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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website: https://
ofac.treasury.gov/.
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 560 and 594
Publication of Covid-Related Web
General License Related to Iranian
Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations and Global Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations
Background
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of a web general
license.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing a general
license (GL) issued pursuant to the
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations and Global Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations: GL N. This GL
was previously made available on
OFAC’s website.
DATES: GL N was issued on June 17,
2021. 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 Compliance, 202–
SUMMARY:
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On June 17, 2021, OFAC issued GL N
to authorize certain transactions
otherwise prohibited by the Iranian
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations,
31 CFR part 560, the Global Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594,
or Executive Order 13224 of September
23, 2001 (‘‘Blocking Property and
Prohibiting Transactions With Persons
Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or
Support Terrorism,’’ 66 FR 49079), as
amended. GL N was made available on
OFAC’s website (https://
ofac.treasury.gov/) when it was issued.
GL N was replaced and superseded by
GL N–1 effective June 17, 2022 (87 FR
47932). The text of this GL is provided
below.
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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations
31 CFR Part 560
Electronic Availability
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 30 CFR part 926 is amended
as set forth below:
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contact-ofac.
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Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Executive Order 13224 of September 23,
2001
Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions With Persons Who Commit,
Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,
as Amended
GENERAL LICENSE N
Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond
to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)
Pandemic
(a) Authorizing certain COVID–19-related
transactions prohibited by the Iranian
Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.
Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e)
of this general license, the following
transactions and activities that are prohibited
by the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 560 (ITSR), are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, June 17, 2022:
(1) Exportation of goods or technology. All
transactions and activities related to the
exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply,
directly or indirectly, of goods or technology
for use in connection with the prevention,
diagnosis, or treatment of COVID–19
(including research or clinical studies related
to COVID–19) to Iran or the Government of
Iran, or to persons in third countries
purchasing specifically for resale to Iran or
the Government of Iran;
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(2) Importation of or dealings in certain
COVID–19-related goods. All transactions
and activities related to the importation into
the United States of, or dealings in or related
to, goods that previously were exported or
reexported to Iran or the Government of Iran
pursuant to this general license and that are
broken, defective, or non-operational, or are
connected to product recalls, adverse events,
or other safety concerns, or for routine
maintenance or the permanent return of such
items to the United States or a third country;
and
(3) Exportation or importation of services.
All transactions and activities related to the
exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply,
directly or indirectly, of services to Iran or
the Government of Iran, or the importation
into the United States of, or dealings in or
related to, Iranian-origin services, in each
case that are related to the prevention,
diagnosis, or treatment of COVID–19
(including research or clinical studies
relating to COVID–19).
(b) Authorizing certain transactions
involving the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) or
the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).
Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this
general license, all transactions and activities
described in paragraph (a) of this general
license involving CBI, NIOC, or any entity in
which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly, a 50
percent or greater interest, that are prohibited
by the ITSR, the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or
Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended,
are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time, June 17, 2022.
(c) Authorizing certain financial
transactions. Except as provided in
paragraph (e) of this general license, the
processing of funds transfers or trade finance
transactions that are ordinarily incident and
necessary to give effect to the transactions
and activities authorized in paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this general license that are
prohibited by the ITSR, GTSR, or E.O. 13224,
as amended, are authorized through 12:01
a.m. eastern daylight time, June 17, 2022
(d) Any exportation or reexportation of
goods or technology pursuant to paragraph
(a) of this general license is subject to the
following conditions:
(1) Any goods or technology exported or
reexported must:
(i) Be designated as EAR99 under the
Export Administration Regulations, 15CFR
parts 730 through 774 (EAR); or
(ii) In the case of goods or technology that
are not subject to the EAR, not be listed on
any multilateral export control regime; and
(2) All exports or reexports made pursuant
to this general license must be concluded
prior to the expiration date of this general
license.
(e) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The exportation or reexportation of
goods or technology to CBI, NIOC, or any
entity in which NIOC owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest;
(2) The exportation or reexportation of any
goods, technology, or services to military,
intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers
or importers;
(3) The exportation or reexportation of any
goods, technology, or services used to
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facilitate the development or production of a
chemical or biological weapon or weapon of
mass destruction;
(4) The unblocking of any property blocked
pursuant to any part of 31 CFR chapter V; or
(5) Any transactions or activities otherwise
prohibited by the ITSR, the GTSR, or E.O.
13224, as amended, or prohibited by any
other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or involving
any person blocked pursuant to the GTSR or
E.O. 13224, as amended, except as identified
in paragraph (b) of this general license.
Note 1 to General License N. The export
or reexport to Iran of certain food, medicine,
medical devices, and agricultural
commodities, as well as certain related
transactions such as payments and brokering,
are broadly authorized under sections
560.530, 560.532, and 560.533 of the ITSR,
subject to certain conditions. In addition,
transactions or activities authorized under
those provisions that involve CBI, NIOC, or
any entity in which NIOC owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, are
also authorized pursuant to Counter
Terrorism- and Iran-related General License
No. 8A. Those authorizations remain in
effect, including with respect to exports or
reexports of food, medicine, medical devices,
and agricultural commodities intended to
respond to the COVID–19 pandemic that
satisfy the applicable criteria of those
authorizations.
Note 2 to General License N. Nothing in
this general license relieves any person from
compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department
of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and
Security or the Department of State’s
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
Dated: June 17, 2021.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 562
Publication of an Iran-Related
Determination
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of a determination.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing a sector
determination pursuant to a January 10,
2020 Executive Order. The
determination was previously issued on
OFAC’s website.
DATES: The determination was issued on
October 11, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY
SUMMARY:
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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 Compliance, 202–
622–2490 or https://ofac.treasury.gov/
contact-ofac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional
information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC’s website: https://
ofac.treasury.gov/.
Background
On January 10, 2020, the President,
invoking the authority of, inter alia, the
International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
(IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.)
13902 of January 10, 2020, ‘‘Imposing
Sanctions With Respect to Additional
Sectors of Iran’’ (85 FR 2003, January 14,
2020). Among other prohibitions,
section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 blocks, with
certain exceptions, all property and
interests in property that are in the
United States, that come within the
United States, or that are or come within
the possession or control of any U.S.
person of, any person determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State
to operate in the construction, mining,
manufacturing, or textiles sectors of the
Iranian economy, or any other sector of
the Iranian economy as may be
determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State.
On October 11, 2024, the Secretary of
the Treasury, in consultation with the
Department of State, determined that
section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 13902 shall apply
to the petroleum and petrochemical
sectors of the Iranian economy. This
determination took effect on October 11,
2024.
The determination was made
available on OFAC’s website (https://
ofac.treasury.gov/) when it was issued.
The text of the determination is
provided below.
Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of
Executive Order 13902
Petroleum and Petrochemical Sectors of the
Iranian Economy
Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order (E.O.)
13902 of January 10, 2020 (‘‘Imposing
Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors
of Iran’’) imposes economic sanctions on any
person determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary
of State, to operate in such sectors of the
Iranian economy as may be determined by
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Parts 560 and 594
Publication of Covid-Related Web General License Related to
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations and Global Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Publication of a web general license.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing a general license (GL) issued pursuant to
the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations and Global Terrorism
Sanctions Regulations: GL N. This GL was previously made available on
OFAC's website.
DATES: GL N was issued on June 17, 2021. 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 Compliance, 202-622-2490 or
https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC's website: https://ofac.treasury.gov/.
Background
On June 17, 2021, OFAC issued GL N to authorize certain
transactions otherwise prohibited by the Iranian Transactions and
Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560, the Global Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 594, or Executive Order 13224 of September 23,
2001 (``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who
Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism,'' 66 FR 49079), as
amended. GL N was made available on OFAC's website (https://ofac.treasury.gov/) when it was issued. GL N was replaced and
superseded by GL N-1 effective June 17, 2022 (87 FR 47932). The text of
this GL is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 560
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR Part 594
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit,
Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism, as Amended
GENERAL LICENSE N
Authorizing Certain Activities To Respond to the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
(a) Authorizing certain COVID-19-related transactions prohibited
by the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. Except as
provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this general license, the
following transactions and activities that are prohibited by the
Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560
(ITSR), are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
June 17, 2022:
(1) Exportation of goods or technology. All transactions and
activities related to the exportation, reexportation, sale, or
supply, directly or indirectly, of goods or technology for use in
connection with the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of COVID-19
(including research or clinical studies related to COVID-19) to Iran
or the Government of Iran, or to persons in third countries
purchasing specifically for resale to Iran or the Government of
Iran;
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(2) Importation of or dealings in certain COVID-19-related
goods. All transactions and activities related to the importation
into the United States of, or dealings in or related to, goods that
previously were exported or reexported to Iran or the Government of
Iran pursuant to this general license and that are broken,
defective, or non-operational, or are connected to product recalls,
adverse events, or other safety concerns, or for routine maintenance
or the permanent return of such items to the United States or a
third country; and
(3) Exportation or importation of services. All transactions and
activities related to the exportation, reexportation, sale, or
supply, directly or indirectly, of services to Iran or the
Government of Iran, or the importation into the United States of, or
dealings in or related to, Iranian-origin services, in each case
that are related to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of
COVID-19 (including research or clinical studies relating to COVID-
19).
(b) Authorizing certain transactions involving the Central Bank
of Iran (CBI) or the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). Except as
provided in paragraph (e) of this general license, all transactions
and activities described in paragraph (a) of this general license
involving CBI, NIOC, or any entity in which NIOC owns, directly or
indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by
the ITSR, the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part
594 (GTSR), or Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, are
authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, June 17, 2022.
(c) Authorizing certain financial transactions. Except as
provided in paragraph (e) of this general license, the processing of
funds transfers or trade finance transactions that are ordinarily
incident and necessary to give effect to the transactions and
activities authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this general
license that are prohibited by the ITSR, GTSR, or E.O. 13224, as
amended, are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time,
June 17, 2022
(d) Any exportation or reexportation of goods or technology
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this general license is subject to the
following conditions:
(1) Any goods or technology exported or reexported must:
(i) Be designated as EAR99 under the Export Administration
Regulations, 15CFR parts 730 through 774 (EAR); or
(ii) In the case of goods or technology that are not subject to
the EAR, not be listed on any multilateral export control regime;
and
(2) All exports or reexports made pursuant to this general
license must be concluded prior to the expiration date of this
general license.
(e) This general license does not authorize:
(1) The exportation or reexportation of goods or technology to
CBI, NIOC, or any entity in which NIOC owns, directly or indirectly,
a 50 percent or greater interest;
(2) The exportation or reexportation of any goods, technology,
or services to military, intelligence, or law enforcement purchasers
or importers;
(3) The exportation or reexportation of any goods, technology,
or services used to facilitate the development or production of a
chemical or biological weapon or weapon of mass destruction;
(4) The unblocking of any property blocked pursuant to any part
of 31 CFR chapter V; or
(5) Any transactions or activities otherwise prohibited by the
ITSR, the GTSR, or E.O. 13224, as amended, or prohibited by any
other part of 31 CFR chapter V, or involving any person blocked
pursuant to the GTSR or E.O. 13224, as amended, except as identified
in paragraph (b) of this general license.
Note 1 to General License N. The export or reexport to Iran of
certain food, medicine, medical devices, and agricultural
commodities, as well as certain related transactions such as
payments and brokering, are broadly authorized under sections
560.530, 560.532, and 560.533 of the ITSR, subject to certain
conditions. In addition, transactions or activities authorized under
those provisions that involve CBI, NIOC, or any entity in which NIOC
owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, are
also authorized pursuant to Counter Terrorism- and Iran-related
General License No. 8A. Those authorizations remain in effect,
including with respect to exports or reexports of food, medicine,
medical devices, and agricultural commodities intended to respond to
the COVID-19 pandemic that satisfy the applicable criteria of those
authorizations.
Note 2 to General License N. Nothing in this general license
relieves any person from compliance with the requirements of other
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
Industry and Security or the Department of State's Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: June 17, 2021.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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