On Friday, UK regulators expanded their sanctions against Hizballah under the Terrorist Asset Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA) by designating: HIZBALLAH a.k.a: (1) Hezballah (2) Hezbollah (3) Hisbollah (4) Hizb Allah (5) Hizbollah (6) Hizbu’llah (7) Hizbullah (8) Hezbullah (9) Lebanese Hizballah Other Information: UK listing only. Based in Lebanon. […]
Notice Notice to exporters 2020/02: open general licences updated Published 17 January 2020 Contents 1.Introduction 2.Changes to open general licences 1. Introduction Further to notice 2019/17, the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 has now been amended. The new regulation was published in the Official […]
Places are available on the following export control training courses in Plymouth (February) and Birmingham (March): Intermediate Seminar Plymouth 12 February £150 Foundation Workshop Plymouth 13 February £118 Licences Workshop Plymouth 13 February £108 Intermediate Seminar Birmingham 4 March £150 Foundation Workshop […]
Today, Swiss authorities amended the following Mali sanctions listings: SSID: 320-39943 Name: Ahmoudou Ag Asriw DOB: 1 Jan 1982 Good quality a.k.a.: Amadou Ag Isriw Low quality a.k.a.: a) Ahmedou b) Ahmadou c) Isrew d) Isereoui e) Isriou Address: a) Mali b) Amassine, Mali (previous location) Nationality: Mali Other information: […]
Today, OFAC issued the following new Frequently Asked Question for its Iran sanctions program: 816. Is there a wind-down period for Executive Order 13902, “Imposing Sanctions with Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran” (E.O. 13902)? Persons engaged in transactions that could be sanctioned under E.O. 13902 with respect to the construction, mining, […]
Notice Notice to exporters 2020/01: list of dual use controlled items updated Published 8 January 2020 Commission Delegated Regulation COM (2019) 7313 has now been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This updates the control list (Annex 1) to reflect the changes previously agreed in the international export […]
07 Jan 2020 Fraudulent website related to Bank of Singapore Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Bank of Singapore Limited on fraudulent website, which has been reported to the HKMA. Hyperlink to the press release is […]
Earlier today, UK regulators renewed the Final Designation of: 1. EUZKADI TA ASKATASUNA Date of Renewal of Final Designation 14/01/2020 a.k.a: (1) Basque Fatherland and Liberty (2) ETA Other Information: UK listing only. Listed on: 02/11/2001 Last Updated: 17/01/2019 14/01/2020 Group ID: 7083. under its Terrorist Asset Freezing etc. Act […]
Earlier this morning, OFAC added the following entities: BEIJING SUKBAKSO, Qixingmen Store, No. 8 Apartment, Fangcaodi West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China (Chinese Simplified: 8号搂底商七星门葩, 芳草地面街, 朝阳区, 北京市 100020, China); Liangzi Zu Way (Ground Level, White Gate), No. 42, Gangshan Road, Shunyi District, Beijing 101300, China; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, […]
Read my latest piece on matching technologies here at Money Laundering Bulletin. It’ll be in the February print issue, but it’s online now. Mind you, I’m not the most technical when it comes to this, but I wasn’t trying to write a treatise – just trying to lay out the […]
