Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09OSLO444
2009-07-14 14:54:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Oslo
Cable title:
NORWEGIAN TERRORISM FINANCE PREVENTION PROCEDURES
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UNCLAS OSLO 000444
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR EEB/ESC/TFS (LINDA RECHT)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID NO
SUBJECT: NORWEGIAN TERRORISM FINANCE PREVENTION PROCEDURES
REF: STATE 70271
UNCLAS OSLO 000444
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR EEB/ESC/TFS (LINDA RECHT)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID NO
SUBJECT: NORWEGIAN TERRORISM FINANCE PREVENTION PROCEDURES
REF: STATE 70271
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anniken Enersen,
Senior Advisor in the MFA legal section. Enersen explained
that while 1267 sanctions committee names are
quasi-automatically incorporated into Norwegian law (after
administrative entry done by the MFA),our independent naming
of E.O. 13224 individuals does have a significant effect, as
detailed below.
2. (SBU) The MFA forwards our names to relevant ministries
and offices, for example, Finance, Justice, and Banking
Regulation ("Kredittilsynet"). Our alerts ultimately make
their way to banks, which add them to their watchlists.
Whereas individuals explicitly named by the 1267 committee
are clearly persons whose assets must be frozen according to
Norwegian law, section 147(b) of the General Civil Penal Code
contains a general prohibition on making funds, assets, or
financial services available to a terrorist. Who is a
"terrorist" is determined on a case-by-case basis in a court.
While our own designations of terrorists are not legally
controlling in Norway, they therefore have a chilling effect
on Norwegian financial institutions' behavior, as they serve
as strong indicators of what is likely illegal under
Norwegian law.
JOHNSON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR EEB/ESC/TFS (LINDA RECHT)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID NO
SUBJECT: NORWEGIAN TERRORISM FINANCE PREVENTION PROCEDURES
REF: STATE 70271
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anniken Enersen,
Senior Advisor in the MFA legal section. Enersen explained
that while 1267 sanctions committee names are
quasi-automatically incorporated into Norwegian law (after
administrative entry done by the MFA),our independent naming
of E.O. 13224 individuals does have a significant effect, as
detailed below.
2. (SBU) The MFA forwards our names to relevant ministries
and offices, for example, Finance, Justice, and Banking
Regulation ("Kredittilsynet"). Our alerts ultimately make
their way to banks, which add them to their watchlists.
Whereas individuals explicitly named by the 1267 committee
are clearly persons whose assets must be frozen according to
Norwegian law, section 147(b) of the General Civil Penal Code
contains a general prohibition on making funds, assets, or
financial services available to a terrorist. Who is a
"terrorist" is determined on a case-by-case basis in a court.
While our own designations of terrorists are not legally
controlling in Norway, they therefore have a chilling effect
on Norwegian financial institutions' behavior, as they serve
as strong indicators of what is likely illegal under
Norwegian law.
JOHNSON