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31 CFR Part 591
Publication of Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations Web General Licenses 29,
30, 30A, 31, and 31A
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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Control (OFAC) is publishing five
general licenses (GLs) issued in the
Venezuela Sanctions program: GLs 29,
30, 30A, 31, and 31A, each of which
was previously made available on
OFAC’s website.
DATES: GLs 29, 30, and 31 were issued
on August 5, 2019. 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
On August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL
29 to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by Executive
Orders (E.O.s) 13808 of August 24, 2017,
‘‘Imposing Additional Sanctions with
Respect to the Situation in Venezuela’’
(82 FR 41155, August 29, 2017), and
13884 of August 5, 2019, ‘‘Blocking
Property of the Government of
Venezuela’’ (84 FR 38843, August 7,
2019). Also on August 5, 2019, OFAC
issued GL 30 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by
E.O. 13884. Also on August 5, 2019,
OFAC issued GL 31 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by
E.O.s 13850 of November 1, 2018,
‘‘Blocking Property of Additional
Persons Contributing to the Situation in
Venezuela’’ (83 FR 55243, November 2,
2018), and 13884.
On November 22, 2019, OFAC
incorporated the prohibitions of E.O.s
13808, 13850, and 13884, as well as any
other Executive orders issued pursuant
to the national emergency declared in
E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, ‘‘Blocking
Property and Suspending Entry of
Certain Persons Contributing to the
Situation in Venezuela,’’ into the
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 591 (VSR). Subsequently,
OFAC issued one further iteration of GL
30 and two further iterations of GL: on
February 2, 2021, OFAC issued GL 30A,
which superseded GL 30 and authorized
certain transactions otherwise
prohibited by E.O. 13850 and E.O.
13884; on January 4, 2021, OFAC issued
GL 31A, which superseded GL 31; and
on January 9, 2023, OFAC issued GL
31B, which superseded GL 31A.
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Each GL was made available on
OFAC’s website (www.treas.gov/ofac)
when it was issued. The text of GLs 29,
30, 30A, 31, and 31A is provided below.
(GL 31B was published in a prior issue
of the Federal Register.)
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13808 of August 24, 2017
Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect
to the Situation in Venezuela
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of
Venezuela
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 29
Certain Transactions Involving the
Government of Venezuela in Support of
Certain Nongovernmental Organizations’
Activities Authorized
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all
transactions involving the Government of
Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order
(E.O.) of August 5, 2019 or E.O. 13808, as
amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019,
that are ordinarily incident and necessary to
the activities described in paragraph (b) by
nongovernmental organizations are
authorized, including processing and
transfers of funds, and payment of taxes, fees,
and import duties to, and purchase or receipt
of permits, licenses, or public utility services
from, the Government of Venezuela.
(b) The activities referenced in paragraph
(a) are as follows:
(1) Activities to support humanitarian
projects to meet basic human needs in
Venezuela, including drought and flood
relief, the provision of health services,
assistance for vulnerable populations
including individuals with disabilities and
the elderly, environmental programs, and
food, nutrition, and medicine distribution;
(2) Activities to support democracy
building in Venezuela, including activities to
support rule of law, citizen participation,
government accountability, universal human
rights and fundamental freedoms, access to
information, and civil society development
projects;
(3) Activities to support education in
Venezuela, including combating illiteracy,
increasing access to education, international
exchanges, and assisting education reform
projects;
(4) Activities to support non-commercial
development projects directly benefiting the
Venezuelan people, including preventing
infectious disease and promoting maternal/
child health, sustainable agriculture, and
clean water assistance; and
(5) Activities to support environmental
protection in Venezuela, including the
preservation and protection of threatened or
endangered species and the remediation of
pollution or other environmental damage.
(c) This general license does not authorize
any transactions or dealings otherwise
prohibited by E.O. of August 5, 2019, or E.O.
13850 of November 1, 2018, E.O. 13835 of
May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018,
E.O. 13808, or E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015,
each as amended by E.O. 13857 of January
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25, 2019, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V,
or any transactions or dealings with any
blocked person other than the Government of
Venezuela persons described in paragraph (a)
of this general license.
Note to General License No. 29: Nothing in
E.O. of August 5, 2019 prohibits transactions
related to the provision of articles such as
food, clothing, and medicine intended to be
used to relieve human suffering. See Section
5 of E.O. of August 5, 2019. See also
Venezuela-Related General License No. 4C
(relating to exportation or reexportation of
agricultural commodities, medicine, medical
devices, replacement parts and components
for medical devices, and software updates for
medical devices).
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of
Venezuela
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30
Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving
the Government of Venezuela Necessary to
Port and Airport Operations
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
this general license, all transactions and
activities involving the Government of
Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order
(E.O.) of August 5, 2019 that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to operations or use
of ports and airports in Venezuela are
authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to
the exportation or reexportation of diluents,
directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise
prohibited by E.O. of August 5, 2019, or E.O.
13850 of November 1, 2018, E.O. 13835 of
May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018,
E.O. 13808 of August 24, 2017, or E.O. 13692
of March 8, 2015, each as amended by E.O.
13857 of January 25, 2019, or any part of 31
CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
dealings with any blocked person other than
the Government of Venezuela persons
described in paragraph (a) of this general
license.
Note to General License No. 30: Nothing in
this general license relieves any exporter
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: August 5, 2019.
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Venezuela Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 591
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30A
Authorizing Certain Transactions Necessary
to Port and Airport Operations
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, all transactions and
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activities involving the Government of
Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order
(E.O.) 13884 of August 5, 2019, as
incorporated into the Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR), that
are ordinarily incident and necessary to
operations or use of ports and airports in
Venezuela are authorized.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, all transactions and
activities prohibited by E.O. 13850 of
November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857
of January 25, 2019, and incorporated into
the VSR, involving the Instituto Nacional de
los Espacios Acuaticos (INEA), or any entity
in which INEA owns, directly or indirectly,
a 50 percent or greater interest, that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to
operations or use of ports and airports in
Venezuela are authorized.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or activities related to
the exportation or reexportation of diluents,
directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise
prohibited by the VSR, or any other part of
31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
activities with any blocked person other than
INEA, or any entity in which INEA 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.
(d) Effective February 2, 2021, General
License No. 30, dated August 5, 2019, is
replaced and superseded in its entirety by
this General License No. 30A.
Note to General License No. 30A: Nothing
in this general license relieves any exporter
from compliance with the requirements of
other Federal agencies, including the
Department of Commerce’s Bureau of
Industry and Security.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
Dated: February 2, 2021.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons
Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
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any official, designee, or representative
appointed or designated by Guaido´ to act on
behalf of the Government of Venezuela,
including the Special Attorney General, and
any staff of the foregoing individuals; any
ambassador or other representative to the
United States or to a third country appointed
by Guaido´, and any staff of such ambassador
or representative; any representative to an
international organization appointed by
Guaido´, and any staff of such representative;
any person appointed by Guaido´ to the board
of directors (including any ad hoc board of
directors) or appointed as an executive
officer of a Government of Venezuela entity
(including entities owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the Government of
Venezuela); and any other person that is
appointed or designated by any of the
foregoing persons to act on behalf of the
Government of Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, U.S. persons are
authorized to engage in all transactions
involving any person appointed by Guaido´ to
the board of directors (including any ad hoc
board of directors) or appointed as an
executive officer of a Government of
Venezuela entity (including entities owned
or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the
Government of Venezuela) prohibited by E.O.
13850, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January
25, 2019.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transaction that is otherwise
prohibited under E.O. of August 5, 2019, or
E.O. 13850, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O.
13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of
August 24, 2017, or E.O. 13692 of March 8,
2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857, or any
part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions
or dealings with any blocked person other
than the Government of Venezuela persons
described in paragraph (a) or persons
appointed by Guaido´ as described in
paragraph (b) of this general license; or
(2) Any transaction involving the
Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly
convened by Nicolas Maduro, including its
members and staff.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
Blocking Property of the Government of
Venezuela
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 31
31 CFR Part 591
Certain Transactions Involving the
Venezuelan National Assembly, the Interim
President of Venezuela, and Certain Other
Persons Authorized
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, U.S. persons are
authorized to engage in all transactions
prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) of
August 5, 2019 involving the following
persons:
(1) The Venezuelan National Assembly,
including its members and staff, and any
persons appointed or designated by the
National Assembly to act on behalf of the
Government of Venezuela; and
(2) The Interim President of Venezuela,
Juan Gerardo Guaido´ Marquez (Guaido´), and
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Certain Transactions Involving the IV
Venezuelan National Assembly, the Interim
President of Venezuela, and Certain Other
Persons Authorized
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, U.S. persons are
authorized to engage in all transactions and
activities prohibited by Executive Order
(E.O.) 13884 of August 5, 2019, as
incorporated into the Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR),
involving the following persons:
(1) The IV Venezuelan National Assembly
seated on January 5, 2016 (‘‘IV National
Assembly’’) and its Delegated Commission,
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including its respective members and staff,
and any persons appointed or designated by
the IV National Assembly or its Delegated
Commission to act on behalf of the
Government of Venezuela; and
(2) The current Interim President of
Venezuela, Juan Gerardo Guaido´ Marquez
(Guaido´), and any official, designee, or
representative appointed or designated by
Guaido´ to act on behalf of the Government
of Venezuela, including the Special Attorney
General, and any staff of the foregoing
individuals; any ambassador or other
representative to the United States or to a
third country appointed by Guaido´, and any
staff of such ambassador or representative;
any representative to an international
organization appointed by Guaido´, and any
staff of such representative; any person
appointed by Guaido´ to the board of directors
(including any ad hoc board of directors) or
appointed as an executive officer of a
Government of Venezuela entity (including
entities owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by the Government of Venezuela);
and any other person that is appointed or
designated by any of the foregoing persons to
act on behalf of the Government of
Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of
this general license, U.S. persons are
authorized to engage in all transactions and
activities involving any person appointed by
Guaido´, the IV National Assembly, or its
Delegated Commission to the board of
directors (including any ad hoc board of
directors) or appointed as an executive
officer of a Government of Venezuela entity
(including entities owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the Government of
Venezuela) prohibited by E.O. 13850 of
November 1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857
of January 25, 2019, and incorporated into
the VSR.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transaction or activity involving
the Venezuelan National Constituent
Assembly convened by Nicolas Maduro or
the illegitimate National Assembly scheduled
to be seated on January 5, 2021, including
their respective members and staff; or
(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise
prohibited by the VSR, any other part of 31
CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
activities with any blocked persons other
than the Government of Venezuela persons
identified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this
general license.
(d) Effective January 4, 2021, General
License No. 31, dated August 5, 2019, is
replaced and superseded in its entirety by
this General License No. 31A.
Bradley T. Smith,
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
Dated: January 4, 2021.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
31 CFR Part 591
Blocking Property of the Government of
Venezuela
Publication of Venezuela Sanctions
Regulations Web General Licenses 32,
33, 34, 34A, and 35
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 32
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 five
general licenses (GLs) issued in the
Venezuela Sanctions program: GLs 32,
33, 34, 34A, and 35, each of which was
previously made available on OFAC’s
website.
SUMMARY:
GLs 32 and 33 were issued on
August 5, 2019. 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.
Background
On August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GLs
32 and 33 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by
Executive Order (E.O.) 13884 of August
5, 2019, ‘‘Blocking Property of the
Government of Venezuela’’ (84 FR
38843, August 7, 2019). On September
9, 2019, OFAC issued GL 34 to
authorize certain transactions otherwise
prohibited by E.O. 13884. Subsequently,
OFAC issued one further iteration of GL
34: on November 5, 2019, OFAC issued
GL 34A, which superseded GL 34. Also
on November 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL
35 to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13884.
Each GL was made available on
OFAC’s website (www.treas.gov/ofac)
when it was issued. The text of these
GLs is provided below.
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Authorizing Certain Transactions
Related to Personal Maintenance of
Individuals Who Are U.S. Persons
Residing in Venezuela
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this general license, individuals
who are U.S. persons residing in
Venezuela are authorized to engage in
transactions involving the Government
of Venezuela prohibited by Executive
Order (E.O.) of August 5, 2019 that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to
their personal maintenance within
Venezuela, including payment of
housing expenses, acquisition of goods
or services for personal use, payment of
taxes or fees, and purchase or receipt of
permits, licenses, or public utility
services.
(b) This general license does not
authorize any transaction or dealing
otherwise prohibited by E.O. of August
5, or E.O. 13850 of November 1, 2018,
E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827
of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of August
24, 2017, or E.O. 13692 of March 8,
2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857 of
January 25, 2019, or any part of 31 CFR
chapter V, or any transactions or
dealings with any blocked person other
than the Government of Venezuela
persons described in paragraph (a) of
this general license.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS
CONTROL
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of
Venezuela
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 33
Authorizing Overflight Payments,
Emergency Landings, and Air
Ambulance Services
(a) Except as specified in paragraph
(c), the receipt of, and payment of
charges for, services rendered involving
the Government of Venezuela in
connection with overflights of
Venezuela or emergency landings in
Venezuela by aircraft registered in the
United States or owned or controlled by,
or chartered to, persons subject to U.S.
jurisdiction are authorized.
(b) Except as specified in paragraph
(c), persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction
are authorized to engage in all
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 591
Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General
Licenses 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A
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 five general licenses (GLs) issued in the
Venezuela Sanctions program: GLs 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A, each of
which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
DATES: GLs 29, 30, and 31 were issued on August 5, 2019. 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
On August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL 29 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by Executive Orders (E.O.s) 13808 of
August 24, 2017, ``Imposing Additional Sanctions with Respect to the
Situation in Venezuela'' (82 FR 41155, August 29, 2017), and 13884 of
August 5, 2019, ``Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela''
(84 FR 38843, August 7, 2019). Also on August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL
30 to authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O.
13884. Also on August 5, 2019, OFAC issued GL 31 to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O.s 13850 of November 1, 2018,
``Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Venezuela'' (83 FR 55243, November 2, 2018), and 13884.
On November 22, 2019, OFAC incorporated the prohibitions of E.O.s
13808, 13850, and 13884, as well as any other Executive orders issued
pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13692 of March 8,
2015, ``Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela,'' into the Venezuela
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (VSR). Subsequently, OFAC issued
one further iteration of GL 30 and two further iterations of GL: on
February 2, 2021, OFAC issued GL 30A, which superseded GL 30 and
authorized certain transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13850 and
E.O. 13884; on January 4, 2021, OFAC issued GL 31A, which superseded GL
31; and on January 9, 2023, OFAC issued GL 31B, which superseded GL
31A.
Each GL was made available on OFAC's website (www.treas.gov/ofac)
when it was issued. The text of GLs 29, 30, 30A, 31, and 31A is
provided below. (GL 31B was published in a prior issue of the Federal
Register.)
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13808 of August 24, 2017
Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to the Situation in
Venezuela
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 29
Certain Transactions Involving the Government of Venezuela in Support
of Certain Nongovernmental Organizations' Activities Authorized
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all transactions
involving the Government of Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order
(E.O.) of August 5, 2019 or E.O. 13808, as amended by E.O. 13857 of
January 25, 2019, that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the
activities described in paragraph (b) by nongovernmental
organizations are authorized, including processing and transfers of
funds, and payment of taxes, fees, and import duties to, and
purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services
from, the Government of Venezuela.
(b) The activities referenced in paragraph (a) are as follows:
(1) Activities to support humanitarian projects to meet basic
human needs in Venezuela, including drought and flood relief, the
provision of health services, assistance for vulnerable populations
including individuals with disabilities and the elderly,
environmental programs, and food, nutrition, and medicine
distribution;
(2) Activities to support democracy building in Venezuela,
including activities to support rule of law, citizen participation,
government accountability, universal human rights and fundamental
freedoms, access to information, and civil society development
projects;
(3) Activities to support education in Venezuela, including
combating illiteracy, increasing access to education, international
exchanges, and assisting education reform projects;
(4) Activities to support non-commercial development projects
directly benefiting the Venezuelan people, including preventing
infectious disease and promoting maternal/child health, sustainable
agriculture, and clean water assistance; and
(5) Activities to support environmental protection in Venezuela,
including the preservation and protection of threatened or
endangered species and the remediation of pollution or other
environmental damage.
(c) This general license does not authorize any transactions or
dealings otherwise prohibited by E.O. of August 5, 2019, or E.O.
13850 of November 1, 2018, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of
March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808, or E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, each as
amended by E.O. 13857 of January
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25, 2019, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
dealings with any blocked person other than the Government of
Venezuela persons described in paragraph (a) of this general
license.
Note to General License No. 29: Nothing in E.O. of August 5,
2019 prohibits transactions related to the provision of articles
such as food, clothing, and medicine intended to be used to relieve
human suffering. See Section 5 of E.O. of August 5, 2019. See also
Venezuela-Related General License No. 4C (relating to exportation or
reexportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, medical
devices, replacement parts and components for medical devices, and
software updates for medical devices).
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30
Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving the Government of Venezuela
Necessary to Port and Airport Operations
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license,
all transactions and activities involving the Government of
Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) of August 5, 2019
that are ordinarily incident and necessary to operations or use of
ports and airports in Venezuela are authorized.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or dealings related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by E.O. of
August 5, 2019, or E.O. 13850 of November 1, 2018, E.O. 13835 of May
21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of August 24,
2017, or E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857
of January 25, 2019, or any part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any
transactions or dealings with any blocked person other than the
Government of Venezuela persons described in paragraph (a) of this
general license.
Note to General License No. 30: Nothing in this general license
relieves any exporter 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: August 5, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 591
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 30A
Authorizing Certain Transactions Necessary to Port and Airport
Operations
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions and activities involving the Government of
Venezuela prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 13884 of August 5,
2019, as incorporated into the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 591 (the VSR), that are ordinarily incident and necessary
to operations or use of ports and airports in Venezuela are
authorized.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
all transactions and activities prohibited by E.O. 13850 of November
1, 2018, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, and
incorporated into the VSR, involving the Instituto Nacional de los
Espacios Acuaticos (INEA), or any entity in which INEA owns,
directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are
ordinarily incident and necessary to operations or use of ports and
airports in Venezuela are authorized.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transactions or activities related to the exportation or
reexportation of diluents, directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; or
(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the
VSR, or any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
activities with any blocked person other than INEA, or any entity in
which INEA 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.
(d) Effective February 2, 2021, General License No. 30, dated
August 5, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 30A.
Note to General License No. 30A: Nothing in this general license
relieves any exporter from compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
Industry and Security.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: February 2, 2021.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Venezuela
Executive Order of August 5, 2019
Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 31
Certain Transactions Involving the Venezuelan National Assembly, the
Interim President of Venezuela, and Certain Other Persons Authorized
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions prohibited
by Executive Order (E.O.) of August 5, 2019 involving the following
persons:
(1) The Venezuelan National Assembly, including its members and
staff, and any persons appointed or designated by the National
Assembly to act on behalf of the Government of Venezuela; and
(2) The Interim President of Venezuela, Juan Gerardo
Guaid[oacute] Marquez (Guaid[oacute]), and any official, designee,
or representative appointed or designated by Guaid[oacute] to act on
behalf of the Government of Venezuela, including the Special
Attorney General, and any staff of the foregoing individuals; any
ambassador or other representative to the United States or to a
third country appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such
ambassador or representative; any representative to an international
organization appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such
representative; any person appointed by Guaid[oacute] to the board
of directors (including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed
as an executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity
(including entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
the Government of Venezuela); and any other person that is appointed
or designated by any of the foregoing persons to act on behalf of
the Government of Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions involving
any person appointed by Guaid[oacute] to the board of directors
(including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed as an
executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity (including
entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the
Government of Venezuela) prohibited by E.O. 13850, as amended by
E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transaction that is otherwise prohibited under E.O. of
August 5, 2019, or E.O. 13850, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O.
13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808 of August 24, 2017, or E.O.
13692 of March 8, 2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857, or any part
of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any
blocked person other than the Government of Venezuela persons
described in paragraph (a) or persons appointed by Guaid[oacute] as
described in paragraph (b) of this general license; or
(2) Any transaction involving the Venezuelan National
Constituent Assembly convened by Nicolas Maduro, including its
members and staff.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 591
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 31A
Certain Transactions Involving the IV Venezuelan National Assembly, the
Interim President of Venezuela, and Certain Other Persons Authorized
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions and
activities prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 13884 of August 5,
2019, as incorporated into the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31
CFR part 591 (the VSR), involving the following persons:
(1) The IV Venezuelan National Assembly seated on January 5,
2016 (``IV National Assembly'') and its Delegated Commission,
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including its respective members and staff, and any persons
appointed or designated by the IV National Assembly or its Delegated
Commission to act on behalf of the Government of Venezuela; and
(2) The current Interim President of Venezuela, Juan Gerardo
Guaid[oacute] Marquez (Guaid[oacute]), and any official, designee,
or representative appointed or designated by Guaid[oacute] to act on
behalf of the Government of Venezuela, including the Special
Attorney General, and any staff of the foregoing individuals; any
ambassador or other representative to the United States or to a
third country appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such
ambassador or representative; any representative to an international
organization appointed by Guaid[oacute], and any staff of such
representative; any person appointed by Guaid[oacute] to the board
of directors (including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed
as an executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity
(including entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
the Government of Venezuela); and any other person that is appointed
or designated by any of the foregoing persons to act on behalf of
the Government of Venezuela.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this general license,
U.S. persons are authorized to engage in all transactions and
activities involving any person appointed by Guaid[oacute], the IV
National Assembly, or its Delegated Commission to the board of
directors (including any ad hoc board of directors) or appointed as
an executive officer of a Government of Venezuela entity (including
entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the
Government of Venezuela) prohibited by E.O. 13850 of November 1,
2018, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, and incorporated
into the VSR.
(c) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any transaction or activity involving the Venezuelan
National Constituent Assembly convened by Nicolas Maduro or the
illegitimate National Assembly scheduled to be seated on January 5,
2021, including their respective members and staff; or
(2) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the
VSR, any other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or
activities with any blocked persons other than the Government of
Venezuela persons identified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this general
license.
(d) Effective January 4, 2021, General License No. 31, dated
August 5, 2019, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this
General License No. 31A.
Bradley T. Smith,
Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: January 4, 2021.
Andrea M. Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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