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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Publication of Russian Harmful
Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations Web General Licenses 6,
6A, 6B, 25C, 30A, and 44
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
AGENCY:
Publication of web general
licenses.
ACTION:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing six
general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant
to the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations: GLs 6,
6A, 6B, 25C, 30A, and 44, each of which
was previously made available on
OFAC’s website.
SUMMARY:
GL 6 was issued on February 24,
2022. GL 6A was issued on March 24,
2022. GLs 6B, 25C, 30A, and 44 were
issued on July 14, 2022. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
additional relevant dates.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Assistant Director for Licensing,
202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; or
Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, 202–622–
2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website:
www.treas.gov/ofac.
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Background
OFAC issued GL 6 on February 24,
2022. GL 6 contained no expiration
date, but was replaced and superseded
by GL 6A on March 24, 2022. GL 6A
contained no expiration date, but was
replaced and superseded by GL 6B on
July 14, 2022. On July 14, 2022, OFAC
also issued GLs 25C, 30A, and 44. GL
30A expires on December 16, 2022 at
12:01 a.m. eastern standard time; the
remaining GLs contain no expiration
date. GLs 6, 6A, 6B, 25C, 30A, and 44
each authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Russian
Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587, and at the
time of issuance, each was made
available on OFAC’s website
(www.treas.gov/ofac). The text of these
GLs is provided below.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 14024 of April 15, 2021
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
Blocking Property With Respect To Specified
Harmful Foreign Activities of the
Government of the Russian Federation
31 CFR Part 587
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GENERAL LICENSE NO. 6
Transactions Related to the Exportation or
Reexportation of Agricultural Commodities,
Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement
Parts and Components, or Software Updates,
or the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)
Pandemic
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, all transactions
prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024
that are ordinarily incident and necessary to:
(1) the exportation or reexportation of
agricultural commodities, medicine, medical
devices, replacement parts and components
for medical devices, or software updates for
medical devices to, from, or transiting the
Russian Federation; or (2) the prevention,
diagnosis, or treatment of COVID–19
(including research or clinical studies
relating to COVID–19), are authorized.
(b) For the purposes of this general license,
agricultural commodities, medicine, and
medical devices are defined as follows:
(1) Agricultural commodities. For the
purposes of this general license, agricultural
commodities are products that fall within the
term ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ as defined in
section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) and are intended for use
as:
(i) Food for humans (including raw,
processed, and packaged foods; live animals;
vitamins and minerals; food additives or
supplements; and bottled drinking water) or
animals (including animal feeds);
(ii) Seeds for food crops;
(iii) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
(iv) Reproductive materials (such as live
animals, fertilized eggs, embryos, and semen)
for the production of food animals.
(2) Medicine. For the purposes of this
general license, medicine is an item that falls
within the definition of the term ‘‘drug’’ in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(3) Medical devices. For the purposes of
this general license, a medical device is an
item that falls within the definition of
‘‘device’’ in section 201 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(c) This general license does not authorize
the opening or maintaining of a
correspondent account or payable-through
account for or on behalf of any entity subject
to Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions
Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through
Accounts and Processing of Transactions
Involving Certain Foreign Financial
Institutions.
Note to General License No. 6. Nothing in
this general license relieves any person from
compliance with any other Federal laws or
requirements of other Federal agencies.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: February 24, 2022
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GENERAL LICENSE NO. 6A
Transactions Related to the Exportation or
Reexportation of Agricultural Commodities,
Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement
Parts and Components, or Software Updates,
the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)
Pandemic, or Clinical Trials
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, all transactions
prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part
587 (RuHSR), that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to: (1) the exportation or
reexportation of agricultural commodities,
medicine, medical devices, replacement parts
and components for medical devices, or
software updates for medical devices to,
from, or transiting the Russian Federation; (2)
the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of
COVID–19 (including research or clinical
studies relating to COVID–19); or (3) ongoing
clinical trials and other medical research
activities that were in effect prior to March
24, 2022, are authorized.
(b) For the purposes of this general license,
agricultural commodities, medicine, and
medical devices are defined as follows:
(1) Agricultural commodities. For the
purposes of this general license, agricultural
commodities are products that fall within the
term ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ as defined in
section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) and are intended for use
as:
(i) Food for humans (including raw,
processed, and packaged foods; live animals;
vitamins and minerals; food additives or
supplements; and bottled drinking water) or
animals (including animal feeds);
(ii) Seeds for food crops;
(iii) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
(iv) Reproductive materials (such as live
animals, fertilized eggs, embryos, and semen)
for the production of food animals.
(2) Medicine. For the purposes of this
general license, medicine is an item that falls
within the definition of the term ‘‘drug’’ in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(3) Medical devices. For the purposes of
this general license, a medical device is an
item that falls within the definition of
‘‘device’’ in section 201 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The opening or maintaining of a
correspondent account or payable-through
account for or on behalf of any entity subject
to Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions
Related to Correspondent or PayableThrough Accounts and Processing of
Transactions Involving Certain Foreign
Financial Institutions;
(2) Any debit to an account on the books
of a U.S. financial institution of the Central
Bank of the Russian Federation, the National
Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or
the Ministry of Finance of the Russian
Federation; or
(3) Any transaction prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 14066 or E.O. 14068.
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(d) Effective March 24, 2022, General
License No. 6, dated February 24, 2022, is
replaced and superseded in its entirety by
this General License No. 6A.
Note 1 to General License No. 6A.
Transactions prohibited by E.O. 14066 or
E.O. 14068 include new investment in
certain sectors in the Russian Federation and
the importation into the United States of
certain products of Russian Federation
origin, such as alcoholic beverages and fish,
seafood, or preparations thereof.
Note 2 to General License No. 6A. Nothing
in this general license relieves any person
from compliance with any other Federal laws
or requirements of other Federal agencies.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: March 24, 2022
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
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GENERAL LICENSE NO. 6B
Transactions Related to Agricultural
Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices,
Replacement Parts and Components, or
Software Updates, the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID–19) Pandemic, or Clinical
Trials
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, all transactions
prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part
587, related to: (1) the production,
manufacturing, sale, or transport of
agricultural commodities, agricultural
equipment, medicine, medical devices,
replacement parts and components for
medical devices, or software updates for
medical devices; (2) the prevention,
diagnosis, or treatment of COVID–19
(including research or clinical studies
relating to COVID–19); or (3) ongoing clinical
trials and other medical research activities
are authorized.
(b) For the purposes of this general license,
agricultural commodities, medicine, and
medical devices are defined as follows:
(1) Agricultural commodities. For the
purposes of this general license, agricultural
commodities are products that fall within the
term ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ as defined in
section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) and are intended for use
as:
(i) Food for humans (including raw,
processed, and packaged foods; live animals;
vitamins and minerals; food additives or
supplements; and bottled drinking water) or
animals (including animal feeds);
(ii) Seeds for food crops;
(iii) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
(iv) Reproductive materials (such as live
animals, fertilized eggs, embryos, and semen)
for the production of food animals.
(2) Medicine. For the purposes of this
general license, medicine is an item that falls
within the definition of the term ‘‘drug’’ in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(3) Medical devices. For the purposes of
this general license, a medical device is an
item that falls within the definition of
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‘‘device’’ in section 201 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The opening or maintaining of a
correspondent account or payable-through
account for or on behalf of any entity subject
to Directive 2 under Executive Order (E.O.)
14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent
or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing
of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign
Financial Institutions;
(2) Any debit to an account on the books
of a U.S. financial institution of the Central
Bank of the Russian Federation, the National
Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or
the Ministry of Finance of the Russian
Federation; or
(3) Any transaction prohibited by E.O.
14066, E.O. 14068, or E.O. 14071.
(d) Effective July 14, 2022, General License
No. 6A, dated March 24, 2022, is replaced
and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 6B.
Note 1 to General License No. 6B.
Transactions prohibited by E.O. 14066, E.O.
14068, and E.O. 14071 include new
investment in the Russian Federation and the
importation into the United States of certain
products of Russian Federation origin, such
as alcoholic beverages and fish, seafood, or
preparations thereof.
Note 2 to General License No. 6B. Nothing
in this general license relieves any person
from compliance with any other Federal laws
or requirements of other Federal agencies.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: July 14, 2022
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 25C
Authorizing Transactions Related to
Telecommunications and Certain InternetBased Communications
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, all transactions
ordinarily incident and necessary to the
receipt or transmission of
telecommunications involving the Russian
Federation that are prohibited by the Russian
Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), are
authorized.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, the exportation or
reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or
indirectly, from the United States or by U.S.
persons, wherever located, to the Russian
Federation of services, software, hardware, or
technology incident to the exchange of
communications over the internet, such as
instant messaging, videoconferencing, chat
and email, social networking, sharing of
photos, movies, and documents, web
browsing, blogging, web hosting, and domain
name registration services, that is prohibited
by the RuHSR, is authorized.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The opening or maintaining of a
correspondent account or payable-through
account for or on behalf of any entity subject
to Directive 2 under Executive Order (E.O.)
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14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent
or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing
of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign
Financial Institutions;
(2) Any debit to an account on the books
of a U.S. financial institution of the Central
Bank of the Russian Federation, the National
Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or
the Ministry of Finance of the Russian
Federation;
(3) Any transactions prohibited by E.O.
14066 or E.O. 14068; or
(4) Any transactions involving Joint Stock
Company Channel One Russia, Joint Stock
Company NTV Broadcasting Company,
Television Station Russia-1, Limited Liability
Company Algoritm, New Eastern Outlook, or
Oriental Review, unless separately
authorized.
(d) Effective July 14, 2022, General License
No. 25B, dated June 2, 2022, is replaced and
superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 25C.
Note to General License No. 25C. Nothing
in this general license relieves any person
from compliance with any other Federal laws
or requirements of other Federal agencies,
including export, reexport, and transfer (incountry) licensing requirements maintained
by the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of
Industry and Security under the Export
Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts
730–774.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: July 14, 2022
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30A
Authorizing Transactions Involving SEFE
Securing Energy for Europe GmbH
Prohibited by Directive 3 Under Executive
Order 14024
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, all transactions
involving SEFE Securing Energy for Europe
GmbH (formerly known as Gazprom
Germania GmbH), or any entity in which
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH
owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or
greater interest, that are prohibited by
Directive 3 under Executive Order 14024,
Prohibitions Related to New Debt and Equity
of Certain Russia-related Entities, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
standard time, December 16, 2022.
(b) This general license does not authorize
any transactions otherwise prohibited by the
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR),
including transactions involving any person
blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, unless
separately authorized.
(c) Effective July 14, 2022, General License
No. 30, dated May 2, 2022, is replaced and
superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 30A.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: July 14, 2022
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Compliance & Evaluation, 202–622–
2490.
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part 587
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 44
Authorizing the Export or Reexport of
Certain Accounting Services to U.S.
Individuals Located in the Russian
Federation
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, all transactions
ordinarily incident and necessary to the
exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply,
directly or indirectly, from the United States,
or by a United States person, wherever
located, of tax preparation or filing services
to any individual who is a United States
person located in the Russian Federation,
which are prohibited by section 1(a)(ii) of
Executive Order 14071, are authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize
any transactions otherwise prohibited by the
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR),
including transactions involving any person
blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, unless
separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: July 14, 2022
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 591
Publication of Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations Web General Licenses 40
and 40A
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of web general
licenses.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing two
general licenses (GLs) issued in the
Venezuela Sanctions program: GL 40,
which was previously made available
on OFAC’s website and is now expired,
and GL 40A, which was also previously
made available on OFAC’s website and
expires on July 12, 2023.
DATES: GL 40 was issued on July 12,
2021. GL 40A was issued on July 7,
2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for additional relevant dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Assistant Director for Licensing,
202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; or
Assistant Director for Sanctions
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This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website:
www.treas.gov/ofac.
Background
On July 12, 2021, OFAC issued GL 40
to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Venezuela
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591.
GL 40 had an expiration date of July 8,
2022. On July 7, 2022, OFAC issued GL
40A, which replaced and superseded GL
40 and has an expiration date of July 12,
2023. GLs 40 and 40A were each made
available on OFAC’s website
(www.treas.gov/ofac) at the time of
publication. The text of GLs 40 and 40A
is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR
part 591
Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving
the Exportation or Reexportation of
Liquefied Petroleum Gas to Venezuela
BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, all transactions and
activities related to the exportation or
reexportation, directly or indirectly, of
liquefied petroleum gas to Venezuela,
involving the Government of Venezuela,
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), or any
entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest,
that are prohibited by E.O. 13850 of
November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857
of January 25, 2019, or E.O. 13884 of August
5, 2019, each as incorporated into the
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR
part 591 (the VSR), are authorized through
12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, July 8, 2022.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any payment-in-kind of petroleum or
petroleum products; or
(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise
prohibited by the VSR, prohibited by any
other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or involving
any blocked persons other than PdVSA, any
entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, or
any Government of Venezuela person that is
blocked solely pursuant to E.O. 13884.
Note to General License No. 40: Nothing in
this general license relieves any persons from
compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department
of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and
Security.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: July 12, 2021
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GENERAL LICENSE NO. 40A
Electronic Availability
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 40
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving
the Exportation or Reexportation of
Liquefied Petroleum Gas to Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, all transactions and
activities related to the exportation or
reexportation, directly or indirectly, of
liquefied petroleum gas to Venezuela,
involving the Government of Venezuela,
Petro´leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), or any
entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest,
that are prohibited by E.O. 13850 of
November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857
of January 25, 2019, or E.O. 13884 of August
5, 2019, each as incorporated into the
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR
part 591 (the VSR), are authorized through
12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, July 12,
2023.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any payment-in-kind of petroleum or
petroleum products; or
(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise
prohibited by the VSR, prohibited by any
other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or involving
any blocked persons other than PdVSA, any
entity in which PdVSA owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, or
any Government of Venezuela person that is
blocked solely pursuant to E.O. 13884.
(c) Effective July 7, 2022, General License
No. 40, dated July 12, 2021, is replaced and
superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 40A.
Note to General License No. 40A: Nothing
in this general license relieves any persons
from compliance with the requirements of
other Federal agencies, including the
Department of Commerce’s Bureau of
Industry and Security.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: July 7, 2022
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 591
Publication of Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations Web General Licenses 8I
and 8J
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of web general
licenses.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 587
Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions
Regulations Web General Licenses 6, 6A, 6B, 25C, 30A, and 44
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of web general licenses.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing six general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant
to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GLs 6,
6A, 6B, 25C, 30A, and 44, each of which was previously made available
on OFAC's website.
DATES: GL 6 was issued on February 24, 2022. GL 6A was issued on March
24, 2022. GLs 6B, 25C, 30A, and 44 were issued on July 14, 2022. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional relevant dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for
Licensing, 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs,
202-622-4855; or Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance &
Evaluation, 202-622-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC's website: www.treas.gov/ofac.
Background
OFAC issued GL 6 on February 24, 2022. GL 6 contained no expiration
date, but was replaced and superseded by GL 6A on March 24, 2022. GL 6A
contained no expiration date, but was replaced and superseded by GL 6B
on July 14, 2022. On July 14, 2022, OFAC also issued GLs 25C, 30A, and
44. GL 30A expires on December 16, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard
time; the remaining GLs contain no expiration date. GLs 6, 6A, 6B, 25C,
30A, and 44 each authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by
the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR
part 587, and at the time of issuance, each was made available on
OFAC's website (www.treas.gov/ofac). The text of these GLs is provided
below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 14024 of April 15, 2021
Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities
of the Government of the Russian Federation
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 6
Transactions Related to the Exportation or Reexportation of
Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts
and Components, or Software Updates, or the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) Pandemic
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to: (1) the exportation or
reexportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, medical
devices, replacement parts and components for medical devices, or
software updates for medical devices to, from, or transiting the
Russian Federation; or (2) the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment
of COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies relating to
COVID-19), are authorized.
(b) For the purposes of this general license, agricultural
commodities, medicine, and medical devices are defined as follows:
(1) Agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this general
license, agricultural commodities are products that fall within the
term ``agricultural commodity'' as defined in section 102 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) and are intended for
use as:
(i) Food for humans (including raw, processed, and packaged
foods; live animals; vitamins and minerals; food additives or
supplements; and bottled drinking water) or animals (including
animal feeds);
(ii) Seeds for food crops;
(iii) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
(iv) Reproductive materials (such as live animals, fertilized
eggs, embryos, and semen) for the production of food animals.
(2) Medicine. For the purposes of this general license, medicine
is an item that falls within the definition of the term ``drug'' in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321).
(3) Medical devices. For the purposes of this general license, a
medical device is an item that falls within the definition of
``device'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(c) This general license does not authorize the opening or
maintaining of a correspondent account or payable-through account
for or on behalf of any entity subject to Directive 2 under E.O.
14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through
Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign
Financial Institutions.
Note to General License No. 6. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal laws or
requirements of other Federal agencies.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: February 24, 2022
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part
587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 6A
Transactions Related to the Exportation or Reexportation of
Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts
and Components, or Software Updates, the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) Pandemic, or Clinical Trials
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to: (1) the exportation or
reexportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, medical
devices, replacement parts and components for medical devices, or
software updates for medical devices to, from, or transiting the
Russian Federation; (2) the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of
COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies relating to COVID-
19); or (3) ongoing clinical trials and other medical research
activities that were in effect prior to March 24, 2022, are
authorized.
(b) For the purposes of this general license, agricultural
commodities, medicine, and medical devices are defined as follows:
(1) Agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this general
license, agricultural commodities are products that fall within the
term ``agricultural commodity'' as defined in section 102 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) and are intended for
use as:
(i) Food for humans (including raw, processed, and packaged
foods; live animals; vitamins and minerals; food additives or
supplements; and bottled drinking water) or animals (including
animal feeds);
(ii) Seeds for food crops;
(iii) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
(iv) Reproductive materials (such as live animals, fertilized
eggs, embryos, and semen) for the production of food animals.
(2) Medicine. For the purposes of this general license, medicine
is an item that falls within the definition of the term ``drug'' in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321).
(3) Medical devices. For the purposes of this general license, a
medical device is an item that falls within the definition of
``device'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or
payable-through account for or on behalf of any entity subject to
Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Prohibitions Related to Correspondent
or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving
Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
(2) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial
institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the
National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of
Finance of the Russian Federation; or
(3) Any transaction prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 14066
or E.O. 14068.
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(d) Effective March 24, 2022, General License No. 6, dated
February 24, 2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by
this General License No. 6A.
Note 1 to General License No. 6A. Transactions prohibited by
E.O. 14066 or E.O. 14068 include new investment in certain sectors
in the Russian Federation and the importation into the United States
of certain products of Russian Federation origin, such as alcoholic
beverages and fish, seafood, or preparations thereof.
Note 2 to General License No. 6A. Nothing in this general
license relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal
laws or requirements of other Federal agencies.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: March 24, 2022
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part
587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 6B
Transactions Related to Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical
Devices, Replacement Parts and Components, or Software Updates, the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, or Clinical Trials
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign
Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587, related to: (1)
the production, manufacturing, sale, or transport of agricultural
commodities, agricultural equipment, medicine, medical devices,
replacement parts and components for medical devices, or software
updates for medical devices; (2) the prevention, diagnosis, or
treatment of COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies
relating to COVID-19); or (3) ongoing clinical trials and other
medical research activities are authorized.
(b) For the purposes of this general license, agricultural
commodities, medicine, and medical devices are defined as follows:
(1) Agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this general
license, agricultural commodities are products that fall within the
term ``agricultural commodity'' as defined in section 102 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602) and are intended for
use as:
(i) Food for humans (including raw, processed, and packaged
foods; live animals; vitamins and minerals; food additives or
supplements; and bottled drinking water) or animals (including
animal feeds);
(ii) Seeds for food crops;
(iii) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
(iv) Reproductive materials (such as live animals, fertilized
eggs, embryos, and semen) for the production of food animals.
(2) Medicine. For the purposes of this general license, medicine
is an item that falls within the definition of the term ``drug'' in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321).
(3) Medical devices. For the purposes of this general license, a
medical device is an item that falls within the definition of
``device'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or
payable-through account for or on behalf of any entity subject to
Directive 2 under Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, Prohibitions Related
to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of
Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
(2) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial
institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the
National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of
Finance of the Russian Federation; or
(3) Any transaction prohibited by E.O. 14066, E.O. 14068, or
E.O. 14071.
(d) Effective July 14, 2022, General License No. 6A, dated March
24, 2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 6B.
Note 1 to General License No. 6B. Transactions prohibited by
E.O. 14066, E.O. 14068, and E.O. 14071 include new investment in the
Russian Federation and the importation into the United States of
certain products of Russian Federation origin, such as alcoholic
beverages and fish, seafood, or preparations thereof.
Note 2 to General License No. 6B. Nothing in this general
license relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal
laws or requirements of other Federal agencies.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: July 14, 2022
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part
587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 25C
Authorizing Transactions Related to Telecommunications and Certain
Internet-Based Communications
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the receipt or
transmission of telecommunications involving the Russian Federation
that are prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), are authorized.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
the exportation or reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or
indirectly, from the United States or by U.S. persons, wherever
located, to the Russian Federation of services, software, hardware,
or technology incident to the exchange of communications over the
internet, such as instant messaging, videoconferencing, chat and
email, social networking, sharing of photos, movies, and documents,
web browsing, blogging, web hosting, and domain name registration
services, that is prohibited by the RuHSR, is authorized.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or
payable-through account for or on behalf of any entity subject to
Directive 2 under Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, Prohibitions Related
to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of
Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions;
(2) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial
institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the
National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of
Finance of the Russian Federation;
(3) Any transactions prohibited by E.O. 14066 or E.O. 14068; or
(4) Any transactions involving Joint Stock Company Channel One
Russia, Joint Stock Company NTV Broadcasting Company, Television
Station Russia-1, Limited Liability Company Algoritm, New Eastern
Outlook, or Oriental Review, unless separately authorized.
(d) Effective July 14, 2022, General License No. 25B, dated June
2, 2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 25C.
Note to General License No. 25C. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with any other Federal laws or
requirements of other Federal agencies, including export, reexport,
and transfer (in-country) licensing requirements maintained by the
Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security under the
Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730-774.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: July 14, 2022
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part
587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30A
Authorizing Transactions Involving SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH
Prohibited by Directive 3 Under Executive Order 14024
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions involving SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH
(formerly known as Gazprom Germania GmbH), or any entity in which
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH owns, directly or indirectly, a
50 percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by Directive 3
under Executive Order 14024, Prohibitions Related to New Debt and
Equity of Certain Russia-related Entities, are authorized through
12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, December 16, 2022.
(b) This general license does not authorize any transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including
transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR,
unless separately authorized.
(c) Effective July 14, 2022, General License No. 30, dated May
2, 2022, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General
License No. 30A.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: July 14, 2022
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR Part
587
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 44
Authorizing the Export or Reexport of Certain Accounting Services to
U.S. Individuals Located in the Russian Federation
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the
exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly,
from the United States, or by a United States person, wherever
located, of tax preparation or filing services to any individual who
is a United States person located in the Russian Federation, which
are prohibited by section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 14071, are
authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize any transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including
transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR,
unless separately authorized.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Dated: July 14, 2022
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2022-17646 Filed 8-16-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-AL-P
