The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority published an updated notice on Switzerland’s sanctions concerning Moldova after the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research amended the list of sanctioned individuals, companies and organizations. The related changes to the SESAM sanctions database take effect at 23:00 on Aug. 12, 2026. Financial intermediaries must implement the applicable prohibitions, freeze assets belonging to sanctioned parties and report affected business relationships to SECO. Reporting to SECO does not remove the obligation to conduct additional checks where there are grounds for suspicion under Article 6 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act and, if those suspicions cannot be resolved, to report immediately to the Money Laundering Reporting Office under Article 9.
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)2026-08-12
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority issues updated Moldova sanctions notice
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority issued an updated notice reflecting changes to Switzerland’s Moldova sanctions list, effective at 23:00 on Aug. 12, 2026. Financial intermediaries must implement the prohibitions, freeze relevant assets and report affected relationships to SECO while continuing to meet separate anti-money laundering review and reporting duties.