Sanctions Notice - Syria

Council Regulation (EC) No 36/2012, as implemented by the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012, the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2012 and the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2012, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/350.

The Implementing Regulation is available here:

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/350

The effect of the amendments, which are automatically effective in the Bailiwick, is to add seven persons to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, and update the information relating to eight other persons on the list.

MEASURES WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN

All businesses must check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise have any kind of relationship with any natural or legal person, entity or body designated under the legislation referred to above and must treat any funds, other assets or economic resources

• directly or indirectly belonging to, owned, held or controlled by them, whether wholly or jointly,  or
• derived from any funds or economic resources directly or indirectly belonging to, owned, held or controlled by them, whether wholly or jointly,  or
• belonging to individuals or entities acting on their behalf or at their  direction, whether wholly or jointly

as frozen with immediate effect if this is not already the case. Businesses 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, wholly or jointly, to or for the benefit of

• any designated person, entity or body
• any entity directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a designated person, entity or body, whether wholly or jointly
• any individuals or entities acting on behalf or at the  direction of a designated person, entity or body, whether wholly or jointly

other than in respect of transactions that come 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 “Syria”.

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