Finland released a summary of recent EU regulatory updates on the 5th, as well as a best practices paper for implementing restrictive measures. The links appear below. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be reached here. Links: Regulatory Update Financial sanctions The Democratic Republic of the Congo Council […]
On April 24th, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) updated sanctions lists for both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Ivory Coast. First, 19 individual listings were amended, following Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/614: BADEGE, ERICDOB: –/–/1971. Nationality: Congolese Position: LT. Colonel Listed on: 23/01/2013Last Updated: 24/04/2015 Group ID: […]
On March 11th, Swiss regulators updated three sanctions programs. First, they delisted the following person sanctioned under the Cote d'Ivoire program: SSID: 30-23759 Name: N'Guessan Pascal Affi DOB: 1 Jan 1953 POB: Bouadriko, Ivory Coast Nationality: Ivory Coast Identificationdocument: Diplomatic passport No. AE 09DD00013, Ivory Coast Justification: Chairman of the […]
On March 3rd, Australian regulators instituted changes to 4 sanctions regimes in response to changes made at the UN. They are: Central African Republic sanctions – removed the following person: CFi.003 Name: 1: LEVY 2: YAKETE 3: na 4: na Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 14 Aug. 1964 b) […]
On Wednesday, December 10, Her Majesty’s Treasury modified its Consolidated List for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sanctions program, in accordance with Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1275/2014. The following listing was added: 1. ADF a.k.a: (1) ADF/NALU (2) Forces Democratiques Alliees-Armee Nationale de Liberation de l’Ouganda (3) […]
On Tuesday, Swiss regulators added a new entity: SSID: 100-27961 Name: Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) Good quality a.k.a.: a) Forces démocratiques alliées – Armée nationale de libération de l’Ouganda b) ADF/NALU c) Islamic Alliance of Democratic Forces Address: North Kivu Province, Congo DR Justification: a) The ADF has recruited and […]
Yesterday, President Obama issued a new Executive Order to expand the sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It amends Executive Order 13413, which is linked to below – in order to understand the substantive changes, Mr. Watchlist will spend some time comparing the original to the amended […]
Yesterday, OFAC designated the following individuals under its counter-narcotics sanctions program: ALZATE GIRALDO, Rosalba; DOB 13 Sep 1956; POB Santuario, Antioquia, Colombia; citizen Colombia; Cedula No. 22082396 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: MEJIA ALZATE ASOCIADOS Y CIA. LTDA.; Linked To: PROMOTORA TURISTICA SOL PLAZA S.A.; Linked To: CANTERAS COPACABANA S.A.; […]
Today, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) notified its Authorized Institutions (AI) that the Chief Executive-in-Council has approved the United Nations sanctions imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNSC Resolution 2136) and the Central African Republic (UNSC Resolutions 2127 and 2134), as well as the latest amendments to […]
This is the history of the EU Congo sanctions: The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has long been very serious, with an armed conflict still in progress in the eastern parts of the country contributing to a difficult security situation for the civilian population. Conflicting political […]
