Sanctions Notice - ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Network

Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has amended the details in respect of two individuals (“the listed persons”) on the list of persons associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267.  All persons on the list are subject to restrictive measures which include targeted financial sanctions.

The listed persons are also on the list maintained by the European Union under Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, as implemented in the Bailiwick under 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.

Further details of the amendments are available here: 

https://www.un.org/press/en/2017/sc12758.doc.htm  

Please also be advised that further to a previous Sanctions Notice issued in relation to the deletion of an individual from the list maintained by the UN, a corresponding change has now been made to the list maintained by the European Union, by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/494. This change is automatically effective in the Bailiwick under the Ordinances referred to above.

The Implementing Regulation is available here:    

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/494

MEASURES WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN

Businesses must check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold any funds or economic resources for the listed persons or for any other person designated under the legislation listed above, and must treat any such accounts, funds or economic resources as frozen with immediate effect if this is not already the case. They must report any findings to the Policy and Resources Committee immediately. Businesses must also refrain from making any funds or economic resources available directly or indirectly to any listed person unless this is in connection with a transaction that comes within a permitted derogation as determined by the Policy and Resources Committee 

The information referred to above is required by the Policy and Resources Committee 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] with the subject line “ISIL/Al-Qaida”.

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