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The Secretary of State has imposed
sanctions on two entities pursuant to
section 2 of E.O 13622. See 78 FR 35351
(June 12, 2013), which provides the
names of the two entities subject to
sanctions, as well as a complete list of
the sanctions imposed on each entity.
Accordingly, the Director of OFAC,
acting pursuant to delegated authority,
has taken the actions described below to
implement certain sanctions imposed by
the Secretary of State pursuant to
section 2 of Executive Order 13622 with
respect to the following persons:
1. JAM PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY, Pars
Special Economic Zone, Assaluyeh,
Boushehr Province, Iran [EO13622].
2. NIKSIMA FOOD AND BEVERAGE JLT,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates [EO13622].
The Director of OFAC has: (a) Blocked
all property and interests in property
that are in the United States, that come
within the United States, or that are or
come within the possession or control of
any United States person, including any
overseas branch, of the two entities
listed above; (b) prohibited any transfers
of credit or payments between financial
institutions or by, through, or to any
financial institution, to the extent that
such transfers or payments are subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States and
involve any interest of the two entities
listed above; and (c) prohibited any
transactions in foreign exchange that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States and involve any interest of the
two entities listed above. Both entities
have been added to OFAC’s List of
Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons with the identifying tag
‘‘EO13622.’’
Dated: August 8, 2014.
Barbara C. Hammerle,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
OFAC Implementation of Certain
Sanctions Imposed on Two Persons by
the Secretary of State Pursuant to the
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as
Amended
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
The Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control
(‘‘OFAC’’) is providing notice of actions
taken by OFAC to implement certain of
the sanctions imposed on two persons
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by the Secretary of State pursuant to the
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–
172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended
(‘‘ISA’’).
DATES: OFAC’s actions described in this
Notice to implement certain ISA
sanctions on DIMITRIS CAMBIS and
IMPIRE SHIPPING COMPANY were
effective March 14, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance and Evaluation, Office of
Foreign Assets Control, Department of
the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220,
tel.: 202/622–2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC’s Web site
(www.treasury.gov/ofac) or via facsimile
through a 24-hour fax-on demand
service tel.: (202) 622–0077.
Background
The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub.
L. 104–172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as
amended (‘‘ISA’’), requires the Secretary
of State, pursuant to authority delegated
by the President, to impose or waive
sanctions on persons determined to
have engaged in certain investment or
other activity in connection with Iran’s
petroleum or petrochemical sectors.
Specifically, section 5(a)(8) of ISA
requires the imposition of sanctions on
certain persons that conceal the Iranian
origin of crude oil and refined
petroleum products. Executive Order
13628 of October 9, 2012, ‘‘Authorizing
the Implementation of Certain Sanctions
Set Forth in the Iran Threat Reduction
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
and Additional Sanctions With Respect
to Iran’’ (‘‘E.O. 13628’’), requires the
Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to
authority under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701–1706), to implement certain
sanctions set forth in section 6 of ISA
when those sanctions are selected and
imposed by the Secretary of State
pursuant to ISA.
The Secretary of the Treasury is
responsible for implementing the
following sanctions described in section
6(a) of ISA: (i) With respect to section
6(a)(3) of ISA, to prohibit any U.S.
financial institution from making loans
or providing credits to a person
sanctioned under ISA; (ii) with respect
to section 6(a)(6) of ISA, to prohibit any
transactions in foreign exchange that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States and in which a person sanctioned
under ISA has any interest; (iii) with
respect to section 6(a)(7) of ISA, to
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prohibit any transfers of credit or
payments between financial institutions
or by, through, or to any financial
institution, to the extent that such
transfers or payments are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and
involved any interest of a person
sanctioned under ISA; (iv) with respect
to section 6(a)(8) of ISA, to block all
property and interests in property that
are in the United States, that come
within the United States, or that are or
come within the possession or control of
any United States person, including any
foreign branch, of a person sanctioned
under ISA, and to provide that such
property and interests in property may
not be transferred, paid, exported,
withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in; (v)
with respect to section 6(a)(9) of ISA, to
prohibit any United States person from
investing in or purchasing significant
amounts of equity or debt instruments
of a person sanctioned under ISA; (vi)
with respect to section 6(a)(11) of ISA,
to impose on the principal executive
officer or officers, or persons performing
similar functions and with similar
authorities, of a person sanctioned
under ISA the sanctions described in (i)
through (v) above and (vii) below, as
selected by the Secretary of State; and
(vii) with respect to section 6(a)(12) of
ISA, to restrict or prohibit imports of
goods, technology, or services, directly
or indirectly, into the United States
from a person sanctioned under ISA.
The Secretary of State has imposed
sanctions on the persons listed below
pursuant to section 5(a)(8) of ISA.1 See
78 FR 21183 (April 9, 2013), which
provides the name of the individual and
entity subject to sanctions, as well as a
complete list of the sanctions imposed.
Accordingly, the Director of OFAC,
acting pursuant to delegated authority,
has taken action under E.O. 13628 to
implement certain sanctions imposed by
the Secretary of State pursuant to
subsections 6(a)(6)–(8) of ISA with
respect to the following individual:
1. CAMBIS, Dimitris (a.k.a. KAMPIS,
Dimitrios Alexandros; a.k.a. ‘‘KLIMT,
Gustav’’); DOB 14 Oct 1963 (individual)
[IRAN] [ISA]
In addition, the Director of OFAC,
acting pursuant to delegated authority,
has taken action under E.O. 13628 to
1 Separately, on March 14, 2013, the Director of
OFAC identified Dimitris Cambis and Impire
Shipping Company, among other persons, as
meeting the definition of ‘‘the Government of Iran’’
pursuant to Executive Order 13599 of February 5,
2012, ‘‘Blocking Property of the Government of Iran
and Iranian Financial Institutions. See 78 FR 19075.
As a result, the property and interests in property
of these persons are blocked and they appear on
OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons with the identifying tag ‘‘IRAN.’’
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implement certain sanctions imposed by
the Secretary of State pursuant to
subsections 6(a)(7)–(8) of ISA with
respect to the following entity:
1. IMPIRE SHIPPING COMPANY (a.k.a.
IMPIRE SHIPPING; a.k.a. IMPIRE SHIPPING
LIMITED), Greece [IRAN] [ISA]
The Director of OFAC has: (a) Blocked
all property and interests in property
that are in the United States, that come
within the United States, or that are or
come within the possession or control of
any United States person, including any
overseas branch, of the individual and
the entity listed above; (b) prohibited
any transfers of credit or payments
between financial institutions or by,
through, or to any financial institution,
to the extent that such transfers or
payments are subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States and involve any
interest of the individual or the entity
listed above; and (c) prohibited any
transactions in foreign exchange that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States and which involve any interest of
the individual listed above. Dimitris
Cambis and Impire Shipping Company
have been added to OFAC’s List of
Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons with the identifying
tags ‘‘[IRAN]’’ and ‘‘[ISA].’’
Dated: August 8, 2014.
Barbara C. Hammerle,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220,
tel.: 202/622–2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
Additional information concerning
OFAC is available from OFAC’s Web
site (www.treasury.gov/ofac). Certain
general information pertaining to
OFAC’s sanctions programs also is
available via facsimile through a 24hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/
622–0077.
Background
On June 3, 2013, the President issued
Executive Order 13645 (‘‘Authorizing
the Implementation of Certain Sanctions
Set Forth in the Iran Freedom and
Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 and
Additional Sanctions With Respect to
Iran’’) (‘‘E.O. 13645’’). Section 2 of E.O.
13645 blocks, with certain exceptions,
all property and interests in property
that are in the United States, that
hereafter come within the United States,
or that are or hereafter come within the
possession or control of any United
States person, including any foreign
branch, of persons determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
to satisfy any of the criteria set forth in
subsection (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of section 2.
On December 11, 2013, the Director of
OFAC designated the following three
entities 1 as persons whose property and
interests in property are blocked
pursuant to section 2 of E.O. 13645:
Entities
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Actions Taken Pursuant to Executive
Order 13645
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
SUB–AGENCY:
The Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control
(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the names of
three entities whose property and
interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Executive Order 13645 of
June 3, 2013, as well as the names of
three vessels in which one of the
entities has a property interest.
DATES: OFAC’s actions pursuant to
Executive Order 13645 described in this
notice were effective December 12,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director, Sanctions
Compliance and Evaluation, Office of
Foreign Assets Control, Department of
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1. MID OIL ASIA PTE. LTD., Harbourfront
Centre, 1 Maritime Square #09–09 099253,
Singapore; Executive Order 13645
Determination—Material Support
[EO13645]
2. SINGA TANKERS PTE. LTD., 89 Short
Street Number 10–07, Golden Wall Centre
188216, Singapore; Executive Order 13645
Determination—Material Support
[EO13645]
3. SIQIRIYA MARITIME CORP., Zen Towers,
111, Natividad Almeda-Lopez Street,
Ermita, 1111, Manila, Philippines;
Executive Order 13645 Determination—
Material Support [EO13645]
In addition, on December 12, 2013,
the Director of OFAC identified the
following three vessels as blocked
property of SIQIRIYA MARITIME
CORP., an entity whose property and
interests in property are blocked
pursuant to E.O. 13645:
1 In addition, on December 12, 2013, the Director
of OFAC designated individual VITALY
SOKOLENKO and entity FERLAND COMPANY
LIMITED pursuant to section 2 of E.O. 13645.
Separate notices detailing OFAC’s actions with
respect to this individual and entity are being
published in today’s Federal Register.
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Vessels
1. ANTHEM Panama flag (Siqiriya Maritime
Corp.); Vessel Registration Identification
8310669 (vessel) [EO13645]
2. JAFFNA Panama flag (Siqiriya Maritime
Corp.); Vessel Registration Identification
8609515 (vessel) [EO13645]
3. OLYSA Panama flag (Siqiriya Maritime
Corp.); Vessel Registration Identification
9001605 (vessel) [EO13645]
The entities and vessels named above
have been added to OFAC’s List of
Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons with the identifying tag
‘‘EO13645.’’
Dated: August 8, 2014.
Barbara C. Hammerle,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
OFAC Implementation of Certain Sanctions Imposed on Two Persons
by the Secretary of State Pursuant to the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996,
as Amended
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control
(``OFAC'') is providing notice of actions taken by OFAC to implement
certain of the sanctions imposed on two persons by the Secretary of
State pursuant to the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-172) (50
U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended (``ISA'').
DATES: OFAC's actions described in this Notice to implement certain ISA
sanctions on DIMITRIS CAMBIS and IMPIRE SHIPPING COMPANY were effective
March 14, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance and Evaluation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department
of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, tel.: 202/622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available from OFAC's Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac) or via facsimile
through a 24-hour fax-on demand service tel.: (202) 622-0077.
Background
The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-172) (50 U.S.C. 1701
note), as amended (``ISA''), requires the Secretary of State, pursuant
to authority delegated by the President, to impose or waive sanctions
on persons determined to have engaged in certain investment or other
activity in connection with Iran's petroleum or petrochemical sectors.
Specifically, section 5(a)(8) of ISA requires the imposition of
sanctions on certain persons that conceal the Iranian origin of crude
oil and refined petroleum products. Executive Order 13628 of October 9,
2012, ``Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth
in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and
Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran'' (``E.O. 13628''), requires
the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to authority under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), to
implement certain sanctions set forth in section 6 of ISA when those
sanctions are selected and imposed by the Secretary of State pursuant
to ISA.
The Secretary of the Treasury is responsible for implementing the
following sanctions described in section 6(a) of ISA: (i) With respect
to section 6(a)(3) of ISA, to prohibit any U.S. financial institution
from making loans or providing credits to a person sanctioned under
ISA; (ii) with respect to section 6(a)(6) of ISA, to prohibit any
transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States and in which a person sanctioned under ISA has any
interest; (iii) with respect to section 6(a)(7) of ISA, to prohibit any
transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by,
through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such
transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States and involved any interest of a person sanctioned under ISA; (iv)
with respect to section 6(a)(8) of ISA, to block all property and
interests in property that are in the United States, that come within
the United States, or that are or come within the possession or control
of any United States person, including any foreign branch, of a person
sanctioned under ISA, and to provide that such property and interests
in property may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in; (v) with respect to section 6(a)(9) of ISA, to
prohibit any United States person from investing in or purchasing
significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of a person
sanctioned under ISA; (vi) with respect to section 6(a)(11) of ISA, to
impose on the principal executive officer or officers, or persons
performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of a person
sanctioned under ISA the sanctions described in (i) through (v) above
and (vii) below, as selected by the Secretary of State; and (vii) with
respect to section 6(a)(12) of ISA, to restrict or prohibit imports of
goods, technology, or services, directly or indirectly, into the United
States from a person sanctioned under ISA.
The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on the persons listed
below pursuant to section 5(a)(8) of ISA.\1\ See 78 FR 21183 (April 9,
2013), which provides the name of the individual and entity subject to
sanctions, as well as a complete list of the sanctions imposed.
Accordingly, the Director of OFAC, acting pursuant to delegated
authority, has taken action under E.O. 13628 to implement certain
sanctions imposed by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsections
6(a)(6)-(8) of ISA with respect to the following individual:
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\1\ Separately, on March 14, 2013, the Director of OFAC
identified Dimitris Cambis and Impire Shipping Company, among other
persons, as meeting the definition of ``the Government of Iran''
pursuant to Executive Order 13599 of February 5, 2012, ``Blocking
Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian Financial
Institutions. See 78 FR 19075. As a result, the property and
interests in property of these persons are blocked and they appear
on OFAC's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
with the identifying tag ``IRAN.''
1. CAMBIS, Dimitris (a.k.a. KAMPIS, Dimitrios Alexandros; a.k.a.
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``KLIMT, Gustav''); DOB 14 Oct 1963 (individual) [IRAN] [ISA]
In addition, the Director of OFAC, acting pursuant to delegated
authority, has taken action under E.O. 13628 to
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implement certain sanctions imposed by the Secretary of State pursuant
to subsections 6(a)(7)-(8) of ISA with respect to the following entity:
1. IMPIRE SHIPPING COMPANY (a.k.a. IMPIRE SHIPPING; a.k.a.
IMPIRE SHIPPING LIMITED), Greece [IRAN] [ISA]
The Director of OFAC has: (a) Blocked all property and interests in
property that are in the United States, that come within the United
States, or that are or come within the possession or control of any
United States person, including any overseas branch, of the individual
and the entity listed above; (b) prohibited any transfers of credit or
payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any
financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments
are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any
interest of the individual or the entity listed above; and (c)
prohibited any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and which involve any interest of the
individual listed above. Dimitris Cambis and Impire Shipping Company
have been added to OFAC's List of Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons with the identifying tags ``[IRAN]'' and ``[ISA].''
Dated: August 8, 2014.
Barbara C. Hammerle,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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