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Switzerland's Moldova-sanctions regime runs under the Ordinance on Measures concerning Moldova (SR 946.231.156.5, in force since 28 June 2023), which the WBF amends by decree to add or remove entities from Annex 2, the frozen-funds list. The 11 August 2025 amendment (AS 2025 496), entering into force on 12 August 2025 at 23:00, added a single entity — the Russian company A7 LLC — to that annex. Once listed, A7 LLC's assets held in Switzerland are frozen and no Swiss person or entity may make funds or economic resources available to it, directly or indirectly. The listing was adopted under the Embargo Act of 22 March 2002 (SR 946.231) and was published as an urgent release ahead of the normal Official Compilation cycle, per Art. 7(3) of the Publications Act.
The designation follows reporting that A7 LLC is linked to Russian efforts to influence Moldova's October 2024 EU-accession referendum and presidential election. The EU designated the same entity under its own restrictive measures roughly a month before the Swiss listing, and Switzerland's action tracks the EU move — consistent with Switzerland's practice of aligning its autonomous sanctions architecture with EU listings rather than originating independent designations.
the updated Annex 2 list and freeze any A7 LLC-linked assets or accounts.
willingness to extend its Moldova-sanctions perimeter in lockstep with EU action against Russian influence operations targeting Moldova.
(EU) 2025/1434 of 15 July 2025, implementing Council Regulation (EU) 2023/888 — filed as [[2025-07-15-eu-council-a7-llc-moldova-sanctions]] and referenced above via responds_to.