Executive Orders
And the referenced FAQs: And the Federal Register Notice of the interim final rule: Note: there is now a CAPTCHA on the Federal Register and eCFR sites… so I’m actually posting the Federal Register PDF here. Sorry – if I can figure out how to whitelist these sites, I will. […]
Issuance of Executive Order Protecting Certain Property of Da Afghanistan Bank for the Benefit of the People of Afghanistan Release date 02/11/2022 Body The President has signed a new Executive Order Protecting Certain Property of Da Afghanistan Bank for the Benefit of the People of Afghanistan. And here is the […]
Episode 28 of Mr. Watchlist’s DesigNation explains the origins of the clause in sanctions-related Executive Orders that bars sanctioned persons from entering the country. It all stems from a 2011 Proclamation issued by President Obama… And the episode all stemmed from my realization last episode that the Belarus E.O. (From […]
OFAC already has a program page for this… here’s the Executive Order: EXECUTIVE ORDER ——- BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency […]
Today, President Trump issued a new CAATSA-related Executive Order (Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act). Here are the important parts: Section 1. (a) When the President, or the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to authority […]
This would appear to necessitate a new OFAC sanctions program, if not a separate list…. here’s the nub of it: Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the […]
On Monday, OFAC added the following individuals to the SDN List: CONTRERAS, Willian Antonio (a.k.a. CONTRERAS, William), Capital District, Venezuela; DOB 17 Aug 1968; citizen Venezuela; Gender Male; Cedula No. 9953939 (Venezuela); Passport 041067710 (Venezuela) expires 12 Jan 2016; Vice Minister of Internal Commerce, within the Ministry of Popular Power of Economy […]
One day after OFAC’s issuance of the Magnitsky sanctions regulations, the President has issued a new Executive Order related to the program. Additionally, OFAC has issued new FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) related to the Executive Order, and made the following individual designations: BADJIE, Yankuba (a.k.a. BADGIE, Yankuba; a.k.a. BADJI, Yankouba), […]
On Friday, President Trump issued a new Executive Order imposing a new set of prohibited transactions regarding Venezuela: (i) new debt with a maturity of greater than 90 days of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA); (ii) new debt with a maturity of greater than 30 days, or new equity, […]
Last week, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order extending the review period for the Sudan sanctions program until October 12th. The Obama Administration had issued a General License that was due to expire that basically negated the sanctions. Upon review of the Government of Sudan’s continued acceptable behavior, a […]
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