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Sanctions Notice - North Korea

22nd January 2018
Council Regulation (EU) No 2017/1509, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2017, the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2017, and the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2017, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/87. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically and...

Sanctions Notice - North Korea

16th January 2018
Council Regulation (EU) No 2017/1509, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2017, the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2017, and the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2017, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/53. The Implementing Regulation is available here: Council...

Sanctions Notice - Iraq

12th January 2018
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1518, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Channel Islands Order 2000, has been amended. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically effective in the Bailiwick, is to remove one entity from the list of persons subject to financial restrictions under Resolution 1518. Further details about the amendments are...

Sanctions Notice - North Korea

12th January 2018
Council Regulation (EU) No 2017/1509, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2017, the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2017, and the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2017, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/12. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically and...

Sanctions Notice - Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

12th January 2018
HM Treasury has renewed the final designation of two entities under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010. The entities therefore remain Designated Persons for the purposes of the Act. Details of the entities are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/664724/Notice_PFLP_PFLP-GC_December_2017.pdf Persons who are the subject of a designation...

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

12th January 2018
Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has deleted one individual from the list of persons associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267. The United Nations Security Council has also updated the details in respect of one individual on the list. All persons on the list are subject to restrictive measures which include...

Sanctions Notice - Russian Federation

12th January 2018
Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014, as implemented by the Russian Federation (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance 2014, the Russian Federation (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance 2014 and the Russian Federation (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance 2014, has been amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2017/ 2212. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically effective in the...

Sanctions Notice - Republic of Guinea-Bissau

12th January 2018
Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2012 and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance 2012, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/31. The Implementing...

Bitcoin FAQ

18th December 2017
The Commission has issued an FAQ to those considering investing in Bitcoins or Bitcoin related investments. It can be found here.