January 13, 2026: SECO updates to Congo program

So, it turns out that Gemini cannot process formatting in a PDF – like the underlining or strike-through formatting in SECO listings… while there are workarounds, they rely on a lot of manual manipulation of the data in the PDF.

So, I’ll display the PDFs of the delta files (they call them that – it’s in the file name), and list all the other components, such as the sanctions program page and the FINMA notice. Just in case it wasn’t obvious, for changed records, underlined text is new information, and text with strike-through formatting is information being deleted.

So, the Swiss sanctions program for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has updates to 3 individual listings:

The Swiss Russia program has added individuals, entities and cargo vessels (listed as “Objects”), plus a bunch of amended listings:

The Swiss Venezuela program has amended 4 individual designations:

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