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Sanctions Notice - Al-Qaida Network

19th May 2015
Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, as implemented by the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2013, the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2013 and the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2013, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/769. The Implementing Regulation is available here: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal...

Sanctions Notice - South Sudan

19th May 2015
​The South Sudan (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2015 has been made to give effect to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 (“the 2015 Regulation”) concerning restrictive measures in relation to South Sudan. The 2015 Regulation repeals and replaces Council Regulation (EU) No 748/2014 of 10 July 2014 (“the 2014 Regulation”), which was implemented in Guernsey by the South Sudan (Restrictive...

Instruction No. 02/2015 for Financial Services Businesses and Prescribed Businesses

15th May 2015
The Commission is today issuing Instruction Number 02/2015 for Financial Services Businesses and Prescribed Businesses, copies of which can be accessed on the FC&A section of the Commission’s website: Instruction No. 02/2015 for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction No. 02/2015 for Prescribed Businesses 15 May 2015

Sanctions Notice - Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

11th May 2015
HM Treasury has renewed the final designation in respect of Mohammed KHALED under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010. Mohammed KHALED is therefore a Designated Person for the purposes of the Act. Further details are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/426029/General_Notice_of_Renewal_of_Final_Designation__KHALED_.pdf Persons who are the...

Commencement of risk based solvency framework for Licensed Insurers

1st May 2015
The Commission has today issued new rules regarding the solvency requirements for licensed insurers. This is in accordance with amendments made to the Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2002 by Ordinance on 10 December 2014 and which were brought into effect by Regulations approved by Policy Council on 27 April 2015. The Insurance Business (Solvency) Rules are effective from 1 May 2015...

Sanctions Notice - Al-Qaida Network

16th April 2015
This Notice is issued further to a Sanctions Notice issued last week in relation to the addition of one natural person to the list of persons associated with Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267. Please be advised that this person has now been added to the list maintained by the European Union under Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 by Commission Implementing...

Sanctions Notice - Al-Qaida

9th April 2015
Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has added the name of 1 natural person (“the listed person”) to the list of persons associated with Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267. All persons on the list are subject to targeted financial sanctions, a travel ban and the arms embargo. Further information about the listed person is available here...

Sanctions Notice - Iran

9th April 2015
IRAN – HUMAN RIGHTS Council Regulation (EU) 359/2011, as implemented by the Iran (Freezing of Funds) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2011, the Iran (Freezing of Funds) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2011and the Iran (Freezing of Funds) (Sark) Ordinance, 2011, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/548 with effect from 8 April 2015. The Implementing Regulation is available here: Council...

Sanctions Notice - Al-Qaida Network

2nd April 2015
Council Regulation (EC) 881/2002, as implemented by the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2013, the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2013 and the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2013, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/532 with effect from 30 March 2015. The Implementing Regulation is available here...