The Technical Committee for Implementing Security Council Resolutions Related to Terrorism, Terrorist Financing, and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction was formed in accordance with the decision of the Prime Minister and upon the recommendation of the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, headed by the Chief of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Unit, and the membership of the Director of the Legal Department (or those of the same level in all below mentioned entities, and it is also permissible for these entities to name representatives other than those of the legal department who has the technical knowledge of the Committees work) from the following:
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Among the tasks of the Technical Committee:
- The Technical Committee prepares and maintains a list of persons and entities listed on the National List, as the List should be reviewed and updated every six months and/ or when needed.
- The Technical Committee assumes, by itself or per the request of any competent authority in the Kingdom, the task of submitting a listing request to related sanctions committees in case reasonable causes for suspicion are available
- The Technical Committee may request other countries to list any individual or entity on their national lists, in case reasonable causes for suspicion.
- The Technical Committee receives requests for listing on the National List per the provisions in accordance with a proposition by an authority represented in the Committee, any other competent authority or any authority concerned with combating terrorism and its financing, or after reviewing the request of another country.
- The Technical Committee shall follow the procedures mentioned in relevant Security Council Resolutions, and use the unified forms and templates adopted by concerned sanctions committees.
- Request additional information necessary for its tasks.
- Studying requests for grievances against the decision of listing on the national list.
- Studying requests to use frozen funds for those on the national list.
- The Technical Committee assumes the responsibility of addressing requests and information requests received from Sanctions Committees of the Security Council, the Ombudsperson office, the coordinating office, and competent authorities in other countries, as well as of providing any of the aforementioned with the information, replies and reports in due time.
- The Technical Committee prepares the reports related to the Kingdoms implementation of their obligations per the Security Council Resolutions related to targeted financial sanctions regarding terrorism and its financing as well as financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
- The Technical Committee assumes the responsibility of collecting any additional or updated information they maintain in regards to individuals or entities listed in Sanctions Lists, and of providing them to these committees as needed.
Among the tasks of Chairmanship of the Technical Committee (Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Unit):
- The Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Unit, in its capacity as head of the Technical Committee, is considered the national coordinator between all regulatory authorities, local licensing authorities and law enforcement agencies in the Kingdom to implement targeted financial sanctions.
- Publishing sanctions lists, the national list, and any amendments that occur on them on the website and electronic application of the Technical Committee.
- Sending and receiving correspondence and requests related to the implementation of the instructions for implementing Security Council resolutions from national and foreign parties.
- Following up on correspondences sent through Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the United Nations.
- Raising awareness of obligations regarding targeted financial sanctions through meetings and holding training workshops.
- Following up on compliance with the national list and United Nations sanctions lists with the relevant national authorities.
- Coordination and exchange of information between government agencies.