Today, OFAC updated the following listings on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies (NS-CMIC) List: AVIATION INDUSTRY CORPORATION OF CHINA, LTD. (a.k.a. AVIATION INDUSTRY CORP OF CHINA; a.k.a. AVIATION INDUSTRY OF CHINA; a.k.a. “AVIC”), Building 19 Compound A5 Shuguang Xili Chaoyang District, Beijing 100028, China; Issuer Name Aviation Industry Corporation […]
The June 3rd Executive Order (E.O.) issued by President Biden essentially replaces E.O. 13959, as amended by E.O. 13974. The Defense Department no longer makes its own designations, although Treasury can consult it (it has to consult State). The new E.O. no longer relies on the definition of “Communist Chinese […]
Yes, there were significant changes in the Chinese Companies sanctions program yesterday, but I’m still nit really able to focus on screens effectively yet. So, I’ll blog the Executive Order, the Defense Department action and anything else OFAC did … as soon as I can. Almost definitely by Monday, but […]
General License 1A was set to expire Thursday, May 27th… 1B expires Thursday, June 11th. One expects they’re working on some significant revision to the program, and they’re close, but not quite there yet… Stay tuned. Links: OFAC Notice General License 1B
The same thing happened to Xiaomi some time ago… Links: OFAC Notice FAQ 893
On Sunday (!), OFAC published the following two Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding two specific Chinese Military Company sanctions designations: 880. Do the prohibitions in Executive Order 13959, as amended (E.O. 13959), apply with respect to Xiaomi Corporation? Answer On January 14, 2021, the Secretary of Defense listed Xiaomi Corporation (“Xiaomi”), […]
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 […]
So, as announced on the White House website on Thursday (I still have not received an email from OFAC – I just decided to check if it had shown up on the Recent Actions page), there is a new Executive Order that amends Executive Order 13959. It basically makes a […]
With apologies to Biggie… IMMEDIATE RELEASE DOD Releases List of Additional Companies, In Accordance with Section 1237 of FY99 NDAA JAN. 14, 2021 Today, the Department of Defense released the names of additional “Communist Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statutory […]
It’s on the White House news page, but has not hit OFAC’s Recent Actions page yet… But here’s a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate (which it technically the VP): STATEMENTS & RELEASES Text of a Letter to the Speaker of […]
