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#ECOT2615832AFrance Freezes Assets of IESH and Two Associated Individuals for Six Months

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

France freezes the funds and economic resources of the Institut Européen des Sciences Humaines (IESH), Saïd Bouhdifi, Mohamed Karmous, and any entities they own, control, or use to act on their behalf. The freeze lasts six months from publication in the French Official Journal. Businesses, banks, payment providers, donors, and other organizations must not make funds or economic resources available to these listed parties, directly or indirectly, during the freeze period. Compliance teams should screen customers, counterparties, beneficiaries, and controlled entities against these names and block any matching transactions or asset access.

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Key Changes

  • Freezes the assets and economic resources of IESH, Saïd Bouhdifi, Mohamed Karmous, and related controlled entities for six months
  • Bans making funds or economic resources available to the listed parties, directly or indirectly
  • Sets out appeal routes through the Interior Ministry, Economy Ministry, or Paris Administrative Court

Obligations

What this law requires

critical

Freeze all funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held, or controlled by Institut Européen des Sciences Humaines (IESH), Saïd Bouhdifi, Mohamed Karmous, and legal persons or entities owned or controlled by them or knowingly acting on their behalf or instructions.

bankspayment service providersfinancial institutionsasset custodiansbusinesses holding or controlling funds or economic resources
Immediately for six months from publication in the French Official Journal
prohibition
critical

Do not make funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of Institut Européen des Sciences Humaines (IESH), Saïd Bouhdifi, Mohamed Karmous, or entities they own, control, or that knowingly act on their behalf or instructions.

businessesbankspayment service providersdonorsnonprofit organizationsother organizations
For six months from publication in the French Official Journal
prohibition
critical

Do not use funds or economic resources for the benefit of Institut Européen des Sciences Humaines (IESH), Saïd Bouhdifi, Mohamed Karmous, or entities they own, control, or that knowingly act on their behalf or instructions.

businessesbankspayment service providersasset managersorganizations handling funds or economic resources
For six months from publication in the French Official Journal
prohibition

Affected Parties

Institut Européen des Sciences Humaines (IESH)Saïd Bouhdifi and Mohamed Karmous+2 more…

Tags

asset freeze,sanctions,counter-terrorism finance