International Law Advisory - SDN List Updates

August 26, 2003

OFAC Updates SDN List

On August 25, 2003, the US Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") updated the entries of four Italian individuals and added an Italian entity to the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons ("the SDN List"), and accordingly froze their assets. All of the aforementioned entities have been listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist ("SDGT").

The SDN List has been revised to include the following new information:

AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY (n.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED; a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT; a.k.a. HIMMAT ESTABLISHMENT), c/o Asat Trust Reg., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein [SDGT] -to- AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY (a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED; a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT; a.k.a. HIMMAT ESTABLISHMENT; n.k.a. WALDENBERG, AG), c/o Asat Trust Reg., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein; Via Posero, 2, 22060 Campione d’Italia, Italy [SDGT]
AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED (f.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY; f.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT; f.k.a. HIMMAT ESTABLISHMENT), c/o Asat Trust Reg., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein [SDGT] -to- AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED (a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY; a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT; a.k.a. HIMMAT ESTABLISHMENT; n.k.a. WALDENBERG, AG), c/o Asat Trust Reg., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein; Via Posero, 2, 22060 Campione d’Italia, Italy [SDGT]
AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT (a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY; n.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED; a.k.a. HIMMAT ESTABLISHMENT), c/o Asat Trust Reg., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein [SDGT] -to- AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT (a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY; a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED; a.k.a. HIMMAT ESTABLISHMENT; n.k.a. WALDENBERG, AG), c/o Asat Trust Reg., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein; Via Posero, 2, 22060 Campione d’Italia, Italy [SDGT]
HIMMAT ESTABLISHMENT (a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY; n.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED; a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT), c/o Asat Trust Reg., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein [SDGT] -to- HIMMAT ESTABLISHMENT (a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY; a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED; a.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY ESTABLISHMENT; n.k.a. WALDENBERG, AG), c/o Asat Trust Reg., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein; Via Posero, 2, 22060 Campione d’Italia, Italy [SDGT]

In addition, the following individual has been added to the SDN List:

Companies should update their OFAC Compliance screening mechanisms to ensure that any existing business relationships or transactions, and any relationships or transactions in the future, are in compliance with Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 with respect to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons who Commit or Support Terrorism.

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