¹ The supply, sale, transit and brokering for the Democratic Republic of the Congo of goods of military equipment of all kinds, including arms and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, equipment Paramilitaries, as well as their accessories and spare parts, are prohibited.

² The supply, sale and brokering of advice and means of training or assistance, including financing and financial assistance, relating to the supply, production, maintenance and use of the goods referred to in para. 1 or relating to military activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are prohibited.

³ The prohibitions set out in paras. 1 and 2 do not apply:

A.

The provision of goods and services to the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC);

B.

The supply of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance or training;

C.

The provision of goods and services for the State organs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo;

D.

Temporary export of protective clothing, including flak jackets and helmets, by United Nations and Swiss personnel, media representatives and humanitarian workers, for their personal use. ¹

^3bis The supply of goods and services provided for in para. 3, let. B and c must be notified to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) at least 30 days in advance. ²

⁴ The provisions of the Act of 13 December 1996 on the control of property ³ And the Federal Act of 13 December 1996 on war material ⁴ Are reserved.

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¹ The assets and economic resources owned or controlled by the natural persons, undertakings and entities referred to in the Annex shall be frozen.

² It is prohibited to provide assets to natural persons, undertakings and entities subject to the freezing of assets or to make available, directly or indirectly, assets or economic resources.

³ The SECO may, in exceptional cases, after consultation with the relevant offices of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Federal Department of Finance, authorize payments from blocked accounts, transfers of property in Frozen capital and the release of frozen economic resources in order to protect Swiss interests or to prevent cases of rigor.

For the purposes of this order:

A.

Assets: All financial assets, including cash, cheques, monetary claims, bills of exchange, money orders or other means of payment, deposits, debt obligations and acknowledgements, debt securities and debt instruments, Certificates of securities, bonds, debt instruments, options, letters of pledge, derivatives; interest income, dividends or other income or capital gains arising from capital assets; credits, rights to Compensation, guarantees, guarantees for the performance of contracts or other financial commitments; Flow-through, bills of lading, insurance contracts, asset securitization documents, or other financial resources and other export financing instruments;

B.

Assets freeze: Preventing any action allowing the management or use of assets, with the exception of normal administrative actions carried out by financial institutions;

C.

Economic resources: Values of any kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, in particular immovable property and luxury goods, with the exception of assets within the meaning of the let. A;

D.

Freezing of economic resources: Any action to prevent their use in order to obtain assets, goods or services in any way, including through sale, lease or mortgage.

¹ The entry into Switzerland and the transit through Switzerland are prohibited to the natural persons listed in the Annex.

² The State Secretariat for Migration ¹ May grant derogations in accordance with the decisions of the relevant committee of the United Nations Security Council or if the protection of Swiss interests so requires.

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¹ SECO monitors the enforcement of coercive measures under s. In accordance with resolution 1807 (2008), it shall notify the relevant Committee of the United Nations Security Council in advance of the supply of goods and services provided for in art 1, para. 3, let. B and c. ¹

² The State Secretariat for Migration shall monitor the implementation of the prohibition on entry and transit provided for in Art. 4.

³ Border control is the responsibility of the Federal Customs Administration.

⁴ Upon instructions from the SECO, the competent authorities shall take the necessary measures for the freezing of economic resources, for example the mention of a blocking of the land register or the seizure or sealing of luxury goods.

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¹ Persons or institutions who hold or manage assets or who are aware of economic resources that must be admitted to be frozen under s. 2, para. 1, must report it without delay to the SECO.

² The declaration must include the name of the beneficiary, the object and value of the assets and the economic resources frozen.

¹ Anyone who violates the provisions of s. 1, 2 or 4 shall be punished in accordance with s. LEmb.

² Anyone who violates the provisions of s. 6 is punished in accordance with art. 10 LEmb.

³ SECO prosecus and judges offences within the meaning of s. 9 and 10 LEmb; may order seizures or forfeitures.

The lists relating to natural persons, undertakings and entities that the United Nations Security Council or its competent committee have established or updated (annex) are automatically included. The entries in the Annex are not published in the Official Manual of Federal Law (RO) or in the Systematic Collection of Federal Law (RS).

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This Order comes into force on June 23, 2005.

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