Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018, Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran, 81261-81262 [2020-27517]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11206]
Notice of Department of State
Sanctions Actions Pursuant to
Executive Order 13846 of August 6,
2018, Reimposing Certain Sanctions
With Respect to Iran
The Secretary of State
imposed sanctions on six entities and
five individuals pursuant to E.O. 13846,
Reimposing Certain Sanctions with
Respect to Iran; the Secretary of State
subsequently terminated those sanctions
imposed on one of the entities and one
of the individuals.
DATES: The Secretary of State’s
determination and selection of certain
sanctions to be imposed upon the six
entities and five individuals identified
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section was effective as of September
25, 2019. The Secretary of State’s
subsequent termination of sanctions
with respect to one of the entities and
one of the individuals, further identified
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section, was effective January 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of
Economic Sanctions Policy and
Implementation, Bureau of Economic
and Business Affairs, Department of
State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: (202)
647–7677, email: RugglesTV@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 3(a) of E.O. 13846, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the United
States Trade Representative, and with
other agencies and officials as
appropriate, is authorized to impose on
a person any of the sanctions described
in section 4 or 5 of E.O. 13846 upon
determining that the person met the
relevant criteria set forth in sections
3(a)(i)–3(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846.
The Secretary of State determined on
September 25, 2019, pursuant to Section
3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846, that each of China
Concord Petroleum Co., Limited,
Kunlun Shipping Company Limited,
Pegasus 88 Limited, and COSCO
Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Seaman &
Ship Management Co., Ltd., knowingly,
on or after November 5, 2018, engaged
in a significant transaction for the
purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or
marketing of petroleum or petroleum
products from Iran. Additionally, the
Secretary of State determined pursuant
to Section 3(a)(v) of E.O. 13846, that
Kunlun Holding Company Ltd owned or
controlled China Concord Petroleum
Co., Limited and Kunlun Shipping
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Company Limited and had knowledge
that China Concord Petroleum Co.,
Limited and Kunlun Shipping Company
Limited engaged in the activities
referred to above; and that COSCO
Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
owned or controlled COSCO Shipping
Tanker (Dalian) Seaman & Ship
Management Co., Ltd. and had
knowledge that COSCO Shipping
Tanker (Dalian) Seaman & Ship
Management Co., Ltd. engaged in the
activities referred to above.
Pursuant to Section 5(a) of E.O.
13846, the Secretary of State selected
the following sanctions to be imposed
upon each of China Concord Petroleum
Co., Limited, Kunlun Shipping
Company Limited, Pegasus 88 Limited,
COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian)
Seaman & Ship Management Co., Ltd.,
Kunlun Holding Company Ltd., and
COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co.,
Ltd.:
• Prohibit any transactions in foreign
exchange that are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and in
which the entities have any interest;
• 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
involve any interest of the entities;
• Block 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 of the entities, and
provide that such property and interests
in property may not be transferred, paid,
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt
in;
• Prohibit any United States person
from investing in or purchasing
significant amounts of equity or debt
instruments of the entities;
• Restrict or prohibit imports of
goods, technology, or services, directly
or indirectly, into the United States
from the entities; and
• Impose on the principal executive
officer or officers, or persons performing
similar functions and with similar
authorities, of the entities the sanctions
described in sections 5(a)(ii)–5(a)(iv)
and 5(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846, as selected by
the Secretary of State.
Pursuant to Sections 4(e) and 5(a) of
E.O. 13846, on September 25, 2019, the
Secretary of State selected the following
sanctions to be imposed upon Bin Xu,
Director of China Concord Petroleum
Co., Limited and Kunlun Holding
Company Ltd.; Yi Li, Director of Kunlun
Shipping Company Limited; Luqian
Shen, Director of Pegasus 88 Limited;
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Yu Hua Mao, Director of Kunlun
Shipping Company Limited; and
Yazhou Xu, Director of COSCO
Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co., Ltd.; each
of whom was determined to be (i) a
corporate officer or principal of the
aforementioned entities and (ii) a
principal executive officer of the
aforementioned entities, or performing
similar functions with similar
authorities as a principal executive
officer:
• Prohibit any transactions in foreign
exchange that are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and in
which Bin Xu, Yi Li, Luqian Shen, Yu
Hua Mao, and Yazhou Xu have any
interest;
• 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
involve any interest of Bin Xu, Yi Li,
Luqian Shen, Yu Hua Mao, and Yazhou
Xu;
• Block 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 of Bin Xu, Yi Li,
Luqian Shen, Yu Hua Mao, and Yazhou
Xu, and provide that such property and
interests in property may not be
transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn,
or otherwise dealt in; and
• Restrict or prohibit imports of
goods, technology, or services, directly
or indirectly, into the United States
from Bin Xu, Yi Li, Luqian Shen, Yu
Hua Mao, and Yazhou Xu.
Where the Secretary of State elects the
sanction under Section 4(e) of E.O.
13846, the Secretary of State shall deny
a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall exclude from the United
States, any alien that the Secretary of
State determines is a corporate officer or
principal of, or a shareholder with a
controlling interest in, a sanctioned
person subject to this action.
Subsequently, the Secretary of State
determined on January 31, 2020 that the
sanctions imposed with respect to the
following persons on September 25,
2019 pursuant to Executive Order 13846
(noted above) were terminated as of
January 31, 2020: COSCO Shipping
Tanker (Dalian) Co. Ltd. and Yazhou
Xu.
Peter D. Haas,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11210]
Notice of Department of State
Sanctions Actions Pursuant to
Executive Order 13846 of August 6,
2018, Reimposing Certain Sanctions
With Respect to Iran
The Secretary of State has
imposed sanctions on 5 entities and 3
individuals pursuant to E.O. 13846,
Reimposing Certain Sanctions with
Respect to Iran.
DATES: The Secretary of State’s
determination and selection of certain
sanctions to be imposed upon the 5
entities and 3 individuals identified in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
are effective on September 3, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of
Economic Sanctions Policy and
Implementation, Bureau of Economic
and Business Affairs, Department of
State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: (202)
647 7677, email: RugglesTV@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 3(a) of E.O. 13846, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the United
States Trade Representative, and with
the President of the Export-Import Bank,
the Chairman of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, and
other agencies and officials as
appropriate, is authorized to impose on
a person any of the sanctions described
in section 4 or 5 of E.O. 13846 upon
determining that the person met any
criteria set forth in sections 3(a)(i)–
3(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section 3(a) (ii)
of E.O. 13846, that Abadan Refining
Company, Zhihang Ship Management
(Shanghai) Co Ltd, New Far
International Logistics LLC, Chemtrans
Petrochemicals Trading LLC, and Sino
Energy Shipping (Hong Kong) Ltd, have
knowingly, on or after November 5,
2018, engaged in a significant
transaction for the purchase,
acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing
of petroleum products from Iran.
Pursuant to Section 5(a) of E.O.
13846, the Secretary of State has
selected the following sanctions to be
imposed upon Abadan Refining
Company, Zhihang Ship Management
(Shanghai) Co Ltd, New Far
International Logistics LLC, Chemtrans
Petrochemicals Trading LLC, and Sino
Energy Shipping (Hong Kong) Ltd:
• Prohibit any transactions in foreign
exchange that are subject to the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11206]
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions Pursuant to
Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018, Reimposing Certain Sanctions
With Respect to Iran
SUMMARY: The Secretary of State imposed sanctions on six entities and
five individuals pursuant to E.O. 13846, Reimposing Certain Sanctions
with Respect to Iran; the Secretary of State subsequently terminated
those sanctions imposed on one of the entities and one of the
individuals.
DATES: The Secretary of State's determination and selection of certain
sanctions to be imposed upon the six entities and five individuals
identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section was effective as of
September 25, 2019. The Secretary of State's subsequent termination of
sanctions with respect to one of the entities and one of the
individuals, further identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section, was effective January 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of
Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.:
(202) 647-7677, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 3(a) of E.O. 13846, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
United States Trade Representative, and with other agencies and
officials as appropriate, is authorized to impose on a person any of
the sanctions described in section 4 or 5 of E.O. 13846 upon
determining that the person met the relevant criteria set forth in
sections 3(a)(i)-3(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846.
The Secretary of State determined on September 25, 2019, pursuant
to Section 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846, that each of China Concord Petroleum
Co., Limited, Kunlun Shipping Company Limited, Pegasus 88 Limited, and
COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Seaman & Ship Management Co., Ltd.,
knowingly, on or after November 5, 2018, engaged in a significant
transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or
marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran. Additionally,
the Secretary of State determined pursuant to Section 3(a)(v) of E.O.
13846, that Kunlun Holding Company Ltd owned or controlled China
Concord Petroleum Co., Limited and Kunlun Shipping
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Company Limited and had knowledge that China Concord Petroleum Co.,
Limited and Kunlun Shipping Company Limited engaged in the activities
referred to above; and that COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
owned or controlled COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Seaman & Ship
Management Co., Ltd. and had knowledge that COSCO Shipping Tanker
(Dalian) Seaman & Ship Management Co., Ltd. engaged in the activities
referred to above.
Pursuant to Section 5(a) of E.O. 13846, the Secretary of State
selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon each of China
Concord Petroleum Co., Limited, Kunlun Shipping Company Limited,
Pegasus 88 Limited, COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Seaman & Ship
Management Co., Ltd., Kunlun Holding Company Ltd., and COSCO Shipping
Tanker (Dalian) Co., Ltd.:
Prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the
entities have any interest;
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 involve any interest of the
entities;
Block 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 of the entities, and provide that such property
and interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported,
withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in;
Prohibit any United States person from investing in or
purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of the
entities;
Restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from the
entities; and
Impose on the principal executive officer or officers, or
persons performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of
the entities the sanctions described in sections 5(a)(ii)-5(a)(iv) and
5(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846, as selected by the Secretary of State.
Pursuant to Sections 4(e) and 5(a) of E.O. 13846, on September 25,
2019, the Secretary of State selected the following sanctions to be
imposed upon Bin Xu, Director of China Concord Petroleum Co., Limited
and Kunlun Holding Company Ltd.; Yi Li, Director of Kunlun Shipping
Company Limited; Luqian Shen, Director of Pegasus 88 Limited; Yu Hua
Mao, Director of Kunlun Shipping Company Limited; and Yazhou Xu,
Director of COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co., Ltd.; each of whom was
determined to be (i) a corporate officer or principal of the
aforementioned entities and (ii) a principal executive officer of the
aforementioned entities, or performing similar functions with similar
authorities as a principal executive officer:
Prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which Bin Xu,
Yi Li, Luqian Shen, Yu Hua Mao, and Yazhou Xu have any interest;
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 involve any interest of Bin Xu,
Yi Li, Luqian Shen, Yu Hua Mao, and Yazhou Xu;
Block 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 of Bin Xu, Yi Li, Luqian Shen, Yu Hua Mao, and
Yazhou Xu, and provide that such property and interests in property may
not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in;
and
Restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from Bin Xu,
Yi Li, Luqian Shen, Yu Hua Mao, and Yazhou Xu.
Where the Secretary of State elects the sanction under Section 4(e)
of E.O. 13846, the Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States,
any alien that the Secretary of State determines is a corporate officer
or principal of, or a shareholder with a controlling interest in, a
sanctioned person subject to this action.
Subsequently, the Secretary of State determined on January 31, 2020
that the sanctions imposed with respect to the following persons on
September 25, 2019 pursuant to Executive Order 13846 (noted above) were
terminated as of January 31, 2020: COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co.
Ltd. and Yazhou Xu.
Peter D. Haas,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State.
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