OFAC today issued a new General License for the Venezuela sanctions program, authorizing transactions related to certain settlements with Venezuela: In conjunction with this, OFAC’s issued 3 new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): 1125. I am a creditor of the Government of Venezuela, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), or a PdVSA […]
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Today, OFAC added the following persons: KHOSHGHADAM, Mehdi (Arabic: مهدی خوش قدم) (a.k.a. KHOSH GHADAM, Mehdi), A-1-5, Cita Damansara, PJU 3/27, Sunway Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47810, Malaysia; Tehran, Iran; DOB 15 Dec 1983; POB Tehran, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Passport […]
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Today, OFAC added: MKRTYCHEV, Ashot (a.k.a. MKRTYCEV, Asot), Hana Melichkova Street 3448/37, Bratislava 84105, Slovakia; DOB 07 May 1966; POB Baku, Azerbaijan; citizen Slovakia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea […]
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NEWS 24 January 2023 International sanction Updated sanctions reports The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER has published amendments to the following annexes. On the 23rd On January 1, 2023, the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER amended the annexes and published the adaptations […]
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The new version of Venezuela General License 5 (5J) now has an effective date of April 20, 2023. And OFAC updated the corresponding Frequently Asked Question (#595): 595. What does Venezuela-related General License 5J authorize? Answer The President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13835 on May 21, 2018. Subsection 1(a)(iii) of E.O. 13835 prohibits […]
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OFAC has updated Venezuela General License 31 (new version is 31B). The new version explicitly excludes transactions involving the new National Constituent Assembly (which was seated last week): 5 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) were also updated: Venezuela Sanctions 680. Does the blocking of the Government of Venezuela impact the ability […]
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OFAC today added the following individuals: HASSANZADEH, Hassan (a.k.a. HASSANZADEH, Hasan (Arabic: حسن حسنزاده)), Tehran, Iran; DOB 21 Mar 1957; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; IRGC Brigadier General (individual) [IRGC] [IRAN-HR] (Linked To: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS). HOSSEINI, Seyed Sadegh (Arabic: سید صادق […]
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In response to the resumption of talks between the Maduro regime & the opposition, and an agreement to address the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, OFAC has issued a new version of General License (GL) 8: which removes Chevon from the previous version, and issued GL 41 to allow some activities, […]
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UK regulators amended the following Venezuela sanctions listing: 1. AMOROSO, Elvis EduardoDOB: 04/08/1963. POB: Caracas, Venezuela a.k.a: HIDROBO AMOROSO, Elvis, Eduardo Nationality: Venezuela National Identification Number: V-7659695 Address: Venezuela. Position: (1) Comptroller General and President of Venezuela’s Moral Council (2) Former Vice President of the National Constituent Assembly Other Information: […]
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