BVI FSC Publishes Advisory Warning on the Belarus Order, 2011

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission issued advisory warning, informing on the publication of The Belarus (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order, 2011.

By this notice, The Belarus (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order, 2006 has been revoked, and notice is further given of the Belarus (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order, 2011 which has been amended by the Belarus (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order, 2011.

These Orders give effect to restrictive measures adopted by the European Union in respect of Belarus, which include prohibition on the supply and delivery of arms and related material, the freezing of the funds and economic resources, and prohibition on making funds and economic resources available to persons or entities listed in Annex I and IA to the Council Regulation. This information is published on the EU website at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:134:0001:0011:EN:PDF.