Sanctions Notice - Al-Qaida & Crimea and Sevastopol

AL-QAIDA

The Al-Qaida regime under EU Council Regulation 881/2002 as amended is implemented in the Bailiwick 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.

By Commission Implementing Regulation 2015/167, with effect from 4th February four individuals have been added to the list of persons, groups and entities covered by the asset freeze and other prohibitions under the 2002 Regulation.  These changes have automatic effect in the Bailiwick.

The individuals who have been added are Ashraf Muhammad Yusuf Uthman Abd Al-Salam, Ibrahim 'Isa Hajji Muhammad Al-Bakr, Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili and Abd Al-Malik Muhammad Yusuf Uthman Abd Al-Salam

Further details are set out in the Implementing Regulation, which is available here: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/167.

 

CRIMEA AND SEVASTOPOL

Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014 as amended, which is implemented by the Crimea and Sevastopol (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance 2014, the Crimea and Sevastopol (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance 2014 and the Crimea and Sevastopol (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance 2014, is the subject of a corrigendum which is immediately effective.  This concerns the exemption to prohibitions on the sale, supply, transfer and export of specified categories of goods and technology, and the provision of related financial assistance under Article 2b of the Regulation.

The exemption applies to action necessary to discharge obligations arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014.  The effect of the corrigendum is to restrict this exemption to action taken up to 21 March 2015.

A consolidated version of the Regulation is available here: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1423063445753&uri=CELEX:02014R0692-20141220 

 

MEASURES WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN

All businesses must familiarise themselves with the changes to, and the restrictive measures in, the legislation referred to above.  

All businesses must check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise have any kind of relationship with any natural or legal person, entity, body or group designated under the 2002 Regulation and treat any accounts, funds or economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by a designated person, entity, body or group as frozen with immediate effect if this is not already the case.  Businesses must report any findings to the Policy Council immediately.  Businesses must also refrain from making any funds or economic resources available directly or indirectly to or for the benefit of any designated person, entity, body or group unless the Policy Council has made a determination in relation to the limited circumstances specified in article 2a of the 2002 Regulation.

Businesses must also check whether they have any kind of relationship that may relate to activity prohibited under the 2014 Regulation and must report any findings to the Policy Council immediately.  They must also refrain from any action that would comprise or facilitate such prohibited activity unless this has been authorised by the Policy Council in line with article 2e of the 2014 Regulation.

The information referred to above is required by the Policy Council in the exercise of its powers under the Schedule to each of the Ordinances listed above.

Any information or queries should be sent to [email protected]/* */

Further information on the effect of asset freezes and related issues is available on the States of Guernsey website at http://www.gov.gg/sanctions