Procedure of circulating the Sanctions List under UAE Law

Procedure of circulating the Sanctions List under UAE Law: The procedures of implementing the Cabinet’s resolution No. (20) of 2019 concerning the regulations on Terrorists’ Lists; and implementing the Security Council’s Resolutions (this also includes Anti Money Laundering Law of UAE) concerning the prevention and suppression of terrorism, terrorism financing and proliferation financing.

Procedure of circulating the Sanctions List and Local List

The Office will immediately receive any new or updated resolution or designation from the Permanent Mission of the State to The United Nations via a secure link, and any local listing from the Council.

The Office will circulate the UN Sanctions Lists and local lists, without delay and without tipping off, via the Portal in addition to a requirement of read receipt notification, to the security agencies, supervisory authorities, as well as any other relevant authority thereof, and as additional requirement, to financial institutions and DNFBPs, via email.

Security Agencies and Supervisory authorities of financial institutions and DNFBPs will provide any information, if available, regarding the implementation of supervised entities to the decisions and findings, to the Office within five (5) working days.

The Office shall send the information and data received to the Security Council or Sanctions Committee through the permanent mission of the country to the UN and send a copy of the same to the International Security Cooperation Department and United Nations Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

The Office shall send the information and data received regarding local listings to the Council.

The same steps of the mentioned above mechanism will be implemented on updating designations, re-listing and de-listing thereof.