Updated sanctions report: Syria
The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
EAER has published an amendment to Annex 7 of the Ordinance of 8 June
2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946. 231. 172. 7).
On 9
December 2024, the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education
and Research EAER amended the list of persons, companies and
organisations sanctioned in this context. The EAER has therefore
adapted the SESAM (SECO Sanctions Management) sanctions database,
which is relevant for Switzerland, and published the amendment on its
website. The amendment will come into force on 10 December 2024 at
18:00.
In accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance,
financial intermediaries are required to implement the prohibitions,
freeze the assets of the sanctioned persons and report the affected
business relationships to SECO. Reporting to SECO does not release a
financial intermediary from carrying out additional investigations in
accordance with Art. 6 AMLA in the event of suspicions and, if it is
unable to dispel them, from immediately submitting a report to the
Money Laundering Reporting Office in accordance with Art. 9 AMLA.