Security & Defense

#ECOT2614721AFrance Freezes Assets Linked to Barakacity for Six Months

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

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🇬🇧 English

France freezes the funds and economic resources of Barakacity, Barakacity Limited, Driss Yemmou Sihamedi, and entities they own, control, or direct for six months. The measure also blocks others from making funds or economic resources available to them, directly or indirectly. Banks, payment providers, businesses, charities, and any party dealing with the named persons or related entities need to screen relationships and stop any transfer, payment, or use of assets that would benefit them during the freeze period.

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Key Changes

  • Freezes funds and economic resources linked to Barakacity, Barakacity Limited, and Driss Yemmou Sihamedi for six months
  • Extends the freeze to entities they own, control, or direct
  • Bans direct or indirect provision or use of funds and economic resources for their benefit

Obligations

What this law requires

critical

Freeze all funds and economic resources owned, possessed, held, or controlled by Barakacity, Barakacity Limited, Driss Yemmou Sihamedi, or any legal person or entity they own, control, direct, or that knowingly acts on their behalf or instructions.

bankspayment service providersfinancial institutionsbusinessescharitiesany party holding or controlling relevant funds or economic resources
Immediately from publication in the Journal officiel and for six months
prohibition
critical

Do not directly or indirectly make funds or economic resources available to Barakacity, Barakacity Limited, Driss Yemmou Sihamedi, or entities they own, control, or that knowingly act for their account or on their instructions.

bankspayment service providersbusinessescharitiesdonorsany party dealing with the named persons or related entities
For six months from publication in the Journal officiel
prohibition
critical

Do not use funds or economic resources for the benefit of Barakacity, Barakacity Limited, Driss Yemmou Sihamedi, or any entity they control, own, or that knowingly acts for their account or on their instructions.

bankspayment service providersbusinessescharitiesasset holdersany party with access to relevant assets
For six months from publication in the Journal officiel
prohibition

Affected Parties

Barakacity and Barakacity LimitedDriss Yemmou Sihamedi and related controlled entities+1 more…

Tags

asset freeze,counter-terrorism financing,financial sanctions