Issuance of Amended Nicaragua-related General Licenses 3/25/2020 The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Nicaragua-related General License No. 1A “Official Business of the United States Government” and General License No. 2A “Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving the Nicaraguan National Police” to make certain minor technical amendments […]
Issuance of Amended Ukraine-related General Licenses 3/20/2020 Today OFAC extended the expiration date of two general licenses related to GAZ Group by issuing Ukraine-related General License No. 13N – “Authorizing Certain Transactions Necessary to Divest or Transfer Debt, Equity, or Other Holdings in GAZ Group,” and Ukraine-related General License No. 15H – “Authorizing Certain Activities […]
On Thursday, the following firm was added to both the SDN: TNK TRADING INTERNATIONAL S.A., place du Lac 2, Geneve 1204, Switzerland; Executive Order 13662 Directive Determination – Subject to Directive 2; alt. Executive Order 13662 Directive Determination – Subject to Directive 4; V.A.T. Number CHE-267.936.404 (Switzerland); Business Registration Number […]
Issuance of Iran-related Frequently Asked Question Related to Humanitarian Assistance with Regard to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Iran 3/6/2020 Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing a new Frequently Asked Question related to the manner in which humanitarian goods or assistance can […]
On Thursday, OFAC added the following persons: PEREZ OLIVAS, Luis Alberto, Chinandega, Nicaragua; DOB 08 Jan 1956; POB Leon, Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; Passport C01118568 (Nicaragua) issued 16 Nov 2011 expires 16 Nov 2021 (individual) [NICARAGUA] [NICARAGUA-NHRAA]. URBINA, Justo Pastor, Nicaragua; DOB 29 Jan 1956; POB Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; […]
Issuance of Counter Terrorism and Iran-related General License 8 and Frequently Asked Questions 2/27/2020 The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing General License 8 “Authorizing Certain Humanitarian Trade Transactions Involving the Central Bank of Iran” and related FAQsin conjunction with the formalization of the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA), […]
According to the Recent Actions page, OFAC has updated Venezuela General License 5B (Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020 8.5 Percent Bond on or After April 22, 2020) and 8E (Authorizing Transactions Involving Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) Necessary for Maintenance of Operations for Certain […]
Earlier today, OFAC issued an amended version of Venezuela General License 6 “Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to the Wind Down of Operations or Existing Contracts with Globovision Tele C.A. or Globovision Tele CA, Corp.”. The only obvious substantive change is that it has been extended for 2 weeks, until January […]
Yesterday, OFAC issued a new version of Iran General License K, which permits maintenance and wind-down activities involving COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co, Ltd. The new version now expires on February 4, 2020. Along with this, updated versions of Frequently Asked Questions 804: 804. Do sanctions on COSCO Shipping Tanker […]
On Wednesday, OFAC removed the following entities from the Global Magnitsky sanctions program: VENTSPILS FREEPORT AUTHORITY (a.k.a. FREEPORT OF VENTSPILS; a.k.a. FREEPORT OF VENTSPILS AUTHORITY; a.k.a. VENTSPILS FREE PORT; a.k.a. VENTSPILS FREEPORT), Jana 19, Ventspils LV-3601, Latvia [GLOMAG] (Linked To: LEMBERGS, Aivars). FREEPORT OF VENTSPILS AUTHORITY (a.k.a. FREEPORT OF […]
