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Financial Sanctions: Tunisia

Thursday, 30 January 2020

This news release is issued in respect of the financial measures taken against certain persons and entities associated with the Tunisian regime.

Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 101/2011 has been amended with effect from 29 January 2020, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/115.

The following entries have been amended and the individuals are still subject to asset freeze.

AMENDMENTS 

Deleted information appears in square brackets. Additional information is shown in italics. 

Individuals 

BEN ALI, Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen

DOB: 03/09/1936. POB: Hamman-Sousse, Tunisia Nationality: Tunisian National Identification no: 00354671 [Position: Ex-president of Tunisia] Other Information: Deceased. Former president of Tunisia. Son of Selma Hassen. Spouse of Leila Trabelsi. Listed on: 07/02/2011 Last Updated: [03/02/2014] 29/01/2020 Group ID: 11584.

BEN ALI, Halima Bent Zine El Abidine Ben Haj Hamda

DOB: 17/07/1992. POB: Tunis, Tunisia Nationality: Tunisian National Identification no: 09006300 Address: Presidential Palace, Tunis, Tunisia Other Information: Daughter of Leila Trabelsi. Listed on: 07/02/2011 Last Updated: [03/02/2014] 29/01/2020 Group ID: 11590.

BOUAOUINA, Akrem Ben Hamed Ben Taher

DOB: 09/08/1977. POB: Hammam-Sousse, Tunisia Nationality: Tunisian National Identification no: 05590836 Address: 17 avenue de la Republique, Hammam-Sousse, Tunisia. Other Information: Managing director. Son of Hayet Ben Ali. Listed on: 07/02/2011 Last Updated: [03/02/2014] 29/01/2020 Group ID: 11608 

BEN ALI, Mehdi Ben Tijani Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen

DOB: 27/10/1966. POB: Paris, France Nationality: (1)Tunisian, (2)French [(dual nationality)] National Identification no: 05515496 (Tunisia) Address: Chouket El Arressa, Hammam-Sousse, Tunisia. Other Information: Company director. Son of Paulette Hazat. Listed on: 07/02/2011 Last Updated: [03/02/2014] 29/01/2020 Group ID: 11603.

BEN ALI, Slim Ben Tijani Ben Haj Hamda

DOB: (1) 16/04/1971 (2) 06/04/1971. POB: Paris Le Petit Quevilly (76) Nationality: (1) Tunisian (2) French National Identification no: 00297112 (Tunisia) 111277501841 (France) Address: (1) Chouket El Arressa, Hammam-Sousse, Tunisia. (2) 14, esplanade des Guinandiers à Bailly Romainvilliers (77), France. Other Information: Managing director. Son of Tijani Ben Ali and Paulette Hazat. Spouse of Amel Said. Listed on: 07/02/2011 Last Updated: [03/02/2014] 29/01/2020 Group ID: 11602.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individuals. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individuals they are not required to report these details again.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Tunisia and links to the Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to these and other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

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