The Federal Council decided on 14/02/2007 coercive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran and issued a corresponding decree. With this Regulation, Switzerland has the UN Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008) and 1929 (2010) to. On 19.01.2011, the Federal Council to adapt the sanctions against Iran the level of major trading partners of Switzerland decided. In the aftermath of the nuclear agreement (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) between the E3 / EU + 3 (China, Russia, USA, Germany, France, UK) and Iran the Federal Council decided on 10.21.2015 the sanctions of Switzerland in the so-called. Implementation Day to relax in harmony with the UN and the EU. On 11.11.2015, the Regulation was to undergo a total revision. On 01.17.2016 the new regulation was published and entered into force.
The ordinance on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran sees currently, inter alia, the following measures:
Trading Restrictions
Prohibitions concerning goods, technology and software for carrier systems and related services and investments (Art. 2 and Annex 1)
Authorization requirement for nuclear items and dual-use goods and for appropriate services and investment (Art. 3 and Annex 2)
Prohibitions concerning defense and repression goods and related services and investments (Art. 4 and Annex 3)
Prohibitions relating to monitoring purposes equipment and technology and related services (Art. 5 and Annex 4)
Financing and participation restrictions
Authorization requirement for the acquisition of holdings by or establishing joint ventures with Iranian people in the nuclear field (Art. 6)
Freezing of assets
Blocking of funds and economic resources of certain natural persons, companies and organizations (Art. 7 para. 1 and Annexes 5, 6 and 7)
Prohibition of Transfer and making available of funds and economic resources and the provision of specific payment services (Art. 7, para. 2)
Mandatory reporting of blocked assets (Art. 8)
Further measures
Prohibition of maintenance services to Iranian cargo aircraft suspected of illegal cargo (Art. 9)
Entry, transit travel ban on certain individuals (Art. 10 and Annexes 5 and 6)
Ban on meeting certain requirements (Art. 11)
Note:
The notification and authorization requirements for transfers of funds from or to Iranian persons / organizations was repealed by 01.17.2016. Such money transfers must therefore SECO is no longer reported, and shall be authorized by this.