Last Updated: July 15, 2025
Alain François Viviane GOETZ
Position
businessman; former beneficial owner and former director of African Gold Refinery Ltd., registered in Uganda, linked to African Gold Refinery Ltd as advisor and promotor
DoB
1965-04-24
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202403107
Official reason
Alain Goetz is a businessman, who is the beneficial owner and former director of African Gold Refinery Ltd, registered in Uganda. Since 2016, African Gold Refinery Ltd has received, purchased, refined and traded illicit gold originating from mines in the DRC that are controlled by non-governmental armed groups, including the Mai-Mai Yakutumba and ...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2022-12-08)
Date of listing
2024-12-09
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Regime
UN, EU country specific
Target State
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Prohibition to satisfy claims, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - It is prohibited to satisfy claims made by the persons listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affecte...
Official Information
On 7 April 1993 the EU decided to impose an arms embargo on Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo, the DRC). On 28 July 2003, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1493 (2003) imposing an arms embargo against the DRC. On 18 April 2005, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1596 (2005) imposing also targeted restrictive measures. On...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02010D0788-20230728