Key Benefits:
1 The sale, supply, export and transit of military equipment of all kinds, including arms and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, as well as accessories and parts thereof Alternative, to Libya or for use in Libya, is prohibited.
2 The sale, supply, export and transit of equipment listed in Annex 1 which may be used for internal repression, to Libya or for use in Libya, shall be prohibited.
3 The provision of services of all kinds, including financial services, brokerage services, technical training and the provision of armed mercenaries, and the provision of financial resources related to the sale, supply, The exportation, transit, manufacture or use of the goods cited in s. 1 and 2 or in relation to military activities in Libya are prohibited.
4 The purchase, import, transit, transport and brokering, from Libya, of goods of military equipment and of goods listed in Annex 1 are prohibited.
5 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) may, after consulting the relevant departments of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAE) and, where appropriate, in accordance with the decisions of the relevant UN Security Council Committee, Authorize exceptions to the prohibitions set out in paras. 1 to 4 for:
6 The prohibitions set out in paras. 1 to 3 do not apply to the temporary export of protective clothing, including bullet-proof vests and vests, by United Nations, European Union or Confederation personnel, media representatives and agents For their personal use.
1 The assets and economic resources belonging to or under control shall be frozen:
2 It is prohibited to provide assets to natural persons, undertakings and entities referred to in para. 1, let. A and c, or make available, directly or indirectly, assets or economic resources.
3 The SECO may, exceptionally, after consulting the relevant departments of the FDFA and the Federal Department of Finance (DFF) and, where appropriate, after notification to the relevant UN Security Council Committee and in accordance with the Decisions of the Committee, authorise payments on frozen accounts, transfers of frozen capital assets and the release of frozen economic resources in order to:
1 New content according to the c. I of the O of 26 Oct. 2011, effective since October 27. 2011 ( RO 2011 4857 ).
For the purposes of this order:
1 The entry into Switzerland and the transit through Switzerland are prohibited to the natural persons listed in Annexes 4 and 5.
2 The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) 1 May, in accordance with the decisions of the relevant UN Security Council Committee, grant exemptions for natural persons referred to in Annex 4.
3 The SEM may, for natural persons listed in Annex 5, grant exceptions:
1 The designation of the administrative unit has been adapted to 1 Er Jan. 2015 pursuant to Art. 16 al. 3 of the O of 17 Nov 2004 on official publications ( RO 2004 4937 ). This mod has been taken into account. Throughout the text.
1 Repealed by c. I of the O of 26 Oct. 2011, with effect from October 27. 2011 ( RO 2011 4857 ).
It is prohibited to honour the claims of the following natural persons, undertakings and entities where such claims are based on a contract or case whose execution has been prevented or affected directly or indirectly by measures Imposed by this order or the order of 21 February 2011 imposing measures against certain persons originating in Libya 1 :
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1 SECO monitors the enforcement of coercive measures under s. 1, 2 and 6.
2 The SEM shall monitor the implementation of the prohibition on entry and transit provided for in Art. 4.
4 Border control is the responsibility of the Federal Customs Administration.
5 On the instruction of 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.
1 Repealed by c. I of the O of 26 Oct. 2011, with effect from October 27. 2011 ( RO 2011 4857 ).
1 Persons or institutions who hold or manage assets or who are aware of economic resources that must be admitted to be subject to the freezing of assets under s. 2, para. 1, must report it without delay to the SECO.
2 The declaration must state 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, 4 or 6 is punishable under s. LEmb. 1
2 Anyone who violates the provisions of s. 8 shall be punished according to art. 10 LEmb.
3 SECO prosecus and judges offences within the meaning of s. 9 and 10 LEmb; may order seizures or forfeitures.
1 New content according to the c. I of the O of 26 Oct. 2011, effective since October 27. 2011 ( RO 2011 4857 ).
The lists of natural persons, undertakings and entities that the United Nations Security Council or its competent committee have established or updated (annexes 2 and 4) are automatically included.
1 Introduced by ch. I 16 of the Dec 19. 2012 amending the publication of the annexes to O relating to embargoes ( RO 2013 255 ). New content according to the c. I 13 of the O of 4 March 2016 on the automatic resumption of the United Nations Security Council sanctions lists, in force since 4 March 2016 (RO 2016 671).
The entries in Annexes 2 to 5 are not published in the Official Manual of Federal Law (RO) or in the Systematic Collection of Federal Law (RS).
1 Introduced by ch. I 13 of the O of 4 March 2016 on the automatic resumption of the United Nations Security Council sanctions lists, in force since 4 March 2016 ( RO 2016 671 ).
The order of 21 February 2011 instituting measures against certain persons originating in Libya 1 Is repealed.
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Any person who has declared assets or economic resources to the Public International Law Branch of the FDFI under s. 4 of the order of 21 February 2011 imposing measures against certain persons originating in Libya 1 Is not required to re-declare them to the SECO in accordance with s. 8 of this order.
This Order comes into force on March 31, 2011.
(art. 1, para. 2 and 4)
1 RS 514.511
2 RS 946.202.1 Annex 3 can be consulted on the following website: www.seco.admin.ch > Topics > External economic policy > Export controls > Industrial products > Legal basis/lists of goods
(art. 2, para. 1, let. A and b, 9 A And 9 B )
Note
1. This annex corresponds to the lists of natural persons, undertakings and entities designated by the United Nations Security Council or its competent committee 2 .
2. As a general rule, the lists are entered by the SECO in the SESAM database (SECO Sanctions Management) on the working day following their submission by the United Nations 3 .
1 New content according to the c. I 13 of the O of 4 March 2016 on the automatic resumption of the United Nations Security Council sanctions lists, in force since 4 March 2016 ( RO 2016 671 ).
2 The list can be accessed at the following address: www.un.org/fr/sc > Subsidiary bodies > Sanctions > Council Committee on Libya > Materials on the list of sanctions.
3 The SESAM database is freely accessible via the Internet: www.seco.admin.ch > Themes > External Economic Policy > Sanctions/Embargos. A printed version of the list can be ordered from the SECO, Sanctions Sector, Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Berne.
(art. 2, para. 1)
1 This Annex is not published in the RO ( RO 2013 255 957-2073, 2014 541, 2015 985 2971, 2016 477). It can be ordered from the SECO, Sanctions Sector, Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Berne or consulted on www.seco.admin.ch > Themes > External Economic Policy > Sanctions/Embargos.
(art. 4, para. 1 and 2, 9 A And 9 B )
Note
1. This annex corresponds to the lists of natural persons, undertakings and entities designated by the United Nations Security Council or its competent committee 2 .
2. As a general rule, the lists are entered by the SECO in the SESAM database (SECO Sanctions Management) on the working day following their submission by the United Nations 3 .
1 New content according to the c. I 13 of the O of 4 March 2016 on the automatic resumption of the United Nations Security Council sanctions lists, in force since 4 March 2016 ( RO 2016 671 ).
2 The list can be accessed at the following address: www.un.org/fr/sc > Subsidiary bodies > Sanctions > Council Committee on Libya > Materials on the list of sanctions.
3 The SESAM database is freely accessible via the Internet: www.seco.admin.ch > Themes > External Economic Policy > Sanctions/Embargos. A printed version of the list can be ordered from the SECO, Sanctions Sector, Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Berne.
(art. 4)
1 This Annex is not published in the RO ( RO 2013 255 2073, 2015 985 2971, 2016 477). It can be ordered from the SECO, Sanctions Sector, Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Berne or consulted on www.seco.admin.ch > Themes > External Economic Policy > Sanctions/Embargos.