia Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality […]
Two sets of changes to DFAT’s Consolidated List today, on the heels of resolutions from the United Nations. First, one person has been removed from the terror lists (technically, the Al Qaida/Taliban list, since there are no sanctions outside those groups – like ETA, for example): QI.D.26.01. Name: 1: MAMOUN […]
Today, the European Union made two substantive changes in its Iran sanctions program. First, it added 9 individuals (for a total of 87) and one entity to its sanctions list. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, it extended sanctions until April 2014, which adds a year to the life of the […]
The EU today announced that the following countries will also abide by its strengthened sanctions against North Korea enacted on February 18th: Croatia Macedonia Montenegro Iceland Serbia Albania Liechtenstein Norway Moldova Armenia Mr. Watchlist may have missed a few – the language is a little flowery (there are references to […]
Today, the EU issued a 3-page factsheet on its sanction regime. Nice summary – here are some highlights: EU sanctions are not punitive, but designed to bring about a change in policy or activity by the target country, entities or individuals. Measures are therefore always targeted at such policies or […]
Unfortunately, it’s in about 10 minutes (Mr. Watchlist was in transit Friday and couldn’t post)… I’ll post any releases or documents that come out of it. Link: EU Press Release
On Thursday, the European Union extended its Syrian sanctions program for 3 months. There were no changes to the sanctioned individuals and entities.
Monday, the EU made the following changes to its sanctions on North Korea: Adopted the additional sanctions in UN Resolution 2087. This includes an increase in the number of listed persons (26) and entities (33) subject to travel bans and asset freezes. Banned the export and import of components key […]
On Friday (while I was wending my way back to the airport from a client engagement), Her Majesty’s Treasury, on the heels of the EU changing its regulations – which was on the heels on a change to the UN sanctions – removed 3 individuals from its Afghan sanctions list: […]
A decision was made by the United Nations on September 14th of last year to remove one individual from the UN’s Liberian sanctions program. The European Commission regulation implementing that change was finally passed on Wednesday of this week, and Her Majesty’s Treasury has just made that change to their […]
