What changed on September 29, 2026?

On 29 September 2026, the UN Sanctions Committee amended the list of individuals, companies and organisations subject to sanctions. The communication from Bern also reports the similar update of the SESAM database. The text does not indicate names, quantity of subjects or specific measures: these elements cannot be added to the news.

What role does the SESAM database play?

SESAM is the database that, according to the communication, has been updated in a similar way to the list modified by the UN sanctions committee. The source presents it as the updated reference along with the list, but does not describe fields, consultation procedures or individual results. The only explicit operational data is that the change has been incorporated into the database.

Since when have the UN changes applied in Switzerland?

The Federal Council approved on 4 March 2016 the ordinance on the automatic transposition of the sanctions lists of the United Nations Security Council. As a result of that mechanism, the changes to the lists acquire immediate legal validity in Switzerland. The communication of 29 September 2026 reports this update without indicating a later deadline or waiting period.

UN sanctions list revised in Switzerland, effective now

Di Redazione Frontaliere Ticino · Published on 29 September 2026

Bern, update of the UN sanctions list in the SESAM database

On 29 settembre 2026, the UN sanctions committee amended the list. SESAM was updated, and the change takes effect immediately in Switzerland.

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Practical reading

The actionable information that can be derived from the source is not an amount or a new deadline: the source indicates neither. Instead, it indicates an automatic link between the UN sanctions committee’s list, the update to SESAM and legal validity in Switzerland. For a natural person, company or organization included on the list, this link is the central point of the news; however, the text does not describe the measure applicable to each entity.

Step
Step	Available information
List	Modified by the UN sanctions committee
SESAM	Updated in a similar manner
Switzerland	Immediate legal validity

The comparison between the two dates is limited but precise. On 4 March 2016, the Federal Council approved the ordinance providing for automatic incorporation; on 29 September 2026, the communication reports a change to the list. The first date explains the mechanism, while the second identifies the reported update.

The source does not, however, allow the before and after to be reconstructed for individual names, companies or organizations, nor does it allow consequences not described to be added. The conti bancari in Svizzera also remains a separate topic: the communication does not mention it.

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Operational process

The communication makes it possible to derive an essential procedure, without adding documents or steps not indicated by the text.

1. Establish the reference date: 29 September 2026 is the publication date of the external communication. 2. Identify the update: the entity that modified the list is the UN sanctions committee. 3. Use the indicated reference: the SESAM database was updated in a similar manner. 4. Consider the legal timing: changes to the lists acquire immediate legal validity in Switzerland. 5. Link the rule to its basis: on 4 March 2016, the Federal Council approved the ordinance on the automatic incorporation of the sanctions lists of the United Nations Security Council.

The process stops here, because the source does not indicate forms, documents, authorizations, names of entities or further deadlines. It is therefore not possible to derive a broader checklist from the communication alone, nor to attribute a particular outcome to a natural person, company or organization. The actionable information remains the sequence list, SESAM, immediate validity, with the reference to the ordinance approved by the Federal Council.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What changed on September 29, 2026?: On 29 September 2026, the UN Sanctions Committee amended the list of individuals, companies and organisations subject to sanctions. The communication from Bern also reports the similar update of the SESAM database. The text does not indicate names, quantity of subjects or specific measures: these elements cannot be added to the news.
What role does the SESAM database play?: SESAM is the database that, according to the communication, has been updated in a similar way to the list modified by the UN sanctions committee. The source presents it as the updated reference along with the list, but does not describe fields, consultation procedures or individual results. The only explicit operational data is that the change has been incorporated into the database.
Since when have the UN changes applied in Switzerland?: The Federal Council approved on 4 March 2016 the ordinance on the automatic transposition of the sanctions lists of the United Nations Security Council. As a result of that mechanism, the changes to the lists acquire immediate legal validity in Switzerland. The communication of 29 September 2026 reports this update without indicating a later deadline or waiting period.