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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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SOUTH CAROLINA Disaster Number
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U.S. Small Business
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ACTION: Amendment 6.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of South Carolina
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Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.
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01/2015 and continuing through 10/23/
2015.
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declaration remains unchanged.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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Stu
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Contingent Waiver of Certain
Sanctions Related to the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action
Department of State.
Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of
Annex V of the Joint Comprehensive
Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Secretary of
State has issued waivers and made
findings with respect to relevant
statutory sanctions. The contingent
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The
Secretary of State has hereby made the
following determinations and
certifications:
Pursuant to Sections 1244(i), 1245(g),
1246(e), and 1247(f) of the Iran Freedom
and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012
(subtitle D of title XII of Pub. L. 112–
239, 22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) (IFCA), I
determine that it is vital to the national
security of the United States to waive
the imposition of sanctions under the
following provisions, to the extent
necessary to implement the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),
including the U.S. commitments with
respect to sanctions described in
Sections 17.1–17.2 and 17.5 of Annex V
of the JCPOA, effective as provided in
the last paragraph below:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The waivers and findings
included herein shall take effect upon
confirmation by the Secretary of State
that Iran has implemented the nuclearrelated measures specified in Sections
15.1–15.11 of Annex V of the JCPOA as
verified by the International Atomic
Energy Agency.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James E. Rivera,
Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
ACTION:
waivers exercised and findings made by
the Secretary pertain to certain
sanctions provided for in relevant
sections of the Iran Freedom and
Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012, the
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human
Rights Act of 2012, the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012,
and the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
These waivers and findings would
apply to certain transactions by nonU.S. persons involving Iran that take
place after Implementation Day, as set
forth in Annex V and the corresponding
provisions of Annex II of the JCPOA.
The transactions subject to the waivers
and findings that the Secretary has
issued include: Transactions with Iran’s
financial and banking sectors, including
the Central Bank of Iran; transactions for
the provision of underwriting services,
insurance, or reinsurance in connection
with activities consistent with the
JCPOA; transactions with Iran’s energy
and petrochemical sectors, including
the purchase or sale of petroleum,
petroleum products, or petrochemicals
or investment in or support to those
sectors; transactions with Iran’s
shipping sector; trade with Iran in
precious metals and other metals and
software for activities consistent with
the JCPOA; and trade with and support
for Iran’s automotive sector.
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1. Section 1244(c)(1) of IFCA 1 for:
a. Transactions by non-U.S. persons; 2
and
b. transactions by U.S. persons for the
sale of commercial passenger aircraft
and spare parts and components for
such aircraft, and associated services to
Iran as described in Section 5.1.1 of
Annex II to the JCPOA, provided that
OFAC has issued any required licenses;
excluding any transactions involving
persons on OFAC’s list of Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons 3 (hereinafter the SDN List);
2. Section 1244(d) of IFCA for
transactions by non-U.S. persons,
excluding any transactions involving
persons on the SDN List;
3. Section 1244(h)(2) of IFCA for
transactions by foreign financial
institutions, excluding any transactions
involving persons on the SDN List;
4. Sections 1245(a)(1)(A) of IFCA for
transactions by non-U.S. persons,
excluding any transactions involving
persons on the SDN List;
5. Sections 1245(a)(1)(B) of IFCA for
transactions by non-U.S. persons,
excluding any transactions involving
persons on the SDN List;
6. Section 1245(a)(1)(C) of IFCA for
transactions by non-U.S. persons for the
sale, supply, or transfer directly or
indirectly to or from Iran of materials
described in Section 1245(d), and for
associated services, with respect to
materials that are:
(a) To be used in connection with the
energy, shipping, or shipbuilding sector
of Iran, or resold, retransferred, or
otherwise supplied to an end user in
one or more such sectors;
1 Pursuant to section 1244(c)(2)(C)(iii) of IFCA,
the relevant sanction in Section 1244(c)(1)
continues not to apply, by its terms, in the case of
Iranian financial institutions that have not been
designated for the imposition of sanctions in
connection with Iran’s proliferation of weapons of
mass destruction or delivery systems for weapons
of mass destruction, support for international
terrorism, or abuses of human rights (as described
in section 1244(c)(3)).
2 For purposes of the waivers set forth herein, the
term ‘‘transactions by non-U.S. persons’’ includes
transactions by non-U.S. entities that are owned or
controlled by a U.S. person (‘‘U.S.-owned or
controlled foreign entities’’) to the extent U.S.owned or -controlled foreign entities are authorized
by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of
the Department of the Treasury to engage in such
transactions.
3 On Implementation Day of the JCPOA,
individuals and entities identified in Attachment 3
to Annex II of the JCPOA will be removed from the
SDN List and, as appropriate, the Foreign Sanctions
Evaders List and/or the Non-SDN Iran Sanctions
Act List. For transactions with individuals or
entities that have been removed from the SDN List
but that remain blocked solely pursuant to
Executive Order 13599, this waiver applies only if
and to the extent necessary to implement the
JCPOA, including the U.S. commitments with
respect to sanctions described in Sections 17.1–17.2
and 17.5 of Annex V of the JCPOA.
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(b) sold, supplied, or transferred to
any individual or entity blocked solely
pursuant to E.O. 13599, or resold,
retransferred, or otherwise supplied to
such an individual or entity; and
(c) determined pursuant to Section
1245(e)(3) to be used as described in
that section, or resold, retransferred, or
otherwise supplied for use in the
nuclear program of Iran;
excluding transactions involving: (i)
Persons on the SDN List; (ii) the sale,
supply, or transfer of materials
described in section 1245(d) that have
not been approved by the procurement
channel established pursuant to
paragraph 16 of United Nations Security
Council Resolution 2231 and Section 6
of Annex IV of the JCPOA, in cases in
which the procurement channel applies;
or (iii) the sale, supply, or transfer of
materials described in section 1245(d) if
the material is sold, supplied, or
transferred, or resold, retransferred, or
otherwise supplied directly or
indirectly, for use in connection with
the military or ballistic missile program
of Iran;
7. Section 1245(c) of IFCA for
transactions by non-U.S. persons that
are within the scope of the waivers
under Section 1245(a)(1) of IFCA as
described in paragraphs 4–6 above,
excluding any transactions involving
persons on the SDN List;
8. Section 1246(a)(1)(A) of IFCA 4 for
the provision of underwriting services
or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S.
persons in connection with activities
involving Iran that are described in
Sections 17.1–17.2 and 17.5 of Annex V
of the JCPOA, excluding any
transactions involving persons on the
SDN List;
9. Section 1246(a)(1)(B)(i) of IFCA for
the provision of underwriting services
or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S.
persons, excluding any transactions
involving persons on the SDN List;
10. Section 1246(a)(1)(B)(ii) of IFCA
for the provision of underwriting
services or insurance or reinsurance by
non-U.S. persons for transactions that
are within the scope of the waivers
under section 1245(a)(1)(B) and (C) of
IFCA as described in paragraphs 5–6
above, excluding any transactions
involving persons on the SDN List;
11. Section 1246(a)(1)(C) of IFCA for
the provision of underwriting services
4 Pursuant to section 1246(a)(1)(C) of IFCA, the
relevant sanction in section 1246(a)(1) continues
not to apply, by its terms, in the case of Iranian
financial institutions that have not been designated
for the imposition of sanctions in connection with
Iran’s proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
or delivery systems for weapons of mass
destruction, support for international terrorism, or
abuses of human rights (as described in section
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or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S.
persons to or for any individual or
entity blocked solely pursuant to E.O.
13599, excluding any transactions
involving persons on the SDN List;
12. Section 1246(a) of IFCA for the
provision of underwriting services or
insurance or reinsurance by U.S.
persons for the sale of commercial
passenger aircraft and related parts and
services to Iran as described in Section
5.1.1 of Annex II of the JCPOA,
provided that OFAC has issued any
required licenses, excluding any
transactions involving persons on the
SDN List; and
13. Section 1247(a) of IFCA 5 to the
extent required for transactions by
foreign financial institutions, excluding
any transactions involving persons on
the SDN List.
Pursuant to section 1245(d)(5) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for
FY 2012 (Pub. L. 112–81), as amended,
I determine that it is in the national
security interest of the United States to
waive the imposition of sanctions under
Section 1245(d)(1) to the extent
necessary to implement the JCPOA,
including the U.S. commitments with
respect to sanctions described in
Sections 17.1–17.2 and 17.5 of Annex V
of the JCPOA, for transactions by foreign
financial institutions with the Central
Bank of Iran, excluding any transactions
involving persons on the SDN List,
effective as provided in the last
paragraph below.
Pursuant to sections 212(d)(1) and
213(b)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction
and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
(Pub. L. 112–158) (TRA) and section
4(c)(1)(A) of the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996 (Pub. L. 104–172, 50 U.S.C. 1701
note) (ISA), I find that it is vital to the
national security interests of the United
States to issue waivers regarding the
application of sanctions under the
following provisions for individuals and
entities that engage in or propose to
engage in the activities described in (1)(3) below, effective as provided in the
last paragraph below:
1. Section 212(a) of the TRA for
transactions by non-U.S. nationals in
cases where the transactions are for
activities described in Sections 4.2.1,
4.3, and 4.4 of Annex II of the JCPOA
and do not involve persons on the SDN
List.
5 Pursuant to section 1247(a) of IFCA, the relevant
sanction in section 1247(a) still continues not to
apply, by its terms, in the case of Iranian financial
institutions that have not been designated for the
imposition of sanctions in connection with Iran’s
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or
delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction,
support for international terrorism, or abuses of
human rights (as described in section 1247(b)).
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2. Section 213(a) of the TRA for
transactions by non-U.S. nationals in
cases where the transactions are for
activities described in Section 4.1.5 and
4.1.7 of Annex II of the JCPOA and do
not involve persons on the SDN List.
3. Section 5(a) of ISA for transactions
by non-U.S. nationals in cases where the
transactions are for activities described
in Sections 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.4, and
4.3.6 of Annex II of the JCPOA and do
not involve persons on the SDN List.
The waivers and findings set forth
above shall take effect upon
confirmation by the Secretary of State
that Iran has implemented the nuclearrelated measures specified in Sections
15.1–15.11 of Annex V of the JCPOA as
verified by the International Atomic
Energy Agency.
End of the determinations by the
Secretary of State.
Dated: October 23, 2015.
Kurt Tong,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic and
Business Affairs.
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Department of State will meet on
November 6, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the
Thomas Jefferson Room of the Harry S.
Truman Building, 2201 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC. The meeting will last
until approximately 3:00 p.m. and is
open to the public.
The agenda for the committee meeting
will include a summary of the work of
the Fine Arts Office since its last
meeting on June 2, 2015 and the
announcement of gifts and loans of
furnishings as well as financial
contributions from January 1, 2015
through October 31, 2015.
Public access to the Department of
State is strictly controlled and space is
limited. Members of the public wishing
to take part in the meeting should
telephone the Fine Arts Office at (202)
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WallaceJA@State.gov by October 26th to
make arrangements to enter the
building. The public may take part in
the discussion as long as time permits,
and at the discretion of the chairman.
Dated: October 20, 2015.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9337]
Contingent Waiver of Certain Sanctions Related to the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of Annex V of the Joint Comprehensive
Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Secretary of State has issued waivers and
made findings with respect to relevant statutory sanctions. The
contingent waivers exercised and findings made by the Secretary pertain
to certain sanctions provided for in relevant sections of the Iran
Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012, the Iran Threat
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, and the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996. These waivers and findings would apply to certain transactions by
non-U.S. persons involving Iran that take place after Implementation
Day, as set forth in Annex V and the corresponding provisions of Annex
II of the JCPOA. The transactions subject to the waivers and findings
that the Secretary has issued include: Transactions with Iran's
financial and banking sectors, including the Central Bank of Iran;
transactions for the provision of underwriting services, insurance, or
reinsurance in connection with activities consistent with the JCPOA;
transactions with Iran's energy and petrochemical sectors, including
the purchase or sale of petroleum, petroleum products, or
petrochemicals or investment in or support to those sectors;
transactions with Iran's shipping sector; trade with Iran in precious
metals and other metals and software for activities consistent with the
JCPOA; and trade with and support for Iran's automotive sector.
DATES: The waivers and findings included herein shall take effect upon
confirmation by the Secretary of State that Iran has implemented the
nuclear-related measures specified in Sections 15.1-15.11 of Annex V of
the JCPOA as verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stu Huffman, Office of Economic
Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Department of State, Telephone:
(202) 647-8848.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of State has hereby made the
following determinations and certifications:
Pursuant to Sections 1244(i), 1245(g), 1246(e), and 1247(f) of the
Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (subtitle D of title
XII of Pub. L. 112-239, 22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) (IFCA), I determine
that it is vital to the national security of the United States to waive
the imposition of sanctions under the following provisions, to the
extent necessary to implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(JCPOA), including the U.S. commitments with respect to sanctions
described in Sections 17.1-17.2 and 17.5 of Annex V of the JCPOA,
effective as provided in the last paragraph below:
1. Section 1244(c)(1) of IFCA \1\ for:
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\1\ Pursuant to section 1244(c)(2)(C)(iii) of IFCA, the relevant
sanction in Section 1244(c)(1) continues not to apply, by its terms,
in the case of Iranian financial institutions that have not been
designated for the imposition of sanctions in connection with Iran's
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for
weapons of mass destruction, support for international terrorism, or
abuses of human rights (as described in section 1244(c)(3)).
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a. Transactions by non-U.S. persons; \2\ and
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\2\ For purposes of the waivers set forth herein, the term
``transactions by non-U.S. persons'' includes transactions by non-
U.S. entities that are owned or controlled by a U.S. person (``U.S.-
owned or controlled foreign entities'') to the extent U.S.-owned or
-controlled foreign entities are authorized by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department of the Treasury to engage in
such transactions.
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b. transactions by U.S. persons for the sale of commercial
passenger aircraft and spare parts and components for such aircraft,
and associated services to Iran as described in Section 5.1.1 of Annex
II to the JCPOA, provided that OFAC has issued any required licenses;
excluding any transactions involving persons on OFAC's list of
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons \3\ (hereinafter the
SDN List);
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\3\ On Implementation Day of the JCPOA, individuals and entities
identified in Attachment 3 to Annex II of the JCPOA will be removed
from the SDN List and, as appropriate, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders
List and/or the Non-SDN Iran Sanctions Act List. For transactions
with individuals or entities that have been removed from the SDN
List but that remain blocked solely pursuant to Executive Order
13599, this waiver applies only if and to the extent necessary to
implement the JCPOA, including the U.S. commitments with respect to
sanctions described in Sections 17.1-17.2 and 17.5 of Annex V of the
JCPOA.
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2. Section 1244(d) of IFCA for transactions by non-U.S. persons,
excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;
3. Section 1244(h)(2) of IFCA for transactions by foreign financial
institutions, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN
List;
4. Sections 1245(a)(1)(A) of IFCA for transactions by non-U.S.
persons, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;
5. Sections 1245(a)(1)(B) of IFCA for transactions by non-U.S.
persons, excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;
6. Section 1245(a)(1)(C) of IFCA for transactions by non-U.S.
persons for the sale, supply, or transfer directly or indirectly to or
from Iran of materials described in Section 1245(d), and for associated
services, with respect to materials that are:
(a) To be used in connection with the energy, shipping, or
shipbuilding sector of Iran, or resold, retransferred, or otherwise
supplied to an end user in one or more such sectors;
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(b) sold, supplied, or transferred to any individual or entity
blocked solely pursuant to E.O. 13599, or resold, retransferred, or
otherwise supplied to such an individual or entity; and
(c) determined pursuant to Section 1245(e)(3) to be used as
described in that section, or resold, retransferred, or otherwise
supplied for use in the nuclear program of Iran;
excluding transactions involving: (i) Persons on the SDN List; (ii) the
sale, supply, or transfer of materials described in section 1245(d)
that have not been approved by the procurement channel established
pursuant to paragraph 16 of United Nations Security Council Resolution
2231 and Section 6 of Annex IV of the JCPOA, in cases in which the
procurement channel applies; or (iii) the sale, supply, or transfer of
materials described in section 1245(d) if the material is sold,
supplied, or transferred, or resold, retransferred, or otherwise
supplied directly or indirectly, for use in connection with the
military or ballistic missile program of Iran;
7. Section 1245(c) of IFCA for transactions by non-U.S. persons
that are within the scope of the waivers under Section 1245(a)(1) of
IFCA as described in paragraphs 4-6 above, excluding any transactions
involving persons on the SDN List;
8. Section 1246(a)(1)(A) of IFCA \4\ for the provision of
underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S. persons
in connection with activities involving Iran that are described in
Sections 17.1-17.2 and 17.5 of Annex V of the JCPOA, excluding any
transactions involving persons on the SDN List;
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\4\ Pursuant to section 1246(a)(1)(C) of IFCA, the relevant
sanction in section 1246(a)(1) continues not to apply, by its terms,
in the case of Iranian financial institutions that have not been
designated for the imposition of sanctions in connection with Iran's
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for
weapons of mass destruction, support for international terrorism, or
abuses of human rights (as described in section 1246(b)).
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9. Section 1246(a)(1)(B)(i) of IFCA for the provision of
underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S. persons,
excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;
10. Section 1246(a)(1)(B)(ii) of IFCA for the provision of
underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S. persons
for transactions that are within the scope of the waivers under section
1245(a)(1)(B) and (C) of IFCA as described in paragraphs 5-6 above,
excluding any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;
11. Section 1246(a)(1)(C) of IFCA for the provision of underwriting
services or insurance or reinsurance by non-U.S. persons to or for any
individual or entity blocked solely pursuant to E.O. 13599, excluding
any transactions involving persons on the SDN List;
12. Section 1246(a) of IFCA for the provision of underwriting
services or insurance or reinsurance by U.S. persons for the sale of
commercial passenger aircraft and related parts and services to Iran as
described in Section 5.1.1 of Annex II of the JCPOA, provided that OFAC
has issued any required licenses, excluding any transactions involving
persons on the SDN List; and
13. Section 1247(a) of IFCA \5\ to the extent required for
transactions by foreign financial institutions, excluding any
transactions involving persons on the SDN List.
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\5\ Pursuant to section 1247(a) of IFCA, the relevant sanction
in section 1247(a) still continues not to apply, by its terms, in
the case of Iranian financial institutions that have not been
designated for the imposition of sanctions in connection with Iran's
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for
weapons of mass destruction, support for international terrorism, or
abuses of human rights (as described in section 1247(b)).
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Pursuant to section 1245(d)(5) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for FY 2012 (Pub. L. 112-81), as amended, I determine
that it is in the national security interest of the United States to
waive the imposition of sanctions under Section 1245(d)(1) to the
extent necessary to implement the JCPOA, including the U.S. commitments
with respect to sanctions described in Sections 17.1-17.2 and 17.5 of
Annex V of the JCPOA, for transactions by foreign financial
institutions with the Central Bank of Iran, excluding any transactions
involving persons on the SDN List, effective as provided in the last
paragraph below.
Pursuant to sections 212(d)(1) and 213(b)(1) of the Iran Threat
Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-158) (TRA)
and section 4(c)(1)(A) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-
172, 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) (ISA), I find that it is vital to the
national security interests of the United States to issue waivers
regarding the application of sanctions under the following provisions
for individuals and entities that engage in or propose to engage in the
activities described in (1)-(3) below, effective as provided in the
last paragraph below:
1. Section 212(a) of the TRA for transactions by non-U.S. nationals
in cases where the transactions are for activities described in
Sections 4.2.1, 4.3, and 4.4 of Annex II of the JCPOA and do not
involve persons on the SDN List.
2. Section 213(a) of the TRA for transactions by non-U.S. nationals
in cases where the transactions are for activities described in Section
4.1.5 and 4.1.7 of Annex II of the JCPOA and do not involve persons on
the SDN List.
3. Section 5(a) of ISA for transactions by non-U.S. nationals in
cases where the transactions are for activities described in Sections
4.2.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.4, and 4.3.6 of Annex II of the JCPOA and do
not involve persons on the SDN List.
The waivers and findings set forth above shall take effect upon
confirmation by the Secretary of State that Iran has implemented the
nuclear-related measures specified in Sections 15.1-15.11 of Annex V of
the JCPOA as verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
End of the determinations by the Secretary of State.
Dated: October 23, 2015.
Kurt Tong,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs.
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