Suspension of national sanction sources which mimic international programmes
Last updated: April 7, 2026
We have identified a number of national sanction sources which do not actively designate new sanctions and do not add information beyond that available in designations made by international sanction programmes. We will be setting such sources to “suspended” in our product and we recommend that you ensure you are screening against the relevant international sanction programmes, as detailed below.
Example: The government of Iceland does not designate sanctions itself, it only implements sanctions designated by the United Nations and the European Union Council (EU); therefore clients wishing to meet Icelandic regulatory requirements can screen using the UN and EU sanction lists directly instead of using Iceland Sanctions List in our product and this source will be suspended.
What You Need to Know
If you subscribe to all sanctions lists, the new lists are automatically added to your profiles. Otherwise, please complete the actions listed in the table below.
Data from these sources will remain available for audit purposes, but will not be updated.
Our research team continues to monitor sanctions legislation and notifications from these authorities.
If new national designations arise, we will ensure you are notified promptly.
Should you have any questions or need assistance with this update, you can contact your Customer Success Manager or our Support team at [email protected].
Sanction sources being suspended:
Source | Type | To-Be-Screened for Full Compliance | Description |
1. Liechtenstein International Sanctions | Sanctions | To ensure full coverage, you should make sure you include the following sources in your screening profile:
| Liechtenstein does not currently maintain a purely national sanctions list. Instead, it adopts Swiss, EU and UN sanctions As a result, compliance processes that adhere to UN, EU and Swiss designations fully align with Liechtenstein’s regulatory requirements. |
2. Iceland Sanctions List | Sanctions | To ensure full coverage, you should make sure you include the following sources in your screening profile:
| Iceland does not maintain an autonomous national sanctions list. While not a member of the European Union, it is part of the European Economic Area (EEA) and fully implements EU sanctions alongside binding United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions. As such, compliance processes that incorporate both UN and EU designations are fully aligned with Iceland’s regulatory expectations.. |
3. Norway Sanctions and Restrictive Measures | Sanctions | To ensure full coverage, you should make sure you include the following sources in your screening profile:
| Norway does not maintain a standalone national sanctions list. Instead, it incorporates United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) sanctions directly into its legal framework without issuing a consolidated domestic list. As such, compliance processes that incorporate UN and EU designations are fully aligned with Norway’s regulatory expectations. |
4. South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions List organisations | Sanctions | To ensure full coverage, you should make sure you include the following source in your screening profile:
| South Africa does not maintain an autonomous national sanctions list. Instead, it implements United Nations (UN) Security Council sanctions. As such, compliance processes that incorporate UN designations are fully aligned with South Africa’s regulatory expectations. |
5. South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions List persons | Sanctions | To ensure full coverage, you should make sure you include the following source in your screening profile:
| South Africa does not maintain an autonomous national sanctions list. Instead, it implements United Nations (UN) Security Council sanctions. As such, compliance processes that incorporate UN designations are fully aligned with South Africa’s regulatory expectations. |
6. Mexico Financial Intelligence Unit UN Sanctions for terrorism and non-proliferation | Sanctions | To ensure full coverage, you should make sure you include the following source in your screening profile:
| Mexico does not maintain an autonomous national sanctions list. Instead, it implements United Nations (UN) Security Council sanctions through the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF). As such, compliance processes that incorporate UN designations are fully aligned with Mexico’s regulatory expectations. |
7. Sweden Financial Supervisory Authority Asset Freezes | Sanctions | To ensure full coverage, you should make sure you include the following source in your screening profile:
| This list contains asset freeze decisions on entities listed by the UN Security Council that have not yet been listed by the European Union. As such, this list is redundant and risk can be mediated by screening against United Nations Consolidated. |
8. Austria Oesterreichische Nationalbank OENB Historical Sanctions | Sanctions | To ensure full coverage, you should make sure you include the following source in your screening profile:
| Legacy list mimicking an earlier version of EU sanctions based on Common Position 2001/931/CFSP. We recommend adding the Austria Oesterreichische Nationalbank OENB Sanctions in the search profile configuration. |