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Date of prohibition order, law under which made and prohibited functions: The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 from 26 October 2015 until 25 October 2020: controller, partner, director and money laundering reporting officer in relation to controlled investment business carried on by an entity licensed under the Protection of Investors Law. The Banking Supervision...

​This Notice is issued further to previous Sanctions Notices issued in relation to the removal of two individuals from the list of persons associated with Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267, and the addition of eighteen individuals and two entities (“the listed persons”) to the list. Please be advised that corresponding changes have now been made to the list...

​Burundi (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2015 The Burundi (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2015 has been made to give effect to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 concerning restrictive measures in relation to Burundi. The effect of the Regulation is to freeze the funds and economic resources of listed persons, entities and bodies responsible for undermining democracy or...

Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2015, the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2015, and the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2015, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1777. The Implementing Regulation is available here: Council Implementing...

Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP (EU) No 1352/2014, as implemented in the Bailiwick 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 Decision (CFSP) 2015/1764. The amending Decision is available here...

Please be advised that there have been a number of developments in relation to the Bailiwick's sanctions regime, which are set out below. These developments concern sanctions relating to the Al-Qaida Network: Al-Qaida Network This Notice is issued further to previous Sanctions Notices issued in relation to the removal of one natural person from the list of persons associated with Al-Qaida...

On the 18 September 2015, the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) issued an updated public statement in respect of Bosnia & Herzegovina. The statement confirmed that MONEYVAL was satisfied that sufficient changes had been made to its AML/CFT legislation to merit removal of its request to members that their financial...

​Guidance on the annual Financial Crime Risk Return and a copy of the online return form are now available on the Commission’s website. The Commission has introduced this return as a means of obtaining, on a consistent and regular basis, information and data from all licensed and registered firms (including licensed individuals) subject to the requirements of the Handbooks about their business...

​Please be advised that the guidance previously issued by the European Commission on prohibitions and authorisations in respect of exports and related financial assistance under the EU’s sanctions against the Russian Federation has been updated. The EU sanctions against the Russian Federation have been implemented in the Bailiwick by the Russian Federation (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey)...