Communist Chinese Military Companies General License 1A replaces General License 1. It extends the deadline for being able to skip over non-exact matches until May 27th, and keeps the fact that you have to match the names in the NS-CCMC list – and even explicitly names the 4 names that are actually subsidiaries and shouldn’t really be there (CNOOC Limited, China Unicom, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom) – at least according to public sources, they are subsidiaries, not trade names. Why OFAC doesn’t just designate them is beyond me…
Also, 2 new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
878. What does General License 1A (GL 1A) authorize?
During the period that GL 1A is in effect, U.S. persons may, subject to the conditions in the general license, engage in transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13959 involving covered securities of entities whose names closely match, but do not exactly match, the name of a Communist Chinese military company (CCMC) as defined by section 4(a) of E.O. 13959.
GL 1A does not authorize transactions in covered securities of entities identified on OFAC’s Non-SDN Communist Chinese Military Companies List (NS-CCMC) List or otherwise identified by the Department of Defense pursuant to E.O. 13959.
879. Does GL 1A authorize transactions with entities identified as subsidiaries of a Communist Chinese military company (CCMC)?
No. GL 1A does not authorize any transactions involving covered securities of entities listed on OFAC’s Non-SDN Communist Chinese Military Companies List (NS-CCMC List) pursuant to section 4(a)(iii) of E.O. 13959 as a subsidiary of a person already determined to be a CCMC, including entities added to the NS-CCMC List on January 8, 2021 (i.e., CNOOC Limited, China Mobile Limited, China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited). Pursuant to section 1(a)(ii) of E.O. 13959, prohibitions relevant to entities listed on the NS-CCMC List pursuant to section 4(a)(iii) take effect beginning 9:30 a.m. eastern time on the date that is 60 days after such listing. Accordingly, the relevant prohibitions with respect to such entities added to the NS-CCMC List on January 8, 2021 (i.e., CNOOC Limited, China Mobile Limited, China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited) begin on March 9, 2021.
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Based on GL1A, the deadline for skipping non-exact matches is extended till May 27th, March 27th.
Ah… they both start with “Ma”… correct. May 27th… oops