TERRORIST LISTS IN AUSTRIA: NO SEPARATE

UNCLAS VIENNA 003502 SIPDIS SIPDIS, SENSITIVE STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS, S/CT (Patty Hill), IO/PSC (John Sandage), AND EUR/AGS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AU SUBJECT: TERRORIST LISTS IN AUSTRIA: NO SEPARATE LIST FROM UN AND EU LISTS REF: STATE 193615 THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Q PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. ¶1. (SBU) The Austrian National Bank (ANB) maintains two sets of lists for individuals and entities identified as terrorists/terrorist organizations. The first set of "national" lists in Austria comprises the EU Council Regulations, such as EC 881 of May 27, 2002 imposing restrictive measures against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban (UNSC 1267 and subsequent UNSCs). These Council regulations are directly and immediately applicable law into Austrian law, not requiring any implementing action. ¶2. (SBU) The second set of national lists is the ANB's official announcements, which the ANB publishes on the basis of the Austrian Foreign Exchange Act and with the GoA's approval. Sources for the ANB's official announcements are names of EU or third country individuals or organizations that are not covered by a EU Regulation as described in paragraph 1 above, but which EU member states agreed to list in a Common Position, such as 2001/931/CFSP from December 28, 2001. ¶3. (SBU) The relevant ANB official announcement is DL 2/2002 of September 2, 2002, as amended by DL 3/2002 of January 2003, DL 2/2003 of September 2003, DL 1/2004 of March 2004, DL 2/2004 of October 2004, and DL 1/2006 of August 2006. The German language version of these announcements is available under the following link: http://www.oenb.at/de/ueber_die_oenb/rechtl_g rundlagen /kundmachungen/verordnungen_nach_dem_deviseng esetz.jsp . ¶4. (SBU) The Austrian authority authorizing and transmitting national positions regarding individuals and entities proposed for listing is the Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in agreement with Interior Ministry's intelligence agency, the BVT. To our knowledge, the GoA has not forwarded any names for inclusion in these lists. MCCAW