OFAC REGULATIONS FOR THE 

FINANCIAL COMMUNITY 

I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 

II. OFAC Laws, Embargoed Countries, and Criminal Penalties ................................................................................................................ 2 

III. Civil Penalties ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 

IV. Compliance Programs and Audit Procedures ...................................................................................................................................... 2 

V. Terminology .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 

A——Blocking ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 

B——Blocked Account ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 

C——General License .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 

D——Specific License ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 

E——Offset ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 

F——Property ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 

G——Person Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 

H——Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 

I——Census .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 

VI. Bank Responsibility by Country .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 

A—CUBA ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 

B—NORTH KOREA .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 

C—LIBYA .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 

D—IRAQ .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 

E—IRAN ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 

F—TERRORISM ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 

G—NARCOTICS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 

H—BURMA (MYANMAR) ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 

I—SUDAN .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 

J—NONPROLIFERATION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 

L—FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR ............................................................................................................................................................... 33 

M—THE BALKANS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 

N—ZIMBABWE ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35 

O—SYRIA .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37 

P—CÔTE D’IVOIRE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 38 

Q—BELARUS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 40 

R—DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ................................................................................................................................................................................. 40 

VII. Reporting and Procedures................................................................................................................................................................. 41 
- 2 - September 3, 2009 Department of the Treasury 

I. Introduction 

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) administers a series of laws 

that impose economic sanctions against hostile targets to further U.S. foreign 

policy and national security objectives. Economic sanctions are powerful 

foreign policy tools. Their success requires the active participation and 

support of every financial institution. The use of sanctions by the U.S. goes 

back to the earliest days of the Republic through trade embargoes, blocked 

assets controls, and other commercial and financial restrictions. Many of them 

have been multilateralized within the global community against pariah 

countries, as well as being used against groups, such as narcotics traffickers 

and terrorists, who threaten the security, economy, and safety of the United 

States. Management of sanctions on the U.S. side is entrusted to the Secretary 

of the Treasury. 

While OFAC is responsible for promulgating, developing, and administering 

the sanctions for the Secretary under eight basic statutes, all of the bank 

regulatory agencies cooperate in ensuring financial institution compliance 

with the Regulations. 

OFAC has designed this brochure to provide convenient, concise, up-to-date, 

helpful information about its programs, including information on the laws and 

regulations OFAC administers. We have tried to be complete and accurate. 

We must caution readers, however, that there is no substitute for reading the 

actual statutes, regulations, and other documents that apply. Those are 

controlling in the event of any inconsistency with material in this brochure. 

II. OFAC Laws, Embargoed Countries, and Criminal 

Penalties 

A——Trading With the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. §§§§ 1-44 (“TWEA”) 

[North Korea, Cuba, Transaction Control Regulations] provides for ten years 

imprisonment, a USD1,000,000 fine for corporations, and a $100,000 fine for 

individuals, as well as forfeiture of funds or other property involved in 

violations [In addition, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3571 provides that organizations or 

individuals convicted of violating a criminal statute may be fined the greater 

of the amount specified in the statute, or twice the pecuniary gain or loss from 

the violation and that individuals may be fined $250,000 for felonies]; 

B——International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§§§ 1701-

06 (“IEEPA”) [Diamond Trading, Sudan, Iran, Zimbabwe, the Balkans, 

Terrorism, Narcotics, Nonproliferation, Syria, and Burma] provides for up to 

20 years imprisonment, USD500,000 in fines for corporations and 

USD250,000 for individuals. Civil penalties of up to USD50,000 may be 

imposed administratively. [In addition, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3571 provides that 

organizations or individuals convicted of violating a criminal statute may be 

fined the greater of the amount specified in the statute, or twice the pecuniary 

gain or loss from the violation, or $500,000 for felonies and that individuals 

may be fined $250,000 for felonies]; 

C——Iraqi Sanctions Act, Pub.L. 101-513, 104 Stat. 2047-55 (“ISA”) [Iraq] 

provides for twelve years imprisonment and a USD1,000,000 corporate or 

personal fine [In addition, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3571 provides that organizations or 

individuals convicted of violating a criminal statute may be fined the greater 

of the amount specified in the statute, or twice the pecuniary gain or loss from 

the violation]; 

D——United Nations Participation Act, 22 U.S.C. §§ 287c (“UNPA”) [Iraq 

and Diamond Trading] provides for ten years imprisonment, a $10,000 

criminal fine for corporations and individuals, and criminal forfeiture of funds 

or other property involved in violations [In addition, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3571 

provides that organizations or individuals convicted of violating a criminal 

statute may be fined the greater of the amount specified in the statute, or twice 

the pecuniary gain or loss from the violation, or $500,000 for felonies and that 

individuals may be fined $250,000 for felonies]; 

E——International Security and Development Cooperation Act (“ISDCA”) 

codified at 22 U.S.C. 2349 aa-9 (Iran) has no criminal penalties, but general 

Customs and other relevant penalty provisions may apply to particular 

circumstances; 

F——The Cuban Democracy Act (“CDA”), 22 U.S.C. §§ 6001-10 [relating to 

Cuba] has the same fines as TWEA above; 

G——The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (“LIBERTAD”) Act, 22 

U.S.C. 6021-91, [relating to Cuba] has the same fines as TWEA above and 

codifies the Cuban Assets Control Regulations; 

H——The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, (enacting 8 U.S.C. 

219, 18 U.S.C. 2332d and 18 U.S.C. 2339b) [Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, 

Syria and Sudan] provides for criminal penalties of $500,000 per count 

against corporations, and ten years imprisonment and/or $250,000 per count 

for individuals, for willful violations; 

I—— The Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, Pub L. No. 106-120, 

tit. VIII, 113 Stat 1606, 1626-1636 (1999) (to be codified at 21 U.S.C. §§§§ 

1901-1908) provides for criminal penalties of $10,000,000 per count against 

corporations, and thirty years imprisonment and/or $5,000,000 per count for 

individuals, for willful violations; 

J——The Criminal Code at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 provides for five years 

imprisonment and a USD10,000 criminal fine for knowingly making false 

statements or falsifying or concealing material facts when dealing with OFAC 

in connection with matters under its jurisdiction. 

III. Civil Penalties 

OFAC has authority to impose civil penalties for violations under IEEPA 

(USD250,000 or twice the amount of the underlying transaction ), TWEA and 

the Libertad Act(USD65,000), the Iraqi Sanctions Act (USD325,000), the 

Antiterrorism Act (USD55,000 or two times the amount that should have been 

blocked, whichever is greater), and the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 

Designation Act (USD1,075,000). Each set of regulations contains procedures 

for Civil Penalties in Sections 701 through 706 of the pertinent regulations. 

Over the past several years, OFAC has had to impose millions of dollars in 

civil penalties involving U.S. banks. The majority of the fines resulted from 

banks’ failure to block illicit transfers when there was a reference to a targeted 

country or SDN. When it comes to OFAC’s attention that an illicit transaction 

was processed through a U.S. bank, without being blocked or rejected, as 

appropriate, OFAC normally sends an administrative demand for information, 

called a “602 letter,” to the bank requesting an explanation of how the 

transaction was processed. Upon receipt of the bank’s response to this letter, 

the case may be referred to the Civil Penalties Division, which issues a 

“Prepenalty Notice” citing the violation and stating the amount of the 

proposed penalty. The bank then has thirty days to make a written 

presentation as to why a penalty should not be imposed, or, if imposed, why it 

should be in a lesser amount than proposed. It is critical for banks to answer 

such “Prepenalty Notices” since failure to respond may result in default 

judgements levying maximum fines. Mitigating factors in Civil Penalty 

procedures include self-disclosure, the use and sophistication of interdict 

software, and other bank compliance initiatives. TWEA civil penalty and 

forfeiture proceedings include the opportunity for an administrative hearing 

and pre-hearing discovery prior to imposition of a penalty or forfeiture. 

IV. Compliance Programs and Audit Procedures 

The importance of establishing a compliance program and developing internal 

audit procedures should be obvious to every financial institution. Definite 

expectations exist with regard to the processing of transactions involving 

countries under sanctions. Banks are required to report all blockings to OFAC 

within ten days of occurrence. If your bank does not block and report a 

transfer and another bank does, then your bank is in trouble. A bank in noncompliance may be opening itself to adverse publicity, fines, and even 

criminal penalties (if violations are other than inadvertent). 

It is often difficult to balance the demands of Federal and State bank 

examiners with limitations on time, resources, and manpower imposed by 

bank management. While every financial institution must comply with the 

same laws and regulations, no one compliance program can be prepackaged 

for everyone in the open marketplace. Every program must be tailored to meet 

the needs and structure of individual financial institutions. 

Over the past several years, the banking industry has developed special 

software to “interdict” illicit funds transfers. Many filters contain every name 

on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Entities along 
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with generic words for countries and cities. Most of the systems screen every 

field in incoming payment orders. When such a system identifies a designated 

name in a transfer, the transfer is automatically rejected and the system directs 

a reviewer to the illicit reference. Though many of the systems were initially 

designed to reduce the risk that a clerk might manually process a repair item 

with an illicit reference, interdict software is now widely used to scan 

“straight-through” transactions as well. While OFAC does not treat even 

completely automated processing of violative transactions as a full defense in 

civil penalty proceedings, it does favorably consider a bank’s business 

decision to use interdict software as well as other good faith manual and 

electronic compliance efforts in determining mitigation. 

The Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies review financial institutions under 

their supervision to determine the adequacy of compliance programs with 

regard to OFAC Regulations. 

It is suggested that every bank designate a “Compliance Officer” responsible 

for monitoring compliance with its programs and an officer responsible for 

overseeing blocked funds. Formal compliance responsibilities may also be 

assigned to all operations and systems managers. Internal auditing 

departments could be charged with assisting in the development of “corporate 

compliance memoranda” and verifying that procedures, once established, are 

being followed. One financial institution included the following paragraph in 

one of its “compliance memoranda: 

Areas designated as responsible for implementation of compliance 

requirements, policies, and procedures which are set forth in this Corporate 

Compliance Memorandum will incorporate them into new or existing 

operational procedures. To assure the implementation of this policy, 

designated units must return the enclosed implementation letter verifying that 

their area has implemented the necessary procedures. If any unit has any 

questions concerning the policies and procedures, it should contact Corporate 

Compliance. 

An in-depth audit of each department in the bank should probably be 

conducted at least once a year. The compliance audit may either be 

incorporated into a bank’s standard auditing program or conducted separately. 

Internal auditing departments ought not be surprised if they are questioned by 

Federal Bank Examiners about their bank’s compliance procedures regarding 

OFAC Regulations. 

An effective internal communication network is critical for regulatory 

compliance. Banks might consider including regulatory notices and 

explanations in staff newsletters. Compliance training programs ought to be 

initiated-reviewing regulations in staff meetings, incorporating compliance 

requirements into operating procedures, and joining with other banks to 

sponsor seminars. 

All of OFAC’s program “brochures,” as well as SDN information, are 

available free in downloadable camera-ready Adobe Acrobat©© “*.PDF” 

format over the Treasury Department’s World Wide Web Server. OFAC’s 

Home Page site is <<http://www.treas.gov/ofac>>. The Page also contains a 

self-extracting ASCII file of the SDN list in DOS, delimited, fixed-field, and 

country-specific versions, a free Adobe Acrobat Reader©© to view and print 

“*.PDF” files, access to all OFAC-related Executive Orders, U.N. 

Resolutions, statutes, regulations, and the Code of Federal Regulations as well 

as to brochures in ASCII format, and to OFAC’s extended electronic 

information reading room at GPO (FAC-MISC). All of OFAC’s “forms,” 

including its Annual Report on Blocked Property, Cuban Remittance 

Affidavit, and license application are electronically available on the site. 

Whenever there is a change involving urgent information requiring immediate 

implementation, the [DATE] changes on the face of the primary Page; users 

can automate their compliance by structuring their Internet connection to use a 

Web browser to watch for that date change, check a “Bulletin” file to get the 

details about changes, and download OFAC’s latest information for 

incorporation, for example, into interdiction software. There is also a separate 

date-indicator for OFAC’s SDN list. OFAC has a secondary Page on the site 

(at <<http://www.treas.gov/ofac/policy.html>>) entitled “Recent OFAC 

Actions of Interest” which contains a separate “What’s New” file with its own 

date. Those not directly involved in operations areas can automate their 

ability to keep current with OFAC’s general information by structuring their 

Internet connection to use their Web browser to watch for that date change on 

the secondary Page, check the “What’s New” file to get the details about 

changes, and download OFAC’s latest information. There may be times when 

the date on the secondary Page will be later than the date on the primary Page 

because some OFAC “Actions of Interest” may not rise to the level of an 

urgent bulletin. Call OFAC Compliance at 1-800-540-6322 with any 

questions. OFAC also operates a free automated fax-on-demand service, 

which can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by dialing 202/622-

0077 from any touch-tone phone and following voice prompts. OFAC 

documents kept up to date on the system include program and general 

brochures, listings of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, 

including changes to the listings, licensing guidelines, and Federal Register 

notices (including notices filed, but not yet printed in the Federal Register). 

The “Index of Available Documents” is date-specific. Whenever there is an 

update to any OFAC regulation, an addition or removal of an SDN, or any 

other announcement from OFAC which affects banks, both the International 

Financial Services Association in New York 

(<<http://www.intlbanking.org>>) and the International Banking Operations 

Association in South Florida (<<http://www.iboa.com>>) are alerted. The 

U.S. Commerce Department operates a monthly subscription CD-Rom service 

(the National Trade Data Bank) with OFAC data in ASCII format (call 

202/482-1986 for information). The free Federal Bulletin Board of the U.S. 

Government Printing Office, which is linked to the Federal Register and Code 

of Federal Regulations, carries all OFAC brochures in ASCII and 

Adobe/Acrobat “*.PDF” format, as well as the entire Code of Federal 

Regulations containing OFAC regulations, all Federal Register notices that 

OFAC puts out, and OFAC’s extended electronic information reading room 

(FAC-MISC). For information on the Federal Bulletin Board call 202/512-

1530 or dial 202/512-1387 to connect. The information is also available over 

the Internet via GPO ACCESS at <<fedbbs.access.gpo.gov>>. The U.S. 

Maritime Administration’s Web site at <<http://marad.dot.gov>> contains a 

special link to OFAC’s brochures and information, including a flashing 

indicator of late-breaking updates. The U.S. Customs Service maintains a free 

Customs Electronic Bulletin Board geared especially toward Customs House 

Brokers (OFAC’s information is available as a date-specific self-extracting 

DOS file, “OFAC*.EXE” under “Files,” and then “Customs Extra!,” via the 

Internet at <<http://209.122.8.97>> or “cebb.customs.treas.gov.” Major 

announcements are also distributed to U.S. financial institutions through 

Fedwire bulletins and CHIPS system broadcasts, as well as, from time to time, 

in printed format through the various Federal bank supervisory agencies. 

Numerous other industry groups link to OFAC’s website, among them: the 

National Association of Securities Dealers (<<http://www.nasdr.com>>), the 

Securities and Exchange Commission (<<http://www.sec.gov>>), the 

Securities Industry Association (<<http://www.sia.com>>), the American 

Society of Travel Agents (<<http://www.astanet.com>>), the Institute of Real 

Estate Management (<<http://www.irem.org>>), and the Commercial 

Investment Real Estate Institute (<<http://www.cre.org>>). 

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has installed a special toll-free 

telephone number, 1-800-540-OFAC (6322), for bank compliance inquiries. 

The number is specifically for the use of financial institutions and bank 

examiners. OFAC also has a Miami branch office with a special bi-lingual 

hotline relating to information about the Cuban embargo; that hotline number 

is 305/810-5170. 

V. Terminology 

There are a number of key phrases which consistently reappear in Treasury 

sanctions: 

A——Blocking 

Also called “freezing,” this is a form of controlling assets under U.S. 

jurisdiction. While title to blocked property remains with the designated 

country or national, the exercise of the powers and privileges normally 

associated with ownership is prohibited without authorization from OFAC. 

Blocking immediately imposes an across-the-board prohibition against 

transfers or transactions of any kind with regard to the property. 

B——Blocked Account 

An account with respect to which payments, transfers, withdrawals or other 

dealings may not be made except as licensed by OFAC or otherwise 

authorized by the Treasury Department. Debits are prohibited, however, 

credits are authorized. 

C——General License 

A regulatory provision authorizing certain transactions without the filing of an 

application with OFAC. Its terms are listed in the appropriate Regulations. 
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The concept is similar in meaning to that employed by the U.S. Department of 

Commerce. Transactions consistent with normal banking practice are 

frequently permitted by general license. For questions about general licenses, 

contact OFAC at 202/622-2520 

D——Specific License 

A permit issued by OFAC on a case-by-case basis to a specific individual or 

company allowing an activity that would otherwise be prohibited by the 

embargo or sanctions program. OFAC specific licenses (which may take the 

form of a letter or a license) are always issued on U.S. Treasury Department 

stationary. Applications for the release of blocked funds must be presented in 

an original letter, signed by the applicant, which has been mailed or otherwise 

physically delivered to OFAC. Fax applications are strongly discouraged and 

you should notify your correspondent banks accordingly. Each license or 

letter of authorization bears a control number that can be verified by calling 

OFAC Licensing at 202/622-2480. 

E——Offset 

Exercise of the right to net out mutual indebtedness. Offset is a prohibited 

transfer of frozen assets in situations of blocked property. When foreign assets 

held by an American company (including a bank) are frozen, the assets and 

any claims which the American company may have against the foreign owner 

are kept separate. 

F——Property 

Anything of value. Examples of property include: money, checks, drafts, 

debts, obligations, notes, warehouse receipts, bills of sale, evidences of title, 

negotiable instruments, trade acceptance, contracts, and anything else real, 

personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, “or interest or interests therein, 

present, future, or contingent.” Practically everything that banks do every day 

involves “property” within the meaning of the regulations. Likewise, 

“property interest” is defined as any interest whatsoever, direct or indirect. 

G——Person Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States 

The universe which must comply with OFAC regulations. It includes 

American citizens and permanent resident aliens wherever they are located; 

individuals and entities located in the United States (including all foreign 

branches, agencies, rep offices, etc.); corporations organized under U.S. law, 

including foreign branches; and (under TWEA based sanctions) entities 

owned or controlled by any of the above, the most important being foreignorganized subsidiaries of U.S. corporations. 

H——Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons 

Individuals and entities which are owned or controlled by, or acting for or on 

behalf of, the Governments of target countries or are associated with 

international narcotics trafficking or terrorism. These individuals and entities 

are listed on the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals and 

Blocked Persons list so that persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

States will know that they are prohibited from dealing with them and that they 

must block all property within their possession or control in which these 

individuals and entities have an interest. 

I——Census 

Comprehensive statistical survey of blocked assets conducted from time to 

time by OFAC. Response is mandated by law. The information obtained from 

the survey is of vital importance to the U.S. Government for foreign policy 

planning purposes, to assist Treasury in the preservation of blocked assets, 

and to enhance their value for U.S. claimants, including financial institutions. 

VI. Bank Responsibility by Country 

A—CUBA 

I. INTRODUCTION- WHERE ARE THE RULES AND WHO MUST 

COMPLY? 

The Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 CFR Part 515 (the “Regulations”), 

were issued by the U.S. Government on July 8, 1963, under the Trading With 

the Enemy Act in response to certain hostile actions by the Cuban 

government. They are still in force today and affect any person subject to 

U.S. jurisdiction-including all U.S. citizens and permanent residents wherever 

they are located, all individuals and organizations physically in the United 

States, and all branches and subsidiaries of U.S. organizations throughout the 

world-as well as all persons engaging in transactions that involve property in 

or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The Regulations 

are administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (“OFAC”). Criminal penalties for violating the Regulations range up 

to 10 years in prison, $1,000,000 in corporate fines, and $250,000 in 

individual fines. Civil penalties up to $65,000 per violation may also be 

imposed. Please note that the Regulations require those dealing with 

(including but not limited to traveling to) Cuba to maintain records for five 

years and, upon request from OFAC, to furnish information regarding such 

dealings. The following subjects are governed by the Regulations. 

II. WHO CAN GO TO CUBA PURSUANT TO A GENERAL 

LICENSE? 

A “general license” is an authorization the full details of which are provided 

in the relevant section of the Regulations. A person relying on a general 

license may engage in the activities it authorizes without needing to write in to 

OFAC for a letter of specific authorization (a “specific license”). The 

following travelers may engage in limited Cuba travel-related transactions 

without specific authorization from OFAC. The potential traveler is advised, 

however, to review the relevant section of the Comprehensive Guidelines for 

License Applications to Engage in Travel-Related Transactions Involving 

Cuba (the “Application Guidelines”) to confirm that his or her proposed 

travel-related transactions qualify for a general license. The Application 

Guidelines are available on OFAC’s website (www.treas.gov/ofac) at 

http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/cuba/cuba_tr_app.pd

f. Only persons whose travel falls into the categories discussed below or who 

are specifically licensed by OFAC (see section II.A for information on 

specific licenses), may engage in limited travel-related transactions ordinarily 

incident to travel to, from and within Cuba. See section IV for additional 

details on the travel-related transactions that are authorized. 

Persons visiting “close relatives” who are nationals of Cuba 

Persons visiting a “close relative” who is a national of Cuba, and persons 

traveling with them who share a common dwelling as a family with them, are 

authorized to engage in Cuba travel-related transactions pursuant to section 

515.561(a)(1) of the Regulations. There is no limit on the duration or 

frequency of such travel to Cuba. Authorized expenditure limits for travel 

within Cuba are the same as for all other authorized categories of travel to 

Cuba (see section IV). 

A “close relative” is any individual related to a person by blood, marriage, or 

adoption who is no more than three generations removed from that person or 

from a common ancestor with that person. Example: Your mother’s first 

cousin is your close relative for purposes of this part, because you are both no 

more than three generations removed from your great-grandparents, who are 

the ancestors you have in common. Similarly, your husband’s great-grandson 

is your close relative for purposes of this part, because he is no more than 

three generations removed from your husband. Your daughter’s father-in-law 

is not your close relative for purposes of this part, because you have no 

common ancestor. 

Persons visiting “close relatives” who are U.S. Government employees 

assigned to the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, Cuba 

Persons visiting a “close relative” (see section II.A for a definition of “close 

relative”) who is a U.S. Government employee assigned to the U.S. Interests 

Section in Havana, as well as persons traveling with them who share a 

common dwelling as a family with them, are authorized to engage in Cuba 

travel-related transactions pursuant to section 515.561(a)(2) of the 

Regulations. There is no limit on the duration or frequency of such travel to 

Cuba. 

Journalists and support personnel 

Journalists and supporting broadcast or technical personnel regularly 

employed in that capacity by a news reporting organization and traveling for 

journalistic activities are authorized to engage in Cuba travel-related 

transactions pursuant to section 515.563(a) of the Regulations. See section 

III.D below for information on specific licenses for free-lance journalists. 
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Official U.S. and foreign government travelers (traveling on official 

business) 

U.S. and foreign government officials who are traveling on official business in 

their official capacities are authorized to engage in Cuba travel-related 

transactions pursuant to section 515.562 of the Regulations. 

Officials of intergovernmental organizations of which the United States is a 

member (traveling on official business) 

Officials of intergovernmental organizations, of which the United States is a 

member, who are traveling on official business in their official capacities, are 

authorized to engage in Cuba travel-related transactions pursuant to section 

515.562 of the Regulations. 

Full-time professionals engaging in travel related to: 

Professional research 

Full-time professionals are authorized to engage in Cuba travel-related 

transactions to conduct professional research in their professional areas 

pursuant to section 515.564(a)(1) of the Regulations, provided that their 

research (1) is of a noncommercial academic nature; (2) comprises a full work 

schedule in Cuba; and (3) has a substantial likelihood of public dissemination. 

Professional meetings organized by an international professional 

organization 

Full-time professionals are authorized to engage in Cuba travel-related 

transactions to attend professional meetings or conferences in Cuba pursuant 

to section 515.564(a)(2) of the Regulations, provided that (1) the meeting or 

conference is organized by an international professional organization, 

institution, or association that regularly sponsors meetings or conferences in 

other countries; (2) the organization, institution, or association sponsoring the 

meeting or conference is not headquartered in the United States unless it has 

been specifically licensed to sponsor the meeting; (3) the purpose of the 

meeting or conference is not the promotion of tourism in Cuba or other 

commercial activities involving Cuba that are inconsistent with the 

Regulations; and (4) the meeting or conference is not intended primarily to 

foster production of any biotechnological products. 

Employees of a U.S. telecommunications services provider or an entity 

representing such a provider 

Employees of a U.S. telecommunications services provider or an entity duly 

appointed to represent such a provider are authorized to engage in Cuba 

travel-related transactions under two separate general licenses. Each general 

license provides that the travelers’ schedule of activities may not include free 

time, travel, or recreation in excess of that consistent with a full work 

schedule. 

Cuba travel-related transactions incident to the commercial marketing, sales 

negotiation, accompanied delivery, or servicing in Cuba of 

telecommunications-related items that have been authorized by the 

Department of Commerce are addressed in section 515.533(f) of the 

Regulations. Please see section 515.533(f)(3) for reporting and other 

requirements concerning these travel-related transactions. 

Travel-related transactions and additional transactions incident to participation 

in telecommunications-related professional meetings for the commercial 

marketing of, sales negotiation for, or performance under contracts for the 

provision of telecommunications services, or the establishment of facilities to 

provide telecommunications services, are addressed in section 515.564(a)(3) 

of the Regulations. 

Employees of a producer or distributor of agricultural commodities, 

medicine, or medical devices or an entity representing such a firm 

Individuals regularly employed by a producer or distributor of agricultural 

commodities, medicine, or medical devices or an entity duly appointed to 

represent such a producer or distributor are authorized to engage in Cuba 

travel-related transactions incident to the commercial marketing, sales 

negotiation, accompanied delivery, or servicing in Cuba of such items, 

provided that their schedule of activities does not include free time, travel, or 

recreation in excess of that consistent with a full work schedule and provided 

the activities appear consistent with the export or re-export licensing policy of 

the Department of Commerce. Please see section 515.533(e) of the 

Regulations for reporting and other requirements concerning these travelrelated transactions. 

III. WHO CAN GO TO CUBA PURSUANT TO A SPECIFIC 

LICENSE? 

OFAC considers specific license requests on a case-by-case basis related to 

travel for the activities listed below. Please refer to the Application 

Guidelines for help with determining whether you may be eligible for a 

specific license. Individuals wishing to obtain a specific license must submit 

an application to OFAC, prepared either in letter format or using OFAC’s 

automated application form, which is available on OFAC’s website 

(www.treas.gov/ofac) at https://cubatravel.ofac.treas.gov/. Applicants must 

address the criteria set forth in the relevant section of the Application 

Guidelines. Applications should be mailed to the Licensing Division, Office 

of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20220. 

A. Educational activities 

OFAC may issue specific licenses for up to one year in duration to accredited 

U.S. undergraduate or graduate degree-granting academic institutions 

authorizing the institution, its students enrolled in an undergraduate or 

graduate degree program at the institution, and its full-time permanent 

employees to engage, under the auspices of the institution, in travel-related 

transactions incident to the activities listed below. Note that an individual 

relying on an academic institution’s license must carry a letter from the 

licensed institution (the required content of the letter varies based on the type 

of activity). Please see the Application Guidelines and section 515.565 of the 

Regulations for more information on specific licenses for educational 

activities and related requirements. Note that for individuals whose academic 

institutions have not obtained a specific license, OFAC may issue a specific 

license to authorize the individual to engage in travel-related transactions 

incident to the activities described in section III.A.2 or section III.A.3, below. 

1. Participation in a structured educational program 

Participation in a structured educational program that includes at least 10 

weeks in Cuba as part of a course offered at the licensed U.S. undergraduate 

or graduate institution. 

2. Noncommercial, Cuba-related academic research 

Noncommercial academic research in Cuba specifically related to Cuba and 

for the purpose of obtaining a graduate degree (i.e., the proposed research is 

independent research for writing a master’s thesis, doctoral dissertation, or 

similar document). 

3. Participation in a formal course of study at a Cuban academic 

institution 

Participation in a formal course of study no shorter than 10 weeks at a Cuban 

academic institution provided the Cuban study will be accepted for credit 

toward the student’s degree at the licensed U.S. institution. 

4. Teaching at a Cuban academic institution 

Teaching at a Cuban academic institution by an individual regularly employed 

in a teaching capacity at a licensed U.S. undergraduate or graduate institution, 

provided the teaching activities are related to an academic program at the 

Cuban institution and the teaching in Cuba is no shorter than 10 weeks. 

5. Sponsorship of a Cuban scholar 

Sponsorship, including payment of a stipend or salary, of a Cuban scholar 

teaching or engaging in other scholarly activities at a licensed institution in the 

United States. 

6. Organization of and preparation for the educational activities 

described above 

Organization of and preparation for the educational activities described above 

by full-time permanent employees of a licensed institution. 

B. Religious activities 
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OFAC may issue specific licenses to religious organizations to authorize 

individuals affiliated with the organization to engage in travel transactions 

under the auspices of the religious organization. Applications by religious 

organizations for such licenses must include examples of the religious 

activities to be undertaken in Cuba. Travel-related transactions authorized by 

such a license must be for the purpose of engaging in a full-time program of 

religious activities in Cuba. All individuals traveling pursuant to a religious 

organization’s license must carry with them a letter from the licensed 

organization citing the number of the license and confirming that they are 

affiliated with the organization and are traveling to Cuba to engage in 

religious activities under the auspices of the organization. Please see the 

Application Guidelines and section 515.566 of the Regulations for more 

information on specific licenses for religious activities. 

Note that persons wishing to travel to Cuba to engage in religious activities 

that are not authorized pursuant to a religious organization’s specific license 

may apply for a specific license to engage in these activities. Specific licenses 

may be issued authorizing transactions for multiple trips over an extended 

period of time to engage in a full-time schedule of religious activities in Cuba. 

C. Humanitarian projects and support for the Cuban people 

Specific licenses may be issued for (1) travel-related transactions intended to 

provide support for the Cuban people, such as activities of recognized human 

rights organizations; and (2) travel-related transactions directly incident to 

certain humanitarian projects in or related to Cuba that are designed to directly 

benefit the Cuban people. Licenses may be issued authorizing transactions for 

multiple trips over an extended period of time by applicants demonstrating a 

significant record of overseas humanitarian projects. Please see the 

Application Guidelines and sections 515.574 and 515.575 of the Regulations 

for more information on specific licenses for support for the Cuban people and 

humanitarian projects. 

D. Free-lance journalism 

Specific licenses may be issued for travel-related transactions incident to 

research in Cuba for a free-lance article, provided that certain conditions are 

met. Licenses may be issued for multiple trips over an extended period of 

time by applicants demonstrating a significant record of free-lance journalism. 

Please see the Application Guidelines and section 515.563(b) of the 

Regulations for more information on specific licenses for free-lance 

journalism. 

E. Professional research and professional meetings 

Specific licenses may be issued for travel-related transactions incident to 

professional research or to attend a professional meeting that does not meet 

the requirements of the relevant general license (described in section II.F.2) 

may apply for a specific license to engage in these activities. Licenses may be 

issued for multiple trips over an extended period of time by applicants 

demonstrating a significant record of research. Please see the Application 

Guidelines and section 515.564(b) of the Regulations for more information on 

specific licenses for professional research and meetings. 

F. Public performances, athletic and other competitions, and exhibitions 

Specific licenses may be issued for travel-related transactions incident to 

athletic competition by amateur or semi-professional athletes or teams 

traveling to Cuba to participate in an athletic competition held under the 

auspices of the relevant international sports federation. To qualify, the U.S. 

participants must have been selected for the competition by the relevant U.S. 

sports federation, and the competition must be one that is open for attendance 

and, in relevant situations, participation by the Cuban public. 

Specific licenses may also be issued for travel-related and other transactions 

incident to participation in a public performance, athletic competition not 

covered by the above criteria, non-athletic competitions, or exhibition in 

Cuba. The event must be open for attendance and, in relevant situations, 

participation by the Cuban public, and all profits from the event after costs 

must be donated to an independent nongovernmental organization in Cuba or 

a U.S.-based charity, with the objective, to the extent possible, of benefiting 

the Cuban people. Please see the Application Guidelines and section 

515.567(b) of the Regulations for more information regarding these specific 

licenses. 

G. Activities of private foundations or research or educational institutions 

Specific licenses may be issued for travel-related transactions incident to 

activities by private foundations or research or educational institutes that have 

an established interest in international relations to collect information related 

to Cuba for noncommercial purposes. Licenses may be issued for multiple 

trips over an extended period of time. Please see the Application Guidelines 

and section 515.576 of the Regulations for more information on specific 

licenses for the activities of private foundations or research or educational 

institutions. 

H. Activities related to the exportation, importation, or transmission of 

information or informational materials 

Specific licenses may be issued for travel-related transactions incident to the 

exportation, importation, or transmission of information or informational 

materials. Please see the Application Guidelines and section 515.545 of the 

Regulations for more information on these specific licenses. 

I. Activities related to U.S. exportations to Cuba 

Specific licenses may be issued authorizing travel-related transactions incident 

to the marketing, sales negotiation, accompanied delivery, or servicing in 

Cuba of exports that appear consistent with the export or re-export licensing 

policy of the Department of Commerce and are not authorized by the general 

licenses described above in sections II.G and II.H. (See section 515.533(g) of 

the Regulations.) 

J. Persons visiting “close relatives” who are neither Cuban nationals nor 

U.S. government employees assigned to the U.S. Interests Section in 

Havana, Cuba 

Specific licenses may be issued for travel-related and other transactions 

incident to travel to visit a “close relative” (see section II.A for a definition of 

“close relative”) in Cuba who is neither a national of Cuba nor a U.S. 

Government employee assigned to the U.S. Interests Section in Havana (see 

section 515.561(b) of the Regulations). 

IV. WHAT CUBA-RELATED TRAVEL TRANSACTIONS ARE 

AUTHORIZED BY OFAC LICENSES? 

A. Generally 

Unless authorized by a general or specific license, any person subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction who engages in any Cuba travel-related transaction violates the 

Regulations. Persons authorized to engage in Cuba travel-related transactions 

are allowed to engage in all transportation-related transactions ordinarily 

incident to travel to and from (not within) Cuba without any expenditure 

limitations. Authorized travelers also may engage in all transactions 

ordinarily incident to travel anywhere within Cuba, such as hotel 

accommodations, meals, local transportation, and goods personally used by 

the traveler in Cuba, provided that the total for such expenses does not exceed 

the State Department “per diem rate” Allowance for Havana, Cuba 

(http://aoprals.state.gov), in place during the period that the travel takes place 

(travelers can check the current per diem rate on the Internet at 

<<http://www.state.gov/www/perdiems/index.html>>) (see section 515.560(c) 

of the Regulations). 

Pursuant to the separate travel sections referenced above, most authorized 

travelers may also spend additional money for transactions directly related to 

the authorized activities in Cuba. For example, journalists traveling in Cuba 

under the journalism general license (described above at section II.C) may 

spend money over and above the current per diem for extensive local 

transportation, the hiring of cable layers, and other costs that are directly 

related to covering a story in Cuba. Purchases of services unrelated to travel 

or a licensed activity, such as elective medical services, are prohibited. The 

purchase of publications, recorded music, and other informational materials is 

not restricted. 

B. Vessels used for travel 

All persons onboard vessels, including the owner and crew, must be 

authorized travelers, as listed above, to engage in travel-related transactions in 

Cuba. Unauthorized travelers may not purchase meals, pay for transportation, 

lodging, dockage or mooring fees, cruising fees, visas, or entry or exit fees. 

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carrying goods or passengers to or from Cuba are prohibited from entering a 

U.S. port with such goods or passengers on board absent authorization from 

OFAC (see section 515.207(b) of the Regulations). Vessels traveling to Cuba 

are also subject to regulations implemented by the Department of Commerce 

(see 15 CFR Parts 730 et. seq) and the United States Coast Guard (see 33 CFR 

§ 107.200 et. seq). 

C. Travel Service Providers 

Any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction who provides services akin to those of 

a travel agent (for example, arranging travel to, from, or within Cuba, selling 

tickets for direct charter flights between the United States and Cuba, reserving 

and selling accommodations for authorized travelers within Cuba, or other 

travel-related services involving property in which Cuba has an interest) must 

be specifically licensed as a Travel Service Provider prior to providing any of 

these services (see section 515.572(a)(1) of the Regulations). A traveler 

should not use any travel agent or tour operator in the United States that is not 

a Travel Service Provider. A list of authorized Travel Service Providers is 

available at 

http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/cuba/cuba_tsp.pdf. 

If you are interested in being licensed as a Travel Service Provider, please 

consult Circular 2006, which is available on the OFAC website 

(www.treas.gov/ofac) at 

http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/cuba/circ2006.pdf, 

for details on the Service Provider Program requirements. 

D. Carrier Service Providers 

Any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction who offers direct charter flights or 

vessel voyages between the United States and Cuba must be specifically 

licensed as a Carrier Service Provider prior to providing such services (see 

section 515.572(a)(2) of the Regulations). A list of authorized Carrier Service 

Providers is available at 

http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/cuba/cuba_tsp.pdf. 

If you are interested in being licensed as a Carrier Service Provider, please 

consult Circular 2006, which is available on the OFAC website 

(www.treas.gov/ofac) at 

http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/cuba/circ2006.pdf, 

for details on the Service Provider Program requirements. 

V. WHAT CAN BE BROUGHT BACK FROM CUBA? 

No goods of Cuban origin, other than information or informational materials, 

may be transported out of Cuba or brought into the United States (see section 

515.560(c)(3) of the Regulations). There are no limits on the import or export 

of informational materials. Such materials-including books, films, posters, 

photographs, CDs-are statutorily exempt from regulation under the embargo 

and may be transported freely. However, blank tapes and blank CDs are not 

considered informational materials (see sections 515.206(a) and 515.332 of 

the Regulations). 

VI. SENDING OR CARRYING MONEY TO CUBA: REMITTANCES 

A. Family remittances 

Pursuant to section 515.570(a) of the Regulations, persons subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction aged 18 or older is authorized (by general license) to send 

remittances to a “close relative” (see section II.A for a definition of “close 

relative”) in Cuba or Cuban nationals in a third country, provided that the 

recipient is not a prohibited official of the Government of Cuba or a 

prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party, as defined in sections 

515.337 and 515.338 of the Regulations. There is no limit on the amount of 

such authorized remittances or the frequency with which they may be sent. 

The remittances must not be made from a blocked source and may not be for 

emigration-related purposes. An authorized traveler may carry up to $3,000 

in authorized family remittances to Cuba (see section 515.560(c)(4) of the 

Regulations), and a national of Cuba departing the United States may carry 

back up to $3,000 received as remittances for him or herself (see section 

515.560(d)(2) of the Regulations). Carrying remittances on behalf of others is 

prohibited. 

B. Emigration-related remittances 

Pursuant to section 515.570(b) of the Regulations, persons subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction are authorized (by general license) to send two one-time $1,000 

remittances per payee to enable the payee to emigrate from Cuba to the United 

States. One remittance of no more than $1,000 may be sent before the payee 

has received a valid visa from the U.S. State Department or other approved 

U.S. immigration documents for the purpose of covering the payee’s 

preliminary expenses associated with emigrating from Cuba to the United 

States. 

Up to an additional $1,000 may be sent to a Cuban national for the purpose of 

enabling him or her to emigrate from Cuba to the United States, including for 

the purchase of an airline ticket and payment of exit or third-country visa fees 

or other travel-related fees, after the Cuban national has received a visa or 

other approved U.S. immigration document. A remitter must be able to 

provide the visa recipient’s full name, date of birth, visa number, and visa date 

of issuance at the time this remittance is sent. 

These emigration-related remittances may not be made from a blocked source 

except as discussed below in section VI.C. There is no limit to the amount of 

authorized per payee emigration-related remittances that an authorized 

traveler may carry to Cuba but none may be carried until a visa has been 

issued to each payee and the traveler can provide the visa recipient’s full 

name, date of birth, visa number, and visa date. 

C. Remittances from blocked accounts 

Pursuant to a general license, all funds deposited in a blocked account in a 

banking institution in the United States held in the name of, or in which the 

beneficial interest is held by, a national of Cuba as a result of a valid 

testamentary disposition, intestate succession, or payment from a life 

insurance policy or annuity contract triggered by the death of the policy or 

contract holder may be remitted to that Cuban national provided that she or he 

is a “close relative” of the decedent. Such inherited blocked funds may also 

be remitted as emigration-related remittances in accordance with section VI.B. 

above to the Cuban national account-holder or beneficiary whether or not she 

or he is a “close relative” of the decedent. Up to $300 in any consecutive 

three-month period may also be sent from any blocked account in a banking 

institution in the United States to a Cuban national in a third country who is an 

individual in whose name, or for whose beneficial interest, the account is held. 

None of these remittances from blocked accounts may be remitted to a 

prohibited official of the Government of Cuba or a prohibited member of the 

Cuban Communist Party, as defined in sections 515.337 and 515.338 of the 

Regulations. Please see section 515.570(c) of the Regulations and section XII 

for more information on remittances from blocked accounts. 

D. Specific licenses may be issued pursuant to section 515.570(d) to allow 

remittances to: 

- Independent non-governmental organizations in Cuba; 

- A Cuban national in a third country in excess of $300 in any consecutive 

three-month period from blocked accounts; or 

- Individuals in Cuba to facilitate their non-immigration travel to the United 

States. Humanitarian need, including illness or other medical emergency, 

must be demonstrated to obtain a specific license under this subsection. 

E. Remittance forwarders 

Pursuant to section 515.572(c) of the Regulations, any person subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction (other than a depository institution, as discussed below) who seeks 

to provide services in connection with collecting, forwarding domestically, or 

transferring internationally authorized remittances must be specifically 

licensed as a Remittance Forwarder prior to providing any of these services. 

OFAC maintains a current list of Remittance Forwarders (other than 

depository institutions, which are authorized by general license), Travel 

Service Providers, and Carrier Service Providers on its website 

(www.treas.gov/ofac) at 

http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/cuba/cuba_tsp.pdf. 

Depository institutions, as defined in section 515.333, are authorized by 

general license to forward remittances. To facilitate this, depository 

institutions are permitted to set up testing arrangements and exchange 

authenticator keys with Cuban financial institutions to forward authorized 

remittances, pursuant to section 515.572 of the Regulations. Depository 

institutions may not, however, open or use direct correspondent accounts with 

Cuban financial institutions. 

Please consult Circular 2006, which is available on the OFAC website 

(www.treas.gov/ofac) at 
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http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/cuba/circ2006.pdf, 

for details on the Service Provider Program requirements. Authorized 

Remittance Forwarders (including generally authorized depository 

institutions) must collect information from persons who use their services 

showing compliance with remittance provisions, must report to OFAC 

annually on their transactions, and retain the information for five years. Those 

seeking to become a Remittance Forwarders also should consult Circular 

2006. 

VII. GENERAL PROHIBITIONS ON EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND 

CERTAIN OTHER TRANSACTIONS 

A. Exporting to Cuba 

Except for publications, other informational materials (such as CDs and 

certain artwork), certain donated food, certain licensed legal and 

telecommunications services, and certain goods licensed for export or reexport by the U.S. Department of Commerce (such as medicine and medical 

devices, food, agricultural commodities, and gift parcels), no products, 

technology, or services may be exported from the United States to Cuba, 

either directly or through third countries, such as Canada or Mexico, absent a 

specific license from OFAC. This prohibition includes dealing in or assisting 

with the sale of goods or commodities to or from Cuba, even if done entirely 

offshore. Such brokering is considered to be dealing in property in which 

Cuba has an interest and is therefore prohibited. Provision of consulting 

services is also prohibited. Thus, no U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien, 

wherever located, and no foreign subsidiary or branch of a U.S. organization, 

may export products, technology, or services to Cuba or to any Cuban 

national, wherever they may be located, or broker the sale of goods or 

commodities to or from Cuba or any Cuban national. 

Pursuant to section 515.533 of the Regulations, transactions ordinarily 

incident to the exportation of items from the United States to Cuba or the 

reexportation of 100% U.S.-origin items from a third country to Cuba are 

authorized by general license provided the export is licensed or otherwise 

authorized by the Department of Commerce. Pursuant to provisions of the 

Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (the “CDA”) and the Trade Sanctions Reform 

and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, the Commerce Department maintains a 

favorable license policy with respect to the sale and export or re-export of 

medicine and medical devices, food, and agricultural commodities to Cuba. 

Those interested in engaging in such exports or re-exports must first obtain 

authorization from the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and 

Security. All licensed sales must be financed by cash-in-advance or by thirdcountry banks that are not persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction or owned or 

controlled by Cuba or Cuban nationals. Foreign subsidiaries of U.S. banks, 

however, are authorized to directly finance licensed sales of agricultural 

products. All U.S. banks may advise or confirm any of the transactions 

authorized above. Section 1705(b) of the CDA provides for donations of food 

to independent non-governmental organizations or individuals in Cuba. 

Shipments of food may be donated to non-governmental organizations from 

the U.S. or from third countries without a license from the U.S. government. 

In the mid-1970s, section 515.559 was added to the Regulations to publicize 

OFAC’s policy of licensing foreign subsidiaries of U.S. firms to conduct trade 

in commodities with Cuba so long as several specific criteria were met. 

Section 1706(a) of the CDA, however, prohibits the issuance of licenses that 

would have been issued pursuant to section 515.559, except where a contract 

was entered into prior to enactment of the CDA or where the exports at issue 

are medicines or medical supplies or certain telecommunications equipment. 

Accordingly, OFAC does not license foreign subsidiaries of U.S. firms to 

conduct trade in commodities with Cuba except in limited circumstances. 

Pursuant to the CDA and section 515.207 of the Regulations, no vessel 

carrying goods or passengers to or from Cuba or carrying goods in which 

Cuba or a Cuban national has any interest may enter a U.S. port absent 

authorization from OFAC. The prohibition applies to vessels even if they 

enter only to take on fuel and supplies (bunker), whether from U.S. fuel 

providers within the port limits or at offshore points, as well as vessels 

discharging or loading merchandise offshore, by lighter or otherwise. In 

addition, vessels that enter a port or place in Cuba to engage in the trade of 

goods or services are prohibited from entering a U.S. port for the purpose of 

loading or unloading any freight for 180 days. Pursuant to section 515.550 of 

the Regulations, a general license authorizes entry into U.S. ports 

notwithstanding these two vessel prohibitions provided the vessel is engaging 

solely in trade with Cuba that is authorized by license or exempt from the 

Regulations (e.g., vessels carrying authorized exports of agricultural products 

or donations of food to nongovernmental organizations or individuals). 

B. Importing Cuban-origin goods or services 

No goods or services of Cuban origin (including most souvenirs) may be 

imported into the United States either directly or through third countries such 

as Canada or Mexico. The only exceptions are information or informational 

materials such as publications or certain artwork, defined in section 515.332 

of the Regulations. 

C. Transactions involving property in which Cuba or a Cuban national 

has an interest 

In addition to the prohibitions on exports to and imports from Cuba, the 

Regulations prohibit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction from dealing in 

any property in which Cuba or a Cuban national has or has had any interest. 

Under the Regulations, “property” includes but is not limited to contracts and 

services. For example, unless authorized, persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction 

(including U.S. overseas subsidiaries) may not purchase Cuban cigars in 

Mexico; may not sign a contract with a U.K. firm if the contract terms include 

Cuba-related provisions (even if those provisions are contingent upon the 

lifting of the embargo); and may not provide accounting, marketing, sales, or 

insurance services to a Cuban company or to a foreign company with respect 

to the foreign company’s Cuba-related business. 

D. Nationals of Cuba; specially designated nationals 

The Regulations prohibit buying from or selling to Cuban nationals whether 

they are physically located on the island of Cuba or doing business elsewhere. 

Most transactions with nationals of Cuba who are lawfully present in the 

United States in a non-visitor status, however, are generally authorized by 

section 515.505 of the Regulations. Specific licenses may be granted on a 

case-by-case basis to unblock Cuban nationals permanently resident in thirdcountries. 

Individuals or organizations who act on behalf of Cuba anywhere in the world 

are considered by OFAC to be nationals of Cuba. A non-exhaustive list of 

these names is published in the Federal Register, an official publication of the 

U.S. Government. This list may be obtained by calling OFAC at 800/540-

6322 or on OFAC’s website (www.treas.gov/ofac). The listing, however, is a 

partial one and any individual or organization subject to U.S. jurisdiction 

engaging in transactions with foreign nationals must make certain that such 

foreign nationals are not Cuban nationals. 

E. Accounts and assets 

There is a total freeze on Cuban assets, both governmental and private, and on 

financial dealings with Cuba; all property of Cuba and Cuban nationals in the 

possession or control of persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction is blocked. Any 

property in which Cuba or a Cuban national has an interest that comes into the 

United States or into the possession or control of persons subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction is automatically blocked by operation of law. Banks receiving 

unlicensed wire transfer instructions in which there is a Cuban interest, or any 

instrument in which there is a Cuban interest, must freeze the funds on their 

own books or block the instrument, regardless of origin or destination. 

“Suspense accounts” are not permitted. Blocking imposes a complete 

prohibition against transfers or transactions, aside from those authorized by 

the Regulations. Other payments, transfers, withdrawals, or other dealings 

may not take place with regard to blocked property unless authorized by the 

Treasury Department. Banks are permitted to take normal service charges. 

Blocked deposits of funds must be interest-bearing. “Set-offs” are not 

allowed. 

Persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction should exercise extreme caution in order 

not to involve themselves in unlicensed transactions in which Cuba or a 

Cuban national has an interest. Except as authorized, no bank in the United 

States or overseas branch or subsidiary of a U.S. bank may advise a letter of 

credit involving Cuba or a Cuban national nor may it process documents 

referencing Cuba. All such property must be blocked as soon as it comes 

within the bank’s possession or control. All persons in possession of blocked 

property are required to register with OFAC. Persons subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction who engage in any transaction involving Cuba or a Cuban 

national, either directly or indirectly, risk substantial monetary penalties and 

criminal prosecution. 
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VIII. HUMANITARIAN DONATIONS 

There is joint OFAC and Department of Commerce administration over export 

of gift parcels and humanitarian goods to Cuba to meet basic human needs. 

OFAC generally licenses certain financial and other transactions related to 

exports that are licensed by the Commerce Department. See part 740 and 746 

of the Department of Commerce’s Export Administration Regulations (15 

CFR Chapter 7), which are available online at 

www.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/ear_data.html, for the relevant Department of 

Commerce regulations. Please note that travel-related transactions incident to 

humanitarian donations must be separately licensed by OFAC. 

IX. SENDING GIFT PARCELS 

The sending of gift parcels is covered by the Department of Commerce’s 

regulations at 15 CFR Parts 740 and 746. Gift parcels may be sent or carried 

by an authorized traveler to an individual or to a religious, charitable, or 

educational organization in Cuba, subject to limitations set forth in the 

Department of Commerce’s regulations. 

Organizations that consolidate and send multiple gift parcels in single 

shipments must obtain a validated license from the U.S. Department of 

Commerce. Each gift parcel in the single shipment must meet commodity, 

dollar-value, and frequency limitations. If a parcel being shipped or carried to 

Cuba fails to meet these standards, it is subject to seizure by the U.S. 

Government. Please contact the Department of Commerce for specific 

restrictions and details. 

X. MAIL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN CUBA 

A. Mail 

All transactions of common carriers incident to the receipt or transmission of 

mail between the United States and Cuba are authorized. 

B. Telecommunications services 

Certain telecommunications services, contracts, related payments, and travelrelated transactions are authorized by general licenses, pursuant to sections 

515.533, 515.542, and 515.564 of the Regulations. 

- Persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction may contract with and pay non-Cuban 

telecommunications services providers to provide services to particular 

individuals in Cuba (other than prohibited officials of the Government of 

Cuba or prohibited members of the Cuban Communist Party, as defined in 

sections 515.337 and 515.338 of the Regulations). For example, an individual 

in the United States may contract with and pay a U.S. or third-country 

telecommunications company to provide cellular telephone service for a 

phone owned and used by that individual’s friend in Cuba. Moreover, a U.S. 

telecommunications services provider may enter into a contract with a 

particular individual in Cuba to provide telecommunications services to that 

individual. 

- Telecommunications services providers that are persons subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction are authorized by general license (1) to make payments incident to 

the provision of telecommunications services between the United States and 

Cuba and the provision of satellite radio or satellite television services to Cuba 

and (2) to enter into and perform under (including making payments) roaming 

services agreements with telecommunications services providers in Cuba. 

- Any entity subject to U.S. jurisdiction relying on these general licenses must 

notify OFAC in writing within 30 days after commencing or ceasing to offer 

such services, as well as furnish semiannual reports providing the total amount 

of all payments made to Cuba or a third country related to telecommunications 

services authorized pursuant to section 515.542. These reports must include 

funds paid to third-country carriers for telecommunications transmissions 

routed from the United States through third countries under transit, refile, or 

other alternate routing agreements. These reports are due no later than 

January 15 of each calendar year (for payments made between July 1 and 

December 31 of the prior year) and July 15 of each calendar year (for 

payments made between January 1 and June 30). 

- Transactions incident to establishing facilities to provide 

telecommunications services linking the United States and Cuba, including 

fiber-optic cable and satellite facilities, are authorized by general license. The 

Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce must 

authorize The exportation and re-exportation of goods and technology for the 

establishment of telecommunications facilities linking the United States and 

Cuba must be separately authorized by the Bureau of Industry and Security of 

the Department of Commerce and OFAC (but see section VII.A. above for a 

discussion of OFAC’s general authorization for exports from the United 

States and 100 percent U.S.-origin exports from third countries to Cuba that 

have been authorized by Commerce). 

XI. FAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES 

Anyone authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to provide Cuba 

travel-or remittance-related services is prohibited from participating in 

discriminatory practices of the Cuban government against individuals or 

particular classes of travelers. The assessment of consular fees by the Cuban 

government, which are applicable worldwide, is not considered to be a 

discriminatory practice. However, requiring the purchase of services not 

desired by the traveler is not permitted. Persons wishing to provide 

information on such activities should call OFAC’s Miami office at 786/845-

2829. All information regarding arbitrary fees, payments for unauthorized 

purposes, or other possible violations furnished to the U.S. Treasury 

Department will be handled confidentially. 

XII. ESTATES 

An estate becomes blocked whenever a Cuban national is an heir or is the 

deceased; money from a life insurance policy is blocked whenever the 

deceased or beneficiary is a Cuban resident. Please see section 515.570 of the 

Regulations (discussed above in section VI.) for more information about the 

ability to make certain remittances from inherited funds. 

XIII. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 

A safe-deposit box is blocked whenever a Cuban has an interest in the 

property contained in the box or an interest in the box itself. Access to a 

blocked safe deposit box is authorized under certain conditions. Please see 

section 515.517 of the Regulations for more information. 

XIV. PAYMENTS FOR OVERFLIGHTS 

A specific license is required to make payments for charges in connection 

with overflights of Cuba or emergency landings in Cuba. Banks should 

request to review the originals of such licenses before executing transfers and 

should keep a copy for their files. Please see section 515.548 of the 

Regulations for more information. 

XV. EMERGENCIES 

In case of emergencies while in Cuba, a traveler should contact the U.S. 

Interests Section in Havana at 537/833-3551. In case of emergencies 

requiring financial transactions such as emergency repair of vessels or medical 

treatment, travelers are urged to contact OFAC at 202/622-2480, to discuss 

necessary authorizations. 

B—NORTH KOREA 

Foreign Assets Control Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 500) 

INTRODUCTION - On June 26, 2008 President Bush signed Proclamation 

8271, terminating the application of the Trading With the Enemy Act 

(“TWEA”) with respect to North Korea, effective June 27, 2008. The Foreign 

Assets Control Regulations, to the extent they were promulgated under 

TWEA authority, are therefore no longer in force with respect to North Korea. 

The import and transfer restrictions found at 31 C.F.R. 500.586(b)(2) and 

(b)(3) were promulgated under other authorities and remain in force. 

Also on June 26, 2008, the President issued, under the authority of the 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Executive Order 13466, 

continuing two of the TWEA-based restrictions against North Korea. OFAC 

will issue regulations implementing the Executive order. 

Criminal fines for violating the E.O. range, upon conviction, up to 

$1,000,000; individuals may also face imprisonment up to 20 years. In 

addition, civil penalties of up to $250,000 or twice the amount of the 

underlying transaction may be imposed administratively for each violation. 

This fact sheet is a broad summary of the sanctions currently in place. 
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ACCOUNTS, ASSETS AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - Property 

and interests in property that were blocked as of June 16, 2000, and that 

remained blocked immediately prior to June 26, 2008, remain blocked. 

TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING NORTH KOREAN VESSELS - U.S. 

persons are prohibited from registering vessels in North Korea, obtaining 

authorization for a vessel to fly the North Korean flag, and owning, leasing, 

operating, or insuring any vessel flagged by North Korea. 

BUYING FROM NORTH KOREA - Goods of North Korean origin may 

not be imported into the United States either directly or through third 

countries, without prior notification to and approval of the Office of Foreign 

Assets Control. Importers must provide OFAC with written information as to 

whether the products to be imported were produced by (a) a foreign person 

designated by the Secretary of State as having engaged in missile technology 

proliferation activities; (b) an activity of the North Korean Government 

relating to the development or production of any missile equipment or 

technology; or (c) an activity of the North Korean Government affecting the 

development or production of electronics, space systems or equipment, and 

military aircraft. In addition to the information just described, importers 

seeking an approval letter from OFAC must provide their name, address, 

telephone, fax, and e-mail addresses; a description of the product to be 

imported, including quantity and cost; the name and address of the producer 

of the product; the name of the location where the product was produced; and 

the name and address of the North Korean exporter. Requests for import 

review must be submitted by mail to North Korea Unit, Office of Foreign 

Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., 

NW, Annex, Washington, DC 20220. After reviewing the information, 

OFAC will issue a letter indicating the results of the review to the person 

seeking to import the product. U.S. depository institutions handling letters of 

credit or documentary collections involving imports from North Korea must 

obtain a copy of OFAC’s approval letter from the importer before proceeding 

with such transactions. The letter must also be provided to the U.S. Customs 

Service before imports from North Korea will be allowed into the United 

States. 

TRANSFERS FROM NORTH KOREA - U.S. persons are prohibited from 

engaging in transfers from the Government of North Korea either (a) that 

constitute a donation to a U.S. person or (b) with respect to which the U.S. 

person knows or has reasonable cause to believe the transfer poses a risk of 

furthering terrorist acts in the United States. 

TRAVELING TO NORTH KOREA - U.S. passports are valid for travel to 

North Korea and individuals do not need U.S. Government permission to 

travel there. U.S. persons may also provide travel services for travel to North 

Korea. 

Termination of the Exercise of Authorities Under the Trading with the Enemy 

Act with Enemy Act with Respect to North Korea 

A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by the 

authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, 

including section 101(b) of Public Law 95-223 (91 Stat. 1625; 50 U.S.C. App. 

5(b) note), hereby find that the continuation of the exercise of authorities 

under the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) (TWEA) 

with respect to North Korea, as authorized in Proclamation 2914 of December 

16, 1950, most recently continued under Presidential Determination 2007-32 

of September 13, 2007 (72 FR 53407), and implemented by the regulations set 

forth below, is no longer in the national interest of the United States. 

Section 1. The exercise of TWEA authorities with respect to North Korea, 

which were implemented by the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 31 

C.F.R. part 500, and the Transaction Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 505, 

and that were continued by Presidential Determination 2007-32 of September 

13, 2007, is terminated, and Presidential Determination 2007-32 is rescinded 

with respect to North Korea. 

Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to take all 

appropriate measures within the Secretary’s authority to give effect to this 

proclamation. 

Sec. 3. This proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any right, 

benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, 

by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, 

instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 4. This proclamation is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on 

June 27, 2008. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day 

of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence 

of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second. 

GEORGE W. BUSH 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13466: Continuing Certain Restrictions with 

Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of 

the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National 

Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), and section 301 of title 3, 

United States Code, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that 

the current existence and risk of the proliferation of weapons-usable fissile 

material on the Korean Peninsula constitute an unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and I 

hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat. I further find 

that, as we deal with that threat through multilateral diplomacy, it is necessary 

to continue certain restrictions with respect to North Korea that would 

otherwise be lifted pursuant to a forthcoming proclamation that will terminate 

the exercise of authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 

App. 1 et seq.) (TWEA) with respect to North Korea. 

Accordingly, I hereby order: 

Sec. 1. Except to the extent provided in statutes or in regulations, orders, 

directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and 

notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted 

prior to the date of this order, the following are blocked and may not be 

transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: 

all property and interests in property of North Korea or a North Korean 

national that, pursuant to the President’s authorities under the TWEA, the 

exercise of which has been continued in accordance with section 101(b) of 

Public Law 95-223 (91 Stat. 1625; 50 U.S.C. App. 5(b) note), were blocked as 

of June 16, 2000, and remained blocked immediately prior to the date of this 

order. 

Sec. 2. Except to the extent provided in statutes or in regulations, orders, 

directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and 

notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted 

prior to the date of this order, United States persons may not register a vessel 

in North Korea, obtain authorization for a vessel to fly the North Korean flag, 

or own, lease, operate, or insure any vessel flagged by North Korea. 

Sec. 3. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United 

States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or 

attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. 

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this 

order is prohibited. 

Sec. 4. For the purposes of this order: 

(a) the term “person” means an individual or entity; 

(b) the term “entity” means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 

corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and 

(c) the term “United States person” means any United States citizen, 

permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States 

or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or 

any person in the United States. 

Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of 

rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by 

IEEPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The 
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Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other 

officers and agencies of the United States Government consistent with 

applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby 

directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the 

provisions of this order. 

Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring and final reports to the 

Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with 

section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA 

(50 U.S.C. 1703(c)). 

Sec. 7. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, 

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 

the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its 

officers or employees, or any other person. 

GEORGE W. BUSH 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

June 26, 2008 

C—LIBYA 

Libyan Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 550) 

On September 20, 2004, the President signed an executive order (the E.O.) 

terminating the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12543 of 

January 7, 1986, with respect to the policies and actions of the Government of 

Libya and revoking that Order, Executive Order 12544 of January 8, 1986, 

and Executive Order 12801 of April 15, 1992, all of which imposed sanctions 

against Libya in response to the national emergency. This EO also revokes 

Executive Order 12538 of November 15, 1985, which prohibited the 

importation into the United States of petroleum products refined in Libya. 

The E.O. is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 

2004. As of that time, the prohibitions of the Libyan Sanctions Regulations, 

31 C.F.R. Part 550 (the “LSR”), will be lifted, and all property and interests in 

property blocked under the LSR will be unblocked. However, termination of 

the national emergency will not affect any action taken or proceeding pending 

not finally concluded or determined as of the effective date of this E.O., any 

action or proceeding based on any act committed prior to such date, or any 

rights or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to such date. 

The text of the E.O. follows: 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 

TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 

12543 WITH RESPECT TO THE POLICIES AND ACTIONS OF THE 

GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA AND REVOCATION OF RELATED 

EXECUTIVE ORDERS 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of 

the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National 

Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 5 of the United 

Nations Participation Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), sections 

504 and 505 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act 

(22 U.S.C. 2349aa-8 and 2349aa-9), section 40106 of title 49, United States 

Code, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that 

the situation that gave rise to the declaration of a national emergency in 

Executive Order 12543 of January 7, 1986, with respect to the policies and 

actions of the Government of Libya, and that led to the steps taken in that 

order and in Executive Order 12544 of January 8, 1986, and Executive Order 

12801 of April 15, 1992, has been significantly altered. Accordingly, I hereby 

terminate the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12543, and 

revoke that Executive Order, Executive Order 12544, and Executive Order 

12801. I also hereby revoke Executive Order 12538 of November 15, 1985, 

and further order: 

Section 1. Pursuant to section 202(a) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1622(a)), 

termination of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12543 

with respect to the policies and actions of the Government of Libya shall not 

affect any action taken or proceeding pending not finally concluded or 

determined as of the effective date of this order, any action or proceeding 

based on any act committed prior to such date, or any rights or duties that 

matured or penalties that were incurred prior to such date. 

Sec. 2. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, 

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 

the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities its 

officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 3 (a) This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on 

September 21, 2004. 

(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the 

Federal Register. 

THE WHITE HOUSE 

D—IRAQ

Iraqi Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 575) 

INTRODUCTION - On August 2, 1990, upon Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, 

President George H.W. Bush issued Executive Order No. 12722 declaring a 

national emergency with respect to Iraq. The International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the National Emergencies Act (50 

U.S.C. 1601), and section 301 of title 3 of the U.S. Code, imposed economic 

sanctions, including a complete trade embargo, against Iraq. In keeping with 

United Nations Security Council Resolution 661 of August 6, 1990 and the 

United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287c), the President also issued 

Executive Order 12724 on August 9, 1990, which imposed additional 

restrictions. Similar sanctions were imposed on Kuwait to ensure that no 

benefit from the United States flowed to the Government of Iraq in militaryoccupied Kuwait. 

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), 

following the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 1483 

which substantially lifted the multilateral sanctions with respect to Iraq, issued 

a General License, which was published in the Regulations as section 

575.533. Transactions arising after May 23, 2003 are permitted with most 

state bodies, corporations or agencies of the former Iraqi regime (see the text 

of the amended general license below). However, property that was blocked 

as of May 23, 2003 remains blocked. 

Effective August 29, 2003, President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 

13315, blocking property of the former Iraqi regime, its senior officials and 

their family members. On March 16, 2004, OFAC issued General License No. 

1 pursuant to Executive Order 13315, to allow transactions occurring after 

May 23, 2003 with most state bodies, corporations or agencies of the former 

Iraqi regime (see the text of this General License after the Executive Order 

below). However, assets of the parastatals that were blocked as of May 23, 

2003, must remain blocked. 

On July 30, 2004, the President issued a new Executive Order 13350 

effectively lifting the sanctions against Iraq and expanding the authorities of 

E.O. 13315 with regard to the former Iraqi regime, including an Annex 

containing the names of parties blocked under this order. These names have 

been incorporated into OFAC’s SDN list. 

ORDERLY RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ - On May 22, 2003, President 

Bush issued Executive Order 13303, protecting the Development Fund of Iraq 

and the marketing and sale of Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products to 

assure the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration of peace and security 

in the country, and the development of political, administrative, and economic 

institutions there. It provides immunity from attachment or other judicial 

process against the Fund or against Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products, 

and “interests therein, and proceeds, obligations, or any financial instruments 

of any nature whatsoever,” arising from or related to the sale or marketing of 

Iraqi petroleum or petroleum products. 

EXPORTING TO IRAQ - Effective July 30, 2004, exports or reexports to 

Iraq must be licensed or otherwise authorized by the Department of 

Commerce. All OFAC licenses, issued prior to July 30, 2004, for the 

exportation or reexportation of goods, software or technology to Iraq remain 

valid until the expiration date stated in the license, or if no expiration date is 

provided in the license, until July 30, 2005. 

IRAQI CULTURAL PROPERTY - Section 575.533 effective May 23, 

2003 prohibits transactions with respect to Iraqi cultural property or other 

items of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific, and religious 

importance illegally removed from Iraq since August 6, 1990. Questions 

concerning whether Iraqi cultural property are subject to this prohibition 

should be directed to: Cultural Property Office, U.S. Department of State, tel: 
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202-619-6612, fax: 202-260-4893, or 

http://www.exchanges.state.gov/culprop.html 

FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - All financial transactions with Iraq are 

allowed except for those involving individuals and entities appearing on 

OFAC’s SDN list. This includes the opening of correspondent accounts for 

Iraqi financial institutions. 

PENALTIES - Criminal penalties for violating the Iraqi Sanctions 

Regulations range up to 12 years in jail and $1,000,000 in fines. In addition, 

civil penalties of up to $325,000 per violation may be imposed 

administratively. 

Criminal penalties for violating the Executive Order 13350, 13315 and 13303 

range up to 20 years in prison, $500,000 in corporate fines and $250,000 in 

individual fines. In addition, civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation may 

be imposed administratively. 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13350 - Termination of Emergency Declared in 

Executive Order 12722 with Respect to Iraq and Modification of 

Executive Order 13290, Executive Order 13303, and Executive Order 

13315 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the 

United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act 

(50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)(NEA), section 5 of the United Nations Participation 

Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c)(UNPA), and section 301 of title 3, United 

States Code, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, have 

determined that the situation that gave rise to the declaration of a national 

emergency with respect to Iraq in Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 1990, 

has been significantly altered by the removal of the regime of Saddam 

Hussein and other developments. I hereby terminate the national emergency 

declared in Executive Order 12722, revoke that Executive Order and 

Executive Order 12724 of August 9, 1990, Executive Order 12734 of 

November 14, 1990, Executive Order 12743 of January 18, 1991, Executive 

Order 12751 of February 14, 1991, and Executive Order 12817 of October 21, 

1992, that are based on that national emergency. I hereby amend Executive 

Order 13290 of March 20, 2003, so that the authorities therein remain in effect 

based on the national emergency I declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 

22, 2003, and expanded in Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003. At the 

same time, and in order to take additional steps to deal with the national 

emergency that I declared in Executive Order 13303, and expanded in 

Executive Order 13315, with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to 

the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by 

obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance 

of peace and security in that country, and the development of political, 

administrative and economic institutions in Iraq, I hereby order: 

Section 1. Pursuant to section 202(a) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1622(a)), 

termination of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12722 

shall not affect any action taken or proceeding pending but not finally 

concluded or determined as of the effective date of this order, any action or 

proceeding based on any act committed prior to such date, or any rights or 

duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to such date. Pursuant 

to section 207(a) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1706(a)), and subject to such 

regulations, orders, directives, or licenses as may be issued pursuant to this 

order, I hereby determine that the continuation of prohibitions with regard to 

transactions involving property blocked pursuant to Executive Orders 12722 

or 12724 that continues to be blocked as of the effective date of this order is 

necessary on account of claims involving Iraq. 

Sec. 2. The Annex to Executive Order 13315 is replaced and superseded in its 

entirety by the Annex to this order. 

Sec. 3. I hereby amend Executive Order 13290 by removing “the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 1990” and 

replacing it with “the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 

of March 20, 2003, and expanded in Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 

2003”. 

Sec. 4. Unless licensed or otherwise authorized pursuant to this order or 

otherwise consistent with U.S. law, the trade in or transfer of ownership or 

possession of Iraqi cultural property or other items of archeological, historical, 

cultural, rare scientific, and religious importance that were illegally removed, 

or for which a reasonable suspicion exists that they were illegally removed, 

from the Iraq National Museum, the National Library, and other locations in 

Iraq since August 6, 1990, is prohibited. 

Sec. 5. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type specified 

in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by or to persons 

determined to be subject to the sanctions imposed by Executive Order 13315 

or by this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 13303, and expanded by Executive 

Order 13315, or would endanger the Armed Forces of the United States that 

are engaged in hostilities, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided in 

section 1 of Executive Order 13315 as amended by this order. 

Sec. 6. For those persons listed in the Annex to this order or determined to be 

subject to Executive Order 13315 or this order who might have a 

constitutional presence in the United States, I find that because of the ability 

to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons 

of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render these measures 

ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in 

addressing the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303, and 

expanded by Executive Order 13315, there need be no prior notice of a listing 

or determination made pursuant to Executive Order 13315 or this order. 

Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of 

rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by 

IEEPA and UNPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. 

The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other 

officers and agencies of the United States Government consistent with 

applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby 

directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the 

provisions of this order. 

Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is authorized to determine subsequent to the issuance of the order, that 

circumstances no longer warrant the inclusion of a person in the Annex to this 

order and that such person is therefore no longer covered within the scope of 

the order. 

Sec. 9. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, 

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 

the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, 

officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 10. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on July 30, 

2004. This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the 

Federal Register. 

FULL TEXT OF THE AMENDED GENERAL LICENSE 

§ 575.533 Certain new transactions. 

(a) New Transactions. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, on 

or after May 23, 2003 and prior to July 30, 2004, all transactions that are 

otherwise prohibited by subpart B of this part are authorized. 

Note to § 575.533(a): This authorization does not eliminate the need to 

comply with Executive Order 13315, “Blocking Property of the Former Iraqi 

Regime, Its Senior Officials and Their Family Members, and Taking Certain 

Other Actions,” or other provisions of 31 CFR chapter V, or with other 

applicable provisions of law, including any aviation, financial, or trade 

requirements of agencies other than the Department of the Treasury’s Office 

of Foreign Assets Control. Such requirements include the Export 

Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730 through 799) administered by 

the Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, and the 

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR parts 120 through 130) 

administered by the Department of State. 

(b) Continued Blocking, Special Provisions for Certain Exports 

and Reexports, and Additional Conditions. 

(1) All property and interests in property that were blocked as of May 23, 

2003, pursuant to Executive Orders 12722 or 12724, or subpart B of this part, 

remain blocked and subject to the prohibitions and requirements of this part. 
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(2)(i) Any specific license issued by the Treasury Department before July 30, 

2004, for the exportation from the United States, or, if subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction, the exportation or reexportation from a third country to Iraq of 

any items (including technical data or other information) controlled by the 

Department of Commerce under the Export Administration Regulations (15 

CFR parts 730 through 799) for exportation to Iraq shall expire on the date set 

forth in that license, or, if no expiration date is provided in that license, on 

July 30, 2005. 

Note to § 575.533(b)(2)(i): Effective July 30, 2004, with the termination of 

the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12722 and the revocation 

of that Executive order, OFAC’s authority to license exports and reexports to 

Iraq ceases, and the licensing jurisdiction for exports and reexports to Iraq will 

be transferred back to the Department of Commerce. All OFAC license 

applications pending but not acted upon before July 30, 2004, will be returned 

to applicants and applicants will be required to resubmit them to the 

Department of Commerce using the appropriate Department of Commerce 

forms. Moreover, as July 30, 2004, OFAC will not accept any applications for 

licenses for exports or reexports to Iraq. On or after July 30, 2004, all 

inquiries and applications regarding such exports or reexports are to be made 

to the Exporter Services Office, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 

of Commerce (telephone: 202-482-4811). 

(ii) Persons issued a specific license by the Treasury Department 

before July 30, 2004, for the exportation from the United States, or 

if subject to U.S. jurisdiction, the exportation or reexportation 

from a third country to Iraq, of any items (including technical data 

or other information) controlled by the Department of Commerce 

under the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730 

through 799) must maintain such records as are required by 15 

CFR part 746 of the Export Administration Regulations. 

Note to § 575.533(b)(2)(ii): Pursuant to an amendment to the Export 

Administration Regulations (15 CFR Parts 730 through 799), effective July 

30, 2004, further authorization by the Department of Commerce will not be 

required for exports or reexports licensed by the Department of the Treasury 

until the Treasury Department license expires by its own terms, or, if no 

expiration date is provided in the license, until July 30, 2005. Those holding 

specific licenses issued by the Treasury Department for exports or reexports to 

Iraq must comply with the recordkeeping requirements found in 15 CFR 746.3 

of the Export Administration Regulations. 

(iii) Items licensed by the Treasury Department for exportation or 

reexportation to Iraq may not be transferred within Iraq to a new 

enduser without further authorization from the Bureau of Industry 

and Security, Department of Commerce. Reexportation of items 

originally authorized pursuant to a specific license issued by the 

Treasury Department must conform to the relevant provision of the 

Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR part 730 through 799) 

based on the items being reexported and the country to which they 

are being reexported. 

Note to § 575.533(b)(2)(iii): Pursuant to an amendment to the Export 

Administration Regulations (15 CFR Parts 730 through 799), effective July 

30, 2004, further authorization by the Department of Commerce will be 

required for exports or reexports licensed by the Department of the Treasury 

prior to the transfer of such items within Iraq to a new end-user. The 

amendment also requires that any reexportation of items pursuant to a specific 

license issued by the Treasury Department must conform to the relevant 

provision of the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR part 730 through 

799) based on the country to which the items are being reexported. 

Note to § 575.533(b)(2): The term “controlled by the Department of 

Commerce” means subject to a license requirement under the Department of 

Commerce’s Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Items subject to a 

license requirement under the EAR include items on the Commerce Control 

List that require a license for exportation or reexportation to Iraq pursuant to 

15 CFR part 742 or 15 CFR 746.3, as well as items and activities that require 

a license under the end-use and end-user provisions of 15 CFR part 744. To 

inquire whether particular items are controlled by the Department of 

Commerce under the Export Administration Regulations for exportation to 

Iraq, the exporter or reexporter should contact the Department of Commerce, 

Bureau of Industry and Security. 

(3) This section does not authorize any transactions with persons listed in 

Appendix A to chapter V of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, except for 

those organizations listed in paragraph (b)(4) of this section. 

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(3) of this section, and except as provided in 

paragraphs (b)(1), (2) and (5), on or after May 23, 2003, all transactions that 

are otherwise prohibited by subpart B of this part are authorized for the 

following Iraqi state bodies, corporations or agencies that are listed in 

Appendix A to chapter V, title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, but that are 

now operating under the authority of the coalition, an interim or transitional 

Iraqi government, or a subsequent permanent Iraqi government: 

Iraqi Airways 

Iraqi State Enterprise for Maritime Transport 

Iraqi-Jordan Land Transport Company 

Rafidain Bank 

Rasheed Bank 

Agricultural Cooperative Bank 

Industrial Bank of Iraq 

Real Estate Bank 

Iraq Reinsurance Company 

Al-Rafidain Shipping Company

Note to § 575.533(b)(4): Numerous other Iraqi state bodies, corporations, or 

agencies are not listed in Appendix A to chapter V, 31 CFR. This section 

permits transactions with such entities on or after May 23, 2003. But for the 

operation of this general license, these entities would be blocked under 

subpart B because they meet the definition of ‘Government of Iraq’ in 31 CFR 

575.306 or ‘entity of the Government of Iraq’ in 31 CFR 575.304, whether or 

not they appeared in Appendix A to chapter V, 31 CFR. 

(5) This section does not authorize any transactions with respect to Iraqi 

cultural property or other items of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare 

scientific, and religious importance illegally removed from the Iraq National 

Museum, the National Library, and other locations in Iraq since August 6, 

1990. Any trade in or transfer of such items, including items with respect to 

which reasonable suspicion exists that they have been illegally removed. 

Note to § 575.533(b)(5): Questions concerning whether particular Iraqi 

cultural property or other items are subject to this paragraph should be 

directed to the Cultural Property Office, U.S. Department of State, tel. 202-

619-6612, fax 202-260-4893, Web site 

http://www.exchanges.state.gov/culprop, email culprop@pd.state.gov. 

(c) Effective Date. Paragraphs (a), (b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(4) and (b)(5) of this 

section are effective May 23, 2003. Paragraph (b)(2) of this section is 

effective July 30, 2004. 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13315 – BLOCKING PROPERTY OF THE 

FORMER IRAQI REGIME, ITS SENIOR OFFICIALS AND THEIR 

FAMILY MEMBERS, AND TAKING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS 

“By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws 

of the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National 

Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 5 of the United Nations 

Participation Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), and section 301 of 

title 3, United States Code, in view of United Nations Security Council 

Resolution 1483 of May 22, 2003, and in order to take additional steps with 

respect to the situation in Iraq, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, hereby 

expand the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 

13303 of May 22, 2003, to address the unusual and extraordinary threat to the 

national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by obstacles to 

the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of peace 

and security in that country, and the development of political, administrative, 

and economic institutions in Iraq. I find that the removal of Iraqi property 

from that country by certain senior officials of the former Iraqi regime and 

their immediate family members constitutes one of these obstacles. I further 

determine that the United States is engaged in armed hostilities and that it is in 

the interest of the United States to confiscate certain additional property of the 

former Iraqi regime, certain senior officials of the former regime, immediate 

family members of those officials, and controlled entities. I intend that such 

property, after all right, title, and interest in it has vested in the Department of 

the Treasury, shall be transferred to the Development Fund for Iraq. Such 

property shall be used to meet the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people, for 
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the economic reconstruction and repair of Iraq’s infrastructure, for the 

continued disarmament of Iraq, for the costs of Iraqi civilian administration, 

and for other purposes benefitting the Iraqi people. I determine that such use 

would be in the interest of and for the benefit of the United States. I hereby 

order: 

Sec. 1. Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) of 

IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), or regulations, orders, directives, 

or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any 

contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the effective 

date of this order, all property and interests in property of the former Iraqi 

regime or its state bodies, corporations, or agencies, or of the following 

persons, that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United 

States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United 

States persons, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, 

withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: 

(a) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and 

(b) persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 

the Secretary of State, 

(i) to be senior officials of the former Iraqi regime or their immediate family 

members; or 

(ii) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on 

behalf of, directly or indirectly, any of the persons listed in the Annex to this 

order or determined to be subject to this order. 

Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is authorized to confiscate property that is blocked pursuant to section 1 

of this order and that he determines, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, to belong to a person, organization, or country that has planned, 

authorized, aided, or engaged in armed hostilities against the United States. 

All right, title, and interest in any property so confiscated shall vest in the 

Department of the Treasury. Such vested property shall promptly be 

transferred to the Development Fund for Iraq. 

Sec. 3. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United 

States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or 

attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. 

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this 

order is prohibited. 

Sec. 4. For purposes of this order: 

(a) the term ‘person’ means an individual or entity; 

(b) the term ‘entity’ means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 

corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; 

(c) the term ‘United States person’ means any United States citizen, 

permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States 

or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or 

any person in the United States; 

(d) the term ‘former Iraqi regime’ means the Saddam Hussein regime that 

governed Iraq until on or about May 1, 2003; and 

(e) the term ‘coalition authority’ means the Coalition Provisional Authority 

under the direction of its Administrator, and the military forces of the United 

States, the United Kingdom, and their coalition partners present in Iraq under 

the command or operational control of the Commander of United States 

Central Command; and 

(f ) the term “Development Fund for Iraq” means the fund established on or 

about May 22, 2003, on the books of the Central Bank of Iraq, by the 

Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority responsible for the 

temporary governance of Iraq and all accounts held for the fund or for the 

Central Bank of Iraq in the name of the fund. 

Sec. 5. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type specified 

in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by or to persons 

determined to be subject to the sanctions imposed under this order would 

seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in 

Executive Order 13303 and expanded in scope in this order and would 

endanger Armed Forces of the United States that are engaged in hostilities, 

and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this order. 

Sec. 6. For those persons listed in the Annex to this order or determined to be 

subject to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United 

States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets 

instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant 

to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine 

that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency 

declared in Executive Order 13303 and expanded in scope in this order, there 

need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 

1 of this order. 

Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of 

rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by 

IEEPA and UNPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. 

The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other 

officers and agencies of the United States Government, consistent with 

applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby 

directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the 

provisions of this order. 

Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is authorized to determine, subsequent to the issuance of this order, that 

circumstances no longer warrant inclusion of a person in the Annex to this 

order and that such person is therefore no longer covered within the scope of 

the order. 

Sec. 9. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued effectiveness 

of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative 

action issued, taken, or continued in effect heretofore or hereafter under 31 

C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated, modified, or suspended by 

or pursuant to this order. 

Sec. 10. This order shall not apply to such property as is or may come under 

the control of the coalition authority in Iraq. Nothing in this order is intended 

to affect dispositions of such property or other determinations by the coalition 

authority. 

Sec. 11. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or 

benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party 

against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or 

entities, officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 12. This order is effective on 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 

29, 2003. 

Sec. 13.This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the 

Federal Register." 

THE ANNEX HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO OFAC’S LIST OF 

SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS AND BLOCKED PERSONS. 

EACH ENTRY IS STYLED “[IRAQ2]”. 

Identifying information with respect to each person listed in the Annex 

reflects information recently available and is provided solely to facilitate 

compliance with the order. Each person listed in the Annex remains subject to 

the prohibitions of the order notwithstanding any change in title, position, or 

affiliation, unless and until such person is subject to a determination pursuant 

to section 8 of the order. 

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 1 ISSUED PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE 

ORDER 13315 OF AUGUST 28, 2003 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, on or after 

August 29, 2003, all transactions with state bodies, corporations, or agencies 

of the former Iraqi regime that are otherwise prohibited by section 1 of 

Executive Order 13315, are permitted. 

Note to paragraph (a): This authorization does not eliminate the 

need to comply with other provisions of 31 CFR chapter V or with 

other applicable provisions of law, including any aviation, 

financial, or trade requirements of agencies other than the 

Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. 
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Such requirements include the International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations (22 CFR parts 120-130) administered by the 

Department of State. 

Pursuant to Executive Orders 12722 and 12724, and the Iraqi 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 575, exportation to Iraq (and, 

in some instances, reexportation from a third country to Iraq) must 

also be separately authorized for any goods or technology 

(including technical data or other information) controlled by the 

Department of Commerce under the Export Administration 

Regulations (15 CFR chapter VII, subchapter C). To inquire 

whether particular goods or technology are controlled by the 

Department of Commerce under the Export Administration 

Regulations for exportation to Iraq, the exporter or reexporter 

should contact the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry 

and Security. 

(b) (1) All property and interests in property of persons listed in the 

Annex to Executive Order 13315 or determined to be subject to the Executive 

Order pursuant to section 1(b) thereof, remain blocked and subject to the 

prohibitions and requirements of Executive Order 13315. 

(2) All property and interests in property blocked as of May 23, 

2003, pursuant to Executive Orders 12722 or 12724, or the Iraqi Sanctions 

Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 575, remain blocked. 

(3) This general license does not authorize any transactions with 

persons listed in Appendix A to chapter V of title 31, Code of Federal 

Regulations, except for those organizations listed in paragraph (b)(4). 

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(3), on or after August 29, 2003, 

all transactions otherwise prohibited by section 1 of Executive Order 13315 

are permitted with the following Iraqi state bodies, corporations or agencies 

that are listed in Appendix A to chapter V of title 31, Code of Federal 

Regulations, but that are now operating under coalition authority or the 

authority of a transitional Iraqi government: 

Iraqi Airways 

Iraqi State Enterprise for Maritime Transport 

Iraqi-Jordan Land Transport Company 

Rafidain Bank 

Rasheed Bank 

Agricultural Cooperative Bank 

Industrial Bank of Iraq 

Real Estate Bank 

Iraq Reinsurance Company 

Al-Rafidain Shipping Company

(5) This section does not authorize any transactions with respect to 

Iraqi cultural property or other items of archaeological, historical, cultural, 

rare scientific, and religious importance illegally removed from the Iraq 

National Museum, the National Library, and other locations in Iraq since 

August 6, 1990. Any trade in or transfer of such items, including items with 

respect to which reasonable suspicion exists that they have been illegally 

removed, remains prohibited by Executive Order 13315 and subpart B of part 

575, title 31 Code of Federal Regulations. 

Note to paragraph (b)(5): Questions concerning whether particular Iraqi 

cultural property or other items are subject to this paragraph should be 

directed to the Cultural Property Office, U.S. Department of State, tel. 

202/619–6612, fax 202/260–4893, Web site 

http://www.exchanges.state.gov/culprop, email culprop@pd.state.gov. 

(c) This general license is effective August 29, 2003. 

Issued by direction and on behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury: 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

By R. Richard Newcomb, Director” 

[March 16, 2004] 

Parastatal Entities of Iraq 

This list has been prepared to assist member states of the United Nations in 

identifying state bodies, corporations or agencies of the former Government of 

Iraq as required under paragraph 23(a) of United Nations Security Council 

Resolution (UNSCR) 1483. It is a partial listing only and is not exhaustive. 

The provisions of UNSCR 1483 cover additional individuals and entities that 

are not listed. 

OFAC concludes that these entities are included in the term “Government of 

Iraq” as that term is used in the Iraqi Sanctions Regulations (ISR), 31 CFR 

575.306. Under the ISR and a recent general license (31 CFR 575.533), assets 

of these entities that were blocked on or before May 23, 2003, are to remain 

blocked. However, transactions with these parastatals arising after May 23, 

2003, are permitted subject to the limitations set out in 31 CFR 575.533. 

OFAC concludes that these entities are also state bodies, corporations or 

agencies of the former Iraqi regime as described in Executive Order 13315 of 

August 29, 2003. Although property of such entities is subject to blocking 

pursuant to that Executive Order, OFAC has issued a General License 

permitting most transactions on or after August 29, 2003. 

In other words, the assets of the listed parastatals that have been blocked as of 

May 23, 2003, must remain blocked. Transactions by U.S. persons with these 

parastatals occurring after May 23, 2003, are authorized. 

It is important to note the entity on this list identified with an asterisk (*), Iraqi 

State Enterprise for Foodstuffs Trading, has been previously identified as a 

Specially Designated National (SDN) of Iraq. The general licenses mentioned 

above do not apply to SDNs. Consequently, all transactions (whether before 

or after May 23, 2003) with the Iraqi State Enterprise for Foodstuffs Trading 

would remain prohibited, unless specifically licensed by OFAC. As with other 

entities on the SDN list, U.S. persons must block any assets of the Iraqi State 

Enterprise for Foodstuffs Trading which might come under their control. U.S. 

persons would, therefore, continue to be expected to interdict current live 

transactions of the Iraqi State Enterprise for Foodstuffs Trading, as they would 

with other SDNs. 

*IRAQI STATE ENTERPRISE FOR FOODSTUFFS TRADING, P.O. Box 548, 

Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 14122, Banks Street, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1308, 

Colombo 3, Sri Lanka; P.O. Box 2839, Calcutta 700.001, India 

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AGRICULTURAL NATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT IN ABU-GREIB, Baghdad 

International Airport, General Street, Baghdad, Iraq 

AL HASSAKA SPINNING PROJECT, P.O. Box 46, Al Hassaka Al Azizeh, Iraq 

AL-HILAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, P.O. Box 2147 Alwiya, Al-Za’Faraniya, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

AMANAT AL-ASIMA, P.O. Box 11151 - Masarif, near Baghdad Muhafadha, AlKishia, Baghdad, Iraq 

ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE, P.O. Box 22055 Al-Shaikh Omar Street, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

ARAB IRAQI COMPANY FOR LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT, P.O. Box 29041, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

ARAB WOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, P.O. Box 293 Ninevah, Ninevah, 

Iraq 

ASBESTOS AND PLASTIC INDUSTRIES STATE ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR ASBESTOS AND PLASTIC), Zaafarania, Muasker AlRasheed, P.O. Box 2418, Baghdad, Iraq 

ATH THAWRA HOUSE FOR PRESS AND PUBLISHING, P.O. Box 2009, Uqba 

Bin Nafia Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

AUTOMOBILE STATE ENTERPRISE, Near Andulus Square, Off Nidal Street, 

P.O. Box 3270, Baghdad, Iraq 

BABYLON PROJECT, Hashmiya District, Babylon, Iraq 

BAGHDAD MUNICIPALITY, Khulafa Street, Khulafa Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

BAGHDAD STOCK EXCHANGE, The White Palace, Al Nidhal Street, P.O. Box 

5157, Baghdad, Iraq 

CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (a.k.a. STATE 

ORGANISATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION; a.k.a. STATE 

ORGANISATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION AND 

AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES; a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR 

AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES; a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR 

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION), P.O. Box 26028, Waziriya, opp Al Bakr 

University, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 96101, Abu Nuvas St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. 
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Box 26061, Al Wazeria, Baghdad, Iraq; Swaira-Hafria, Wasst Muhafadha, Iraq; 

P.O. Box 1045, Waziriyah, Baghdad, Iraq 

CENTRAL PETROLEUM ENTERPRISE, P.O. Box 5271, Khulafa Street, Khuilani 

Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

CHEMICAL, PETROCHEMICAL, MECHANICAL AND METALURICAL 

TRAINING CENTER, P.O. Box 274, Ashar, Basrah, Iraq 

DESIGN AND STUDIES SECTION (a.k.a. STATE ORGANIZATION OF 

BUILDING; a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR BUILDINGS; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR CENTRAL REGION; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR NORTHERN REGION; a.k.a. 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR SOUTHERN REGION), 

Museum Square, Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq; Mosul, Left Side, Near Al Hurya Bridge, 

P.O. Box 368, Baghdad, Iraq; Karkh, Karadat Mariam, Baghdad, Iraq; Maysan, 

Iraq 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION, P.O. 

Box 24042 Al-Jumhuriya Street, Building 66, Baghdad, Iraq 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CONTRACTS AND PURCHASING, P.O. Box 

552, Baghdad, Iraq 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF 

ELECTRICITY, P.O. Box 1058 Al-Masbah, Building 4/356, Baghdad, Iraq 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MINERAL 

INVESTIGATION, P.O. Box 986 Alwiya, Al Sadoon Park Area, Baghdad, Iraq 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF GOVERNORATE ELECTRICITY 

DISTRIBUTION, P.O. Box 20107 New Baghdad Aqaba Bin Nafii Square, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MEDICAL APPLIANCES (a.k.a. DIRECTORATE 

GENERAL OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES), P.O. Box 17041, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 

17014, Al-Hurriya, Baghdad, Iraq 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES (a.k.a. DIRECTORATE 

GENERAL OF MEDICAL APPLIANCES), P.O. Box 17041, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. 

Box 17014, Al-Hurriya, Baghdad, Iraq 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MINOR PROJECTS AND RURAL 

ELECTRIFICATION, P.O. Box 788 Al-Karradah Al-Sharkiya, Arasat Al-Hindiya 

No. 81, Building No. 137/327, Baghdad, Iraq 

DIRECTORATE OF TRAINING CENTRE FOR IRON AND STEEL, P.O. Box 421 

Basrah Khor Al-Zubair, Basrah, Iraq 

DIRECTORATE OF TRANSFORMERS PROJECT, P.O. Box 21 Baquba, Diala, 

Iraq 

DIWANIYA COTTON STATE COMPANY (a.k.a. DIWANIYA STATE COTTON 

TEXTILE COMPANY), P.O. Box 79, Diwaniya, Qadisiya, Iraq; P.O. Box 15, 

Diwaniyah, Iraq 

DIWANIYA STATE COTTON TEXTILE COMPANY (a.k.a. DIWANIYA COTTON 

STATE COMPANY), P.O. Box 79, Diwaniya, Qadisiya, Iraq; P.O. Box 15, 

Diwaniyah, Iraq 

ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, P.O. Box 11359 Za’afaraniya, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

FACTORY OF MANUFACTURING SPARE PARTS FOR AGRICULTURAL 

MACHINERY, Karh - Otaefia, near Steel Bridge, Baghdad, Iraq 

FINE TEXTILE STATE COMPANY, P.O. Box 2, Hilla, Iraq 

GENERAL AGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT IN DALMAG, Ahrar, Kut, Iraq 

GENERAL AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION IN KHALIS, THE, P.O. Box 564, 

Al-Khalis, Diala Muhafadha, Al-Khalis, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE, 

P.O. Box 21015, Battawin, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR BAKERIES AND OVENS (a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BAKERIES AND OVENS), Al Nidhal Street, Near 

Saddoun Park, P.O. Box 109, Baghdad, Iraq; Milla, Iraq; Basrah, Iraq; Kerbala, 

Iraq; Diwaniya, Iraq; Najaf, Iraq; Mosul, Iraq; Arbil, Iraq; Kirkuk, Iraq; Nasiriya, 

Iraq; Samawa, Iraq; Baquba, Iraq; Amara, Iraq; Sulaimaniya, Iraq; Dohuk, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR DESIGNS AND RESEARCH, P.O. Box 6061 

Aamiriya, 7 Nisan, Aamiriya, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR DRUGS & MEDICAL APPLIANCES 

(KIMADIA) (a.k.a. STATE COMPANY FOR DRUGS AND MEDICAL 

APPLIANCES (KIMADIA)), Mansour City, P.O. Box 6138, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR EXECUTION OF LAND RECLAMATION 

CONTRACTS (a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR PLANTATION AND 

DEVELOPMENT OF THE RECLAIMED LANDS; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR LAND RECLAMATION OF CENTRAL AND 

NORTHERN AREAS; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR LAND 

RECLAMATION OF SOUTHERN AREAS; a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR 

LAND RECLAMATION), Amiriya, Abu Gharib, P.O. Box 6161, Baghdad, Iraq; 

P.O. Box 6061, Aamrlya 7, Nisan, Iraq; P.O. Box 609, Al-Sadoon St., Baghdad, 

Iraq; P.O. Box 27, Wasit Province, Kut, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR FLOUR MILLS (a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE 

OF FLOUR MILLS), Entrance to Hurriyah City, P.O. Box 170, Baghdad, Iraq; 

P.O. Box 17011, Entrance of Huriah City, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR GRAIN TRADING (a.k.a. GRAIN BOARD 

OF IRAQ; a.k.a. STATE ORGANIZATION OF GRAIN), P.O. Box 329, Bab Al 

Mouadham-Midan, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 2261 Allque, Irkheta, Karada AlShakira, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR HOSPITALITY AFFAIRS, P.O. Box 240, Hay 

Al-Wihda, Al-Wathik Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING WATER AND 

SEWERAGE PROJECTS (a.k.a. STATE CONTRACTING WATER AND 

SEWAGE PROJECTS COMPANY; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR 

WATER AND SEWAGE PROJECTS; a.k.a. STATE ORGANIZATION FOR 

WATER AND SEWAGE; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR OPERATION 

WATER AND SEWERAGE PROJECTS), Street No. 52, Alwiya, P.O. Box 5738, 

Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1011, Basil Square, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1011, Al 

Wathba Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS (a.k.a. STATE 

ORGANISATION FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS), Northgate, Karanteena, P.O. 

Box 148, Baghdad, Iraq; Al-Muadham, Near Engineering College, P.O. Box 

14186, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR LAND RECLAMATION OF CENTRAL AND 

NORTHERN AREAS (a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR PLANTATION 

AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RECLAIMED LANDS; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR EXECUTION OF LAND RECLAMATION CONTRACTS; 

a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR LAND RECLAMATION OF 

SOUTHERN AREAS; STATE ORGANISATION FOR LAND RECLAMATION), 

Amiriya, Abu Gharib, P.O. Box 6161, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 6061, Aamrlya 7, 

Nisan, Iraq; P.O. Box 609, Al-Sadoon St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 27, Wasit 

Province, Kut, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR LAND RECLAMATION OF SOUTHERN 

AREAS (a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR PLANTATION AND 

DEVELOPMENT OF THE RECLAIMED LANDS; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR EXECUTION OF LAND RECLAMATION CONTRACTS; 

a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR LAND RECLAMATION OF CENTRAL 

AND NORTHERN AREAS; a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR LAND 

RECLAMATION), Amiriya, Abu Gharib, P.O. Box 6161, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 

6061, Aamrlya 7, Nisan, Iraq; P.O. Box 609, Al-Sadoon St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. 

Box 27, Wasit Province, Kut, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENT REPAIR 

(a.k.a. STATE COMPANY FOR MACHINERY), Sara Camp, P.O. Box 2218, 

Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 12050, Al-Doura, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR MAIN OUT PALL DRAIN, P.O. Box 113, 

Nassiriyah, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR OPERATION WATER AND SEWERAGE 

PROJECTS (a.k.a. STATE CONTRACTING WATER AND SEWAGE 

PROJECTS COMPANY; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR WATER 

AND SEWAGE PROJECTS; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR 

IMPLEMENTING WATER AND SEWERAGE PROJECTS; a.k.a. STATE 

ORGANIZATION FOR WATER AND SEWAGE), Street No. 52, Alwiya, P.O. Box 

5738, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1011, Basil Square, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 

1011, Al Wathba Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR PLANTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF 

THE RECLAIMED LANDS (a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR LAND 

RECLAMATION; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR EXECUTION OF 

LAND RECLAMATION CONTRACTS; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR 

LAND RECLAMATION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS; a.k.a. 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR LAND RECLAMATION OF SOUTHERN 

AREAS), Amiriya, Abu Gharib, P.O. Box 6161, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 6061, 

Aamrlya 7, Nisan, Iraq; P.O. Box 609, Al-Sadoon St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 

27, Wasit Province, Kut, Iraq 
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GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR STATE FARMS, P.O. Box 21035, General 

Ramadi Street, Entrance of Agaruf Street, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR THARTHAR PROJECT, P.O. Box 21, 

Fallouja, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR TRANSPORT OF GENERAL CARGO (a.k.a. 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR GENERAL CARGO TRANSPORT), A H Al Baghdadi 

Building, Jumhouriya Street (Near Khullani Square), P.O. Box 5745, Baghdad, 

Iraq; P.O. Box 5745, Al Jumhurya, Building No. 33, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR TRAVEL AND TOURIST SERVICES, P.O. 

Box 10028 - Karrada, No. 19, Hay Al-Wadha, Mahala (904), Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR WATER AND SEWAGE PROJECTS (a.k.a. 

STATE CONTRACTING WATER AND SEWAGE PROJECTS COMPANY; a.k.a. 

STATE ORGANIZATION FOR WATER AND SEWAGE; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING WATER AND SEWERAGE 

PROJECTS; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR OPERATION WATER 

AND SEWERAGE PROJECTS), Street No. 52, Alwiya, P.O. Box 5738, Baghdad, 

Iraq; P.O. Box 1011, Basil Square, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1011, Al Wathba 

Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR WOOLLEN TEXTILE (a.k.a. WOOLLEN 

TEXTILE STATE COMPANY), P.O. Box 9114, Khadhumiya, Baghdad, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BAKERIES AND OVENS (a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR BAKERIES AND OVENS), Al Nidhal Street, Near 

Saddoun Park, P.O. Box 109, Baghdad, Iraq; Milla, Iraq; Basrah, Iraq; Kerbala, 

Iraq; Diwaniya, Iraq; Najaf, Iraq; Mosul, Iraq; Arbil, Iraq; Kirkuk, Iraq; Nasiriya, 

Iraq; Samawa, Iraq; Baquba, Iraq; Amara, Iraq; Sulaimaniya, Iraq; Dohuk, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR CENTRAL REGION (a.k.a. 

STATE ORGANIZATION OF BUILDING; a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR 

BUILDINGS; a.k.a. DESIGN AND STUDIES SECTION; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR NORTHERN REGION; a.k.a. 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR SOUTHERN REGION), 

Museum Square, Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq; Mosul, Left Side, Near Al Hurya Bridge, 

P.O. Box 368, Baghdad, Iraq; Karkh, Karadat Mariam, Baghdad, Iraq; Maysan, 

Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR NORTHERN REGION 

(a.k.a. STATE ORGANIZATION OF BUILDING; a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION 

FOR BUILDINGS; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR 

CENTRAL REGION; a.k.a. DESIGN AND STUDIES SECTION; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR SOUTHERN REGION), Museum 

Square, Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq; Mosul, Left Side, Near Al Hurya Bridge, P.O. Box 

368, Baghdad, Iraq; Karkh, Karadat Mariam, Baghdad, Iraq; Maysan, Iraq 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR SOUTHERN REGION 

(a.k.a. STATE ORGANIZATION OF BUILDING; a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION 

FOR BUILDINGS; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR 

CENTRAL REGION; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR 

NORTHERN REGION; a.k.a. DESIGN AND STUDIES SECTION), Museum 

Square, Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq; Mosul, Left Side, Near Al Hurya Bridge, P.O. Box 

368, Baghdad, Iraq; Karkh, Karadat Mariam, Baghdad, Iraq; Maysan, Iraq 

GENERAL ORGANIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE TRADING, THE, 

P.O. Box 1033 Al-Tahreer Square, South Gate, Baghdad, Iraq 

GRAIN BOARD OF IRAQ (a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR GRAIN 

TRADING; a.k.a. STATE ORGANIZATION OF GRAIN), P.O. Box 329, Bab Al 

Mouadham-Midan, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 2261 Allque, Irkheta, Karada AlShakira, Baghdad, Iraq 

HAND WOVEN CARPETS STATE COMPANY (a.k.a STATE ENTERPRISE 

FOR HANDWOVEN CARPETS.), Al Nasir Sq., Arbil, Iraq 

IDLEB COMPANY FOR SPINNING, P.O. Box 9, Idleb, Iraq 

IDRISI CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY (ICEC), Museum 

Square, Karkh, P.O. Box 14077, Baghdad, Iraq 

INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX - DIALA, P.O. Box 7 Baquba, Diala, Iraq 

INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN BAQUBA, Khan Al Pasha Bldg, Samawal Street, 

P.O. Box 5819, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI BICYCLES & METAL TUBINGS COMPANY, P.O. Box 1176 AlMahmoudya, Al-Mamoudya, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION ESTABLISHMENT, Broadcasting & 

TV Building, Salihiya, Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI CEMENT STATE ENTERPRISE, Muaskar Al Rashid Street, P.O. Box 

2050, Alwiyah, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI COMPANY FOR CARTON MANUFACTURIES, P.O. Box 29029 

Za’Faraniya, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI FAIRS ADMINISTRATION, Baghdad International Fair, Al Mansour, P.O. 

Box 6188, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Aqaba Bin Nafie Square, P.O. Box 989, 

Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 989, Karradah Al Sharkiya, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (INOC), (Subsidiary/Associated Companies: 

CENTRAL PETROLEUM ESTABLISHMENT; NORTHERN PETROLEUM 

ORGANISATION; SOUTHERN PETROLEUM ORGANISATION; STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR EXPLORATION OF OIL AND GAS; GAS AND STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF OIL TANKERS), Jumhuriya Street, Khullani Square, P.O. 

Box, 476, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1, Kirkuk, Iraq; P.O. Box 240, Basrah, Iraq 

IRAQI NEWS AGENCY, 28 Nissan Complex, Al Salihiya, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI OIL TANKERS COMPANY (a.k.a. IRAQI OIL TANKERS ENTERPRISE), 

P.O. Box 37, Basrah, Iraq 

IRAQI OIL TANKERS ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. IRAQI OIL TANKERS COMPANY), 

P.O. Box 37, Basrah, Iraq 

IRAQI REFRESHMENT COMPANY, P.O. Box 2339 Alwiyah, Za’Faraniya, 

Industrial Area, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI STATE EXPORT ORGANIZATION, P.O. Box 5670, Sadoon Street, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI STATE IMPORT ORGANISATION (a.k.a. IRAQI STATE ORGANISATION 

OF IMPORTS), P.O. Box 5642, Al Masbah, Hay Babile Area, 29 Street 16 

Building No. 5, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI STATE ORGANISATION OF IMPORTS (a.k.a. IRAQI STATE IMPORT 

ORGANISATION), P.O. Box 5642, Al Masbah, Hay Babile Area, 29 Street 16 

Building No. 5, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI STATE TEXTILE COMPANY (a.k.a. IRAQI TEXTILE STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT), Al Nawab Street, Khadhumiya, P.O. Box 9106, Baghdad, 

Iraq 

IRAQI TEXTILE STATE ESTABLISHMENT (a.k.a. IRAQI STATE TEXTILE 

COMPANY), Al Nawab Street, Khadhumiya, P.O. Box 9106, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI TOBACCO STATE ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. IRAQI TOBACCO STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT), Karrada Al Sharkiya, Nadhimiya, P.O. Box 10026, Baghdad, 

Iraq; P.O. Box 10026, Jumhuriya Street, Khallani Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI TOBACCO STATE ESTABLISHMENT (a.k.a. IRAQI TOBACCO STATE 

ENTERPRISE), Karrada Al Sharkiya, Nadhimiya, P.O. Box 10026, Baghdad, 

Iraq; P.O. Box 10026, Jumhuriya Street, Khallani Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI TRADING STATE COMPANY (a.k.a. IRAQI TRADING STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT), P.O. Box 17, Al Masbah, Baghdad, Iraq 

IRAQI TRADING STATE ESTABLISHMENT (a.k.a. IRAQI TRADING STATE 

COMPANY), P.O. Box 17, Al Masbah, Baghdad, Iraq 

KUT COTTON TEXTILE STATE COMPANY (a.k.a. TRAINING CENTRE FOR 

TEXTILE INDUSTRIES/KUT; a.k.a. KUT INDUSTRIAL COMPANY), P.O. Box 

25, Kut, Iraq; Kut Opp, Al-Zahra Town, Iraq; P.O. Box 5613, South Gate, Kut, 

Iraq 

KUT INDUSTRIAL COMPANY (a.k.a. TRAINING CENTRE FOR TEXTILE 

INDUSTRIES/KUT; a.k.a. KUT COTTON TEXTILE STATE COMPANY), P.O. 

Box 25, Kut, Iraq; Kut Opp, Al-Zahra Town, Iraq; P.O. Box 5613, South Gate, 

Kut, Iraq 

LIGHT INDUSTRIES COMPANY, P.O. Box 164 Baghdad, Za’afaraniya, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

MAYSAN SUGAR STATE ENTERPRISE, P.O. Box 9, Amara, Maysan, Iraq; 

P.O. Box 3028, Maysan, Iraq 

MECHANICAL TRAINING CENTRE/NASSIRIYA, P.O. Box 65, Nassiriyah, Iraq 

MEDICAL CITY ESTABLISHMENT, Baghdad, Iraq 

MINISTRY OF OIL (IRAQ), P.O. Box 6178, Baghdad, Iraq 

MINISTRY OF YOUTH, DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF PLANNING AND 

FOLLOW UP, IMPORT SECTION, P.O. Box 19055, Palestine Street, near AlShaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq 
18 September 3, 2009 Department of the Treasury 

MISHRAQ SULPHUR STATE ENTERPRISE, P.O. Box 54, Al Mishraq-Ninawa, 

Mosul, Iraq 

MODERN PAINT INDUSTRIES COMPANY, P.O. Box 2436 Alwiya, Baghdad, 

Iraq 

MOSUL BUILDING MATERIALS STATE COMPANY, P.O. Box 13, Mosul, Iraq 

MOSUL STATE COMPANY FOR TEXTILE, P.O. Box 18, Mosul, Iraq 

MOSUL SUGAR STATE COMPANY (a.k.a. MOSUL SUGAR STATE 

ENTERPRISE), P.O. Box 42, Gizlany Street, Mosul, Iraq 

MOSUL SUGAR STATE ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. MOSUL SUGAR STATE 

COMPANY), P.O. Box 42, Gizlany Street, Mosul, Iraq 

NAHRAWAN AGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT, P.O. Box 20195, New 

Baghdad, Nahrawan, Baghdad, Iraq 

NASSIRITYAH THERMAL POWER STATION, P.O. Box 31, Nassiriyah, Iraq 

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL 

CONSULTANCY, Rashid Street, P.O. Box 11387, Baghdad, Iraq 

NATIONAL CHEMICAL AND PLASTIC COMPANY, P.O. Box 2302 

Alwiya/Baghdad Za’afaraniya, Baghdad, Iraq 

NATIONAL COMPANY FOR FOOD INDUSTRIES, P.O. Box 3210 Baghdad, 

Za’afaraniya, Baghdad, Iraq 

NATIONAL COMPUTER CENTRE, P.O. Box 3267, Saadoun Nafoora Square, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

NATIONAL ENTERPRISE FOR EQUIPMENT MARKETING AND 

MAINTENANCE, P.O. Box 12014 Al-Daura, Bayaa, Baghdad, Iraq 

NATIONAL HOUSE FOR PUBLISHING, DISTRIBUTING AND ADVERTISING, 

Al Jamhuria Street, Baghdad, Iraq 

NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (IRAQ), Khullani Street, P.O. Box 248, 

Baghdad, Iraq; Aman Building, Khullani Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

NATIONAL STATE COMPANY FOR TEXTILE, P.O. Box 5664, Kadhumia, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

NATIONAL TOBACCO STATE COMPANY (a.k.a. NATIONAL TOBACCO 

STATE ENTERPRISE), P.O. Box 6, Arbil, Iraq 

NATIONAL TOBACCO STATE ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. NATIONAL TOBACCO 

STATE COMPANY), P.O. Box 6, Arbil, Iraq 

NENAWA GENERAL STATE ENTERPRISE, P.O. Box 13, Mosul, Iraq 

NEW CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INDUSTRIES COMPANY, P.O. Box 5603 

Baghdad, Tahreer Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

NORTH REFINERIES COMPANY, Baiji, Iraq 

NORTHERN CEMENT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE, P.O. Box 1, Sulaimaniya, Iraq 

NORTHERN CEMENT STATE ENTERPRISE, P.O. Box 1, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq 

RAFIDAIN COMPANY FOR BUILDING DAMS (f.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION 

FOR DAMS), Saddoun St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 5982, Al-Masbah, Baghdad, 

Iraq 

RAFIDAIN STATE ORGANIZATION FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS, PO Box 

14186 Baghdad-Bab-al-Mu’adham, Near Engineering College, Baghdad, Iraq 

RAYON STATE COMPANY (a.k.a. RAYON STATE ESTABLISHMENT), P.O. 

Box 11230, Hindiya, Babylon, Iraq 

RAYON STATE ESTABLISHMENT (a.k.a. RAYON STATE COMPANY), P.O. 

Box 11230, Hindiya, Babylon, Iraq 

READY MADE CLOTHES CO. SA, PO Box 5769 Baghdad, Masbah - Arasat AlHindiya, Baghdad, Iraq 

SARCHINAR STATE CEMENT ENTERPRISE, P.O. Box 1, Sarchina, 

Sulaimaniya, Iraq 

SOUTH REFINERIES COMPANY, Basra, Iraq 

SOUTHERN CEMENT ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. SOUTHERN CEMENT STATE 

ENTERPRISE), P.O. Box 5, Samawah, Iraq 

SOUTHERN CEMENT STATE ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. SOUTHERN CEMENT 

ENTERPRISE), P.O. Box 5, Samawah, Iraq 

SPECIALISED INSTITUTE FOR ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES, P.O. Box 5798, 

South Gate, Al-Jumhuriyah St., Bldg. No. 192, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE AGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT IN ISHAQI, Dujail - Salah Eldin, 

Iraq 

STATE AGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT IN MUSSAYIB, Mussayib 

Establishment, Babylon, Iraq 

STATE BATTERY MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. STATE BATTERY 

MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT), P.O. Box 190, Al-Waziriyah, Safi El-Din, 

Al-Hilli St., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE BATTERY MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT (a.k.a. STATE 

BATTERY MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE), P.O. Box 190, Al-Waziriyah, Safi 

El-Din, Al-Hilli St., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE CABLES AND WIRES ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE FOR 

CABLES AND WIRES), P.O. Box 44, Nassiriyah, Iraq 

STATE CO. FOR PLASTIC BAGS INDUSTRIES IN TIKRIT, P.O. Box 12, 

Muhafadha Salah Aldin, Tikrit, Iraq 

STATE COMPANY FOR BUILDING CONTRACTS (a.k.a. STATE 

CONTRACTING BUILDINGS COMPANY), P.O. Box 19036, Al Nahda Area, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE COMPANY FOR DRUG PRODUCTS (a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE FOR 

DRUG INDUSTRIES), P.O. Box 271, Samara, Iraq 

STATE COMPANY FOR DRUGS AND MEDICAL APPLIANCES (KIMADIA) 

(a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR DRUGS & MEDICAL APPLIANCES 

(KIMADIA)), Mansour City, P.O. Box 6138, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE COMPANY FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES (a.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES; a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE 

FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES/ELECTRICAL LAMPS; a.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY), 

4/356 Al Masbah Bldg, P.O. Box 1098, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1118, Waziria, 

Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 9145, Al-Kadhmiyah, Al-Taji, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE COMPANY FOR FAIRS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES, BAGHDAD AL 

NIDHAL STREET, P.O. Box 5642-5760, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE COMPANY FOR MACHINERY (a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT 

FOR MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENT REPAIR), Sara Camp, P.O. Box 2218, 

Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 12050, Al-Doura, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE COMPANY FOR OIL PROJECTS (a.k.a. STATE ORGANIZATION FOR 

OIL PROJECTS), Ministry of Oil Complex, Port Said St., P.O. Box 198, Baghdad, 

Iraq; P.O. Box 198, Sadoon St., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE CONTRACTING BUILDINGS COMPANY (a.k.a. STATE COMPANY 

FOR BUILDING CONTRACTS), P.O. Box 19036, Al Nahda Area, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE CONTRACTING COMPANY FOR PILING AND FOUNDATIONS (a.k.a. 

STATE CONTRACTING PILING AND FOUNDATIONS COMPANY), P.O. Box 

22072, Al-Nahtha, Near Sharki Baghdad Station, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE CONTRACTING INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS COMPANY, P.O. Box 5784, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE CONTRACTING PILING AND FOUNDATIONS COMPANY (a.k.a. 

STATE CONTRACTING COMPANY FOR PILING AND FOUNDATIONS), P.O. 

Box 22072, Al-Nahtha, Near Sharki Baghdad Station, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE CONTRACTING WATER AND SEWAGE PROJECTS COMPANY (a.k.a. 

STATE ORGANIZATION FOR WATER AND SEWAGE; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR WATER AND SEWAGE PROJECTS; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING WATER AND SEWERAGE 

PROJECTS; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR OPERATION WATER 

AND SEWERAGE PROJECTS), Street No. 52, Alwiya, P.O. Box 5738, Baghdad, 

Iraq; P.O. Box 1011, Basil Square, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1011, Al Wathba 

Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENGINEERING COMPANY FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND 

CONSTRUCTION, Nidhal St, P.O. Box 5614, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR ALUMINUM SEMI PRODUCTS, P.O. Box 38, 

Nasiriyah, Iraq 
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STATE ENTERPRISE FOR ASBESTOS AND PLASTIC (a.k.a. ASBESTOS AND 

PLASTIC INDUSTRIES STATE ENTERPRISE), Zaafarania, Muasker AlRasheed, P.O. Box 2418, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY (a.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES), P.O. Box 138, IskandariyaBabylon, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES (a.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY), P.O. Box 138, IskandariyaBabylon, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR BRICKS INDUSTRIES, Khalid Bin Walid Street, 

Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 3007, St 52, The Unity Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR CABLES AND WIRES (a.k.a. STATE CABLES AND 

WIRES ENTERPRISE), P.O. Box 44, Nassiriyah, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR CONCRETE INDUSTRIES, Abu Ghraib, P.O. Box 

6188, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS, P.O. Box 11183, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR DRINKS AND MINERAL WATER (f.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR SOFT & ALCOHOLIC DRINKS), P.O. Box 5689, Sara 

Khatoon Camp, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 2108, Al-Za’afaraniya, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR DRUG INDUSTRIES (a.k.a. STATE COMPANY 

FOR DRUG PRODUCTS), P.O. Box 271, Samara, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES (a.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES; a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE 

FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES/ELECTRICAL LAMPS; a.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY), 

4/356 Al Masbah Bldg, P.O. Box 1098, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1118, Waziria, 

Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 9145, Al-Kadhmiyah, Al-Taji, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES/ELECTRICAL LAMPS 

(a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES; a.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES/ELECTRICAL LAMPS; a.k.a. 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF 

ELECTRICITY), 4/356 Al Masbah Bldg, P.O. Box 1098, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 

1118, Waziria, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 9145, Al-Kadhmiyah, Al-Taji, Baghdad, 

Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR FERTILIZER INDUSTRIES, P.O. Box 74, Basrah, 

Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR GENERAL CARGO TRANSPORT (a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR TRANSPORT OF GENERAL CARGO), A H Al 

Baghdadi Building, Jumhouriya Street (Near Khullani Square), P.O. Box 5745, 

Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 5745, Al Jumhurya, Building No. 33, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF 

ELECTRICITY (a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES; 

a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE FOR ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES/ELECTRICAL 

LAMPS; a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE FOR GENERATION AND 

TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY), 4/356 Al Masbah Bldg, P.O. Box 1098, 

Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1118, Waziria, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 9145, AlKadhmiyah, Al-Taji, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR GLASS AND CERAMIC INDUSTRIES, Ramadi, Al 

Anbar, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR GYPSUM INDUSTRIES, Nidhal Street, P.O. Box 

3176, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 3176, Sa’doon St., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR HANDWOVEN CARPETS (a.k.a. HAND WOVEN 

CARPETS STATE COMPANY), Al Nasir Sq., Arbil, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR INLAND FISHERIES (a.k.a. STATE FISHERIES 

ORGANISATION; a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR FISHERIES; a.k.a. 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR SEA FISHERIES), P.O. Box 3296, Near Aqaba Bin 

Nafa Sq., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 260, Basrah, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRIES, Khor Al Zubair, 

P.O. Box 309, Basrah, Iraq; P.O. Box 438, Khur Al-Zubair, Basrah, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS, Karantina, Near Sarafiya 

Bridge, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR LEATHER INDUSTRIES (a.k.a. STATE LEATHER 

INDUSTRIES COMPANY), Karrada Al Sharkiya, Hurriya Sq, P.O. Box 3079, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE AND SAND LIME 

BRICKS INDUSTRIES, P.O. Box 416 Bashrah, Kerbala, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR MARKETING EQUIPTMENT AND MAINTENANCE, 

Daura, P.O. Box 12014, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES, P.O. Box 5763, 

Iskandariya, Iraq; P.O. Box 367, Iskandariyah-Babylon Governorate, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, Khor Al Zubair, 

P.O. Box 933, Basrah, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR PHOSPHATES, P.O. Box 5954, East Gate, Sadoon 

St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 5954, South Gate, Al-Kaim, Anbar, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRIES, P.O. Box 248, 

Hartha District, Basrah, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR RAW BUILDING MATERIALS, P.O. Box 5890, 

Alwiya, Near Unknown soldier, Saadoun Street, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR RUBBER INDUSTRIES, P.O. Box 71, Diwaniya, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR SALTS, P.O. 2330 Aiwiya, Unknown Soldier, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR SEA FISHERIES (a.k.a. STATE FISHERIES 

ORGANISATION; a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR FISHERIES; a.k.a. 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR INLAND FISHERIES), P.O. Box 3296, Near Aqaba 

Bin Nafa Sq., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 260, Basrah, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR SHOPPING CENTERS, P.O. Box 3095, Al Wahda 

District, Khalid Bin Al Waleed St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 3095, Andalus Sq., 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR SOFT & ALCOHOLIC DRINKS (n.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR DRINKS AND MINERAL WATER), P.O. Box 5689, Sara 

Khatoon Camp, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 2108, Al-Za’afaraniya, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR TEXTILE AND SPINNING PRODUCTS IMPORTING 

AND DISTRIBUTION (a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR TEXTILE 

INDUSTRIES), Al Zawria Bldg., Al Hindiya, P.O. Box 5856, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. 

Box 5817, Al-Nidhal St., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR VEGETABLE OILS, P.O. Box 2379, Muaskar Al 

Rashid Rd., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR WOOD INDUSTRIES, Abu Sukhair, P.O. Box 20, 

Najaf, Iraq; Manadhira, Al-Najaf, Iraq 

STATE ENTERPRISE OF FLOUR MILLS (a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT 

FOR FLOUR MILLS), Entrance to Hurriyah City, P.O. Box 170, Baghdad, Iraq; 

P.O. Box 17011, Entrance of Huriah City, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, Eastern 

Karrda, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (a.k.a. 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION; a.k.a. 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION AND 

AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES; a.k.a. CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL 

MECHANIZATION; a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL 

SUPPLIES), P.O. Box 26028, Waziriya, opp. Al Bakr University, Baghdad, Iraq; 

P.O. Box 96101, Abu Nuvas St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 26061, Al Wazeria, 

Baghdad, Iraq; Swaira-Hafria, Wasst Muhafadha, Iraq; P.O. Box 1045, 

Waziriyah, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES (a.k.a. STATE 

ORGANISATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION; a.k.a. STATE 

ORGANISATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION AND 

AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES; a.k.a. CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL 

MECHANIZATION; a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL 

MECHANIZATION), P.O. Box 26028, Waziriya, opp Al Bakr University, Baghdad, 

Iraq; P.O. Box 96101, Abu Nuvas St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 26061, Al 

Wazeria, Baghdad, Iraq; Swaira-Hafria, Wasst Muhafadha, Iraq; P.O. Box 1045, 

Waziriyah, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION OF SOUTHERN 

AREA, PO Box 16, Misan, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR IRAQI STORES, P.O. Box 26, Rashid Street, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR MIDDLE AREA (ROADS); (a.k.a. STATE 

ORGANISATION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES; a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION; a.k.a. STATE 
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ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (SOUTHERN AREA); 

a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS 

(NORTHERN AREA); a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION 

OF ROADS (MIDDLE AREA AROUND ELPHURATE); a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPRESSWAY ROADS), Karradat Mariam, Karkh, P.O. 

Box 917, Baghdad, Iraq; Nassiryah, Iraq; Kirkuk, Iraq; Hilla, Iraq; Yousufia, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR OIL REFINING AND GAS PROCESSING, P.O. 

Box 3069, Sa’doon St., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR OIL TRAINING, P.O. Box, 6073, Al-Mansoor, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR PRECISION INSTRUMENTS (a.k.a. STATE 

TRADING ENTERPRISE FOR PRECISION INSTRUMENTS), Saadoun St., P.O. 

Box 3164, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS, PO Box 9129, 

Taji/Kadimiya, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR SLAUGHTERING HOUSES, Dora, Baghdad, 

Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHEMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF TOURIST 

UTILITIES, P.O. Box 1113, Khalid Ibn Al-Waleed St., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN DUJAILA / DUJAILA AGROINDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, PO Box Aioroba, K 29 Oroba, Kut, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION (a.k.a. STATE 

ORGANISATION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES; a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR MIDDLE AREA (ROADS); a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (SOUTHERN AREA); 

a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS 

(NORTHERN AREA); a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION 

OF ROADS (MIDDLE AREA AROUND ELPHURATE); a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPRESSWAY ROADS), Karradat Mariam, Karkh, P.O. 

Box 917, Baghdad, Iraq; Nassiryah, Iraq; Kirkuk, Iraq; Hilla, Iraq; Yousufia, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (NORTHERN 

AREA) (a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES; a.k.a. 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION; a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR MIDDLE AREA (ROADS); a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (SOUTHERN AREA); 

a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (MIDDLE 

AREA AROUND ELPHURATE); a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF 

EXPRESSWAY ROADS), Karradat Mariam, Karkh, P.O. Box 917, Baghdad, Iraq; 

Nassiryah, Iraq; Kirkuk, Iraq; Hilla, Iraq; Yousufia, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (MIDDLE AREA 

AROUND ELPHURATE) (a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR ROADS AND 

BRIDGES; a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION; 

a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR MIDDLE AREA (ROADS); a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (NORTHERN AREA); 

a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS 

(SOUTHERN AREA); a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPRESSWAY 

ROADS), Karradat Mariam, Karkh, P.O. Box 917, Baghdad, Iraq; Nassiryah, Iraq; 

Kirkuk, Iraq; Hilla, Iraq; Yousufia, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (SOUTHERN 

AREA) (a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES; a.k.a. 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION; a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR MIDDLE AREA (ROADS); a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (NORTHERN AREA); 

a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (MIDDLE 

AREA AROUND ELPHURATE); a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF 

EXPRESSWAY ROADS), Karradat Mariam, Karkh, P.O. Box 917, Baghdad, Iraq; 

Nassiryah, Iraq; Kirkuk, Iraq; Hilla, Iraq; Yousufia, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPRESSWAY ROADS (a.k.a. STATE 

ORGANISATION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES; a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION; a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR MIDDLE AREA (ROADS); a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (NORTHERN AREA); 

a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS 

(SOUTHERN AREA); a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION 

OF ROADS (MIDDLE AREA AROUND ELPHURATE)), Karradat Mariam, Karkh, 

P.O. Box 917, Baghdad, Iraq; Nassiryah, Iraq; Kirkuk, Iraq; Hilla, Iraq; Yousufia, 

Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF HADITHA DAM, Haklanya, Haditha, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF HEMREEN DAM, 6 Mukdadiya, Mukdadiya, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION, PO Box 7021, 

Karadt Mariam, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION IN RURAL 

AREAS, PO Box 7041, Uqba bin Nafia Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION OF NORTHERN 

AREA, PO Box 265, Majzarah, Kirkuk, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF MOSUL DAM, Ninewa Governorate, Mosul, Iraq 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL DAMS AND REGULATORS, Sinak, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE FISHERIES ORGANISATION (a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR 

FISHERIES; a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE FOR SEA FISHERIES; a.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR INLAND FISHERIES), P.O. Box 3296, Near Aqaba Bin Nafa 

Sq., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 260, Basrah, Iraq 

STATE LEATHER INDUSTRIES COMPANY (a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE FOR 

LEATHER INDUSTRIES), Karrada Al Sharkiya, Hurriya Sq, P.O. Box 3079, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE OIL MARKETING ORGANISATION, P.O. Box 5118, Khanat Al-Jaysh, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION AND 

AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES (a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR 

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION; a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR 

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION; a.k.a. CENTER FO AGRICULTURAL 

MECHANIZATION; a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL 

SUPPLIES), P.O. Box 26028, Waziriya, opp. Al Bakr University, Baghdad, Iraq; 

P.O. Box 96101, Abu Nuvas St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 26061, Al Wazeria, 

Baghdad, Iraq; Swaira-Hafria, Wasst Muhafadha, Iraq; P.O. Box 1045, 

Waziriyah, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (a.k.a. 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION AND 

AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES; a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR 

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION; a.k.a. CENTER FO AGRICULTURAL 

MECHANIZATION; a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL 

SUPPLIES), P.O. Box 26028, Waziriya, opp Al Bakr University, Baghdad, Iraq; 

P.O. Box 96101, Abu Nuvas St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 26061, Al Wazeria, 

Baghdad, Iraq; Swaira-Hafria, Wasst Muhafadha, Iraq; P.O. Box 1045, 

Waziriyah, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTION, Zafaraniya Area, Near 

Post Office, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 3073, Karadde Charkieya/Erkhaita, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR BUILDINGS (a.k.a. STATE ORGANIZATION OF 

BUILDING; a.k.a. DESIGN AND STUDIES SECTION; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR CENTRAL REGION; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR NORTHERN REGION; a.k.a. 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR SOUTHERN REGION), 

Museum Square, Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq; Mosul, Left Side, Near Al Hurya Bridge, 

P.O. Box 368, Baghdad, Iraq; Karkh, Karadat Mariam, Baghdad, Iraq; Maysan, 

Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, Jumhiriya St., Khullani 

Sq., P.O. Box 5424, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, P.O. Box 2101, 

Masbeh Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR DAMS (n.k.a. RAFIDAIN COMPANY FOR 

BUILDING DAMS ), Saddoun St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 5982, Al-Masbah, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR ELECTRICITY (a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION 

OF ELECTRICITY, Southern Electrical Region; a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION 

OF ELECTRICITY/DEPT OF COMPUTING AND STATISTICS), Off Jumhuriya 

St/Bldg 166, Nafoora Square, P.O. Box 5796, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 230, 

Basrah, Iraq; P.O. Box 14171 Jumhuriya St., Maidan Bldg No. 9, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES, Ministry of 

Industry Bldg, Al Nidal St., P.O. Box 5614, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 3093, 

Tayaran Sq., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR FISHERIES (a.k.a. STATE FISHERIES 

ORGANISATION; a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE FOR SEA FISHERIES; a.k.a. 

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR INLAND FISHERIES), P.O. Box 3296, Near Aqaba 

Bin Nafa Sq., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 260, Basrah, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, Khullani Square, 

Khulafa St., Baghdad, Iraq 
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STATE ORGANISATION FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS (a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS), Northgate, Karanteena, 

P.O. Box 148, Baghdad, Iraq; Al-Muadham, Near Engineering College, P.O. Box 

14186, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR LAND RECLAMATION (a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR PLANTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE 

RECLAIMED LANDS; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR EXECUTION 

OF LAND RECLAMATION CONTRACTS; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT 

FOR LAND RECLAMATION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS; a.k.a. 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR LAND RECLAMATION OF SOUTHERN 

AREAS), Amiriya, Abu Gharib, P.O. Box 6161, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 6061, 

Aamrlya 7, Nisan, Iraq; P.O. Box 609, Al-Sadoon St., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 

27, Wasit Province, Kut, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR OIL PRODUCTS AND GAS DISTRIBUTION 

(a.k.a. STATE ORGANIZATION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF OIL PRODUCTS AND 

GAS), Khayam Cinema St., Southgate, P.O. Box 302, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION; a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT FOR MIDDLE AREA (ROADS); a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS (SOUTHERN AREA); 

a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS 

(NORTHERN AREA); a.k.a. STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION 

OF ROADS (MIDDLE AREA AROUND ELPHURATE); a.k.a. STATE 

ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPRESSWAY ROADS), Karradat Mariam, Karkh, P.O. 

Box 917, Baghdad, Iraq; Nassiryah, Iraq; Kirkuk, Iraq; Hilla, Iraq; Yousufia, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR TECHNICAL INDUSTRIES, Khullani St., 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRIES (a.k.a. STATE 

ENTERPRISE FOR TEXTILE AND SPINNING PRODUCTS IMPORTING AND 

DISTRIBUTION), Al Zawria Bldg., Al Hindiya, P.O. Box 5856, Baghdad, Iraq; 

P.O. Box 5817, Al-Nidhal St., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR TOURISM, P.O. Box 2387, Alwiyah, Saadoon St., 

Karrada Al Basra, Baghdad, Iraq; Al-Masbah, Near Al-Fatih Sq., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION OF ELECTRICITY, Southern Electrical Region (a.k.a. 

STATE ORGANISATION FOR ELECTRICITY; a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION 

OF ELECTRICITY/DEPT OF COMPUTING AND STATISTICS), Off Jumhuriya 

St/Bldg 166, Nafoora Square, P.O. Box 5796, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 230, 

Basrah, Iraq; P.O. Box 14171 Jumhuriya St., Maidan Bldg No. 9, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANISATION OF ELECTRICITY/DEPT OF COMPUTING AND 

STATISTICS (a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR ELECTRICITY; a.k.a. STATE 

ORGANISATION OF ELECTRICITY, Southern Electrical Region), Off Jumhuriya 

St/Bldg 166, Nafoora Square, P.O. Box 5796, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 230, 

Basrah, Iraq; P.O. Box 14171 Jumhuriya St., Maidan Bldg No. 9, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, Karkh, Nisoor 

Sq., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANIZATION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF OIL PRODUCTS AND GAS 

(a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR OIL PRODUCTS AND GAS 

DISTRIBUTION), Khayam Cinema St., Southgate, P.O. Box 302, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANIZATION FOR FOOD INDUSTRIES, P.O. Box 2301, Alwiya, 

Camp Sarah Khatoon,Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANIZATION FOR MINERALS, P.O. Box 2330, Sa’doon Street, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANIZATION FOR OIL PROJECTS (a.k.a. STATE COMPANY FOR 

OIL PROJECTS), Ministry of Oil Complex, Port Said St., P.O. Box 198, Baghdad, 

Iraq; P.O. Box 198, Sadoon St., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANIZATION FOR WATER AND SEWAGE (a.k.a. STATE 

CONTRACTING WATER AND SEWAGE PROJECTS COMPANY; a.k.a. 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR WATER AND SEWAGE PROJECTS; a.k.a. 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING WATER AND 

SEWERAGE PROJECTS; a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR 

OPERATION WATER AND SEWERAGE PROJECTS), Street No. 52, Alwiya, 

P.O. Box 5738, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 1011, Basil Square, Baghdad, Iraq; 

P.O. Box 1011, Al Wathba Square, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANIZATION OF BUILDING; a.k.a. DESIGN AND STUDIES 

SECTION (a.k.a. STATE ORGANISATION FOR BUILDINGS; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR CENTRAL REGION; a.k.a. GENERAL 

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR NORTHERN REGION; a.k.a. 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF BUILDINGS FOR SOUTHERN REGION), 

Museum Square, Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq; Mosul, Left Side, Near Al Hurya Bridge, 

P.O. Box 368, Baghdad, Iraq; Karkh, Karadat Mariam, Baghdad, Iraq; Maysan, 

Iraq 

STATE ORGANIZATION OF GRAIN (a.k.a. GRAIN BOARD OF IRAQ; a.k.a. 

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR GRAIN TRADING), P.O. Box 329, Bab Al 

Mouadham-Midan, Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 2261 Allque, Irkheta, Karada AlShakira, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE ORGANIZATION OF HOUSING, PO Box 5824, Jumhuriya Street, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE SEWING COMPANY, P.O. Box 14007, Waziriya, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE STEEL PIPES COMPANY, P.O. Box 352, Um Qasr, Basrah, Iraq 

STATE TRADE ORGANISATION FOR CAPITAL GOODS, D Al ljtimai Bldg, 

Jumhuriya St. (Al Khullani Sq.), P.O. Box 5948, Baghdad, Iraq; 235/306 Husam 

Aldin St., Near Al-Fateh Sq., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE TRADE ORGANISATION FOR CONSUMER GOODS, Al Masbah Area, 

Aqaba Ibn Nafaa Sq., Baghdad, Iraq; P.O. Box 322, Al-Masbah, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE TRADING COMPANY FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, P.O. Box 

602-5720, Baghdad, Iraq; Al-Karradah Al Sharkiya, P.O. Box 5720, Baghdad, 

Iraq 

STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE FOR EQUIPMENT AND HAND TOOLS, Khalid 

Al Bin Al Waleed St., P.O. Box 414, Baghdad, Iraq; Camp Sarah, New Baghdad 

St., Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE FOR MACHINERY, P.O. Box 2218, Camp 

Sarah, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE FOR PRECISION INSTRUMENTS (a.k.a. 

STATE ESTABLISHMENT FOR PRECISION INSTRUMENTS), Saadoun St., 

P.O. Box 3164, Baghdad, Iraq 

STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE FOR STEEL AND TIMBER (a.k.a. STEEL AND 

TIMBER STATE ENTERPRISE), Arasat Al Hindya St., Salman Daoud Al Haydar 

Bldg, P.O. Box 602, Baghdad, Iraq 

STEEL AND TIMBER STATE ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. STATE TRADING 

ENTERPRISE FOR STEEL AND TIMBER), Arasat Al Hindya St., Salman Daoud 

Al Haydar Bldg, P.O. Box 602, Baghdad, Iraq 

SULAIMANIYA SUGAR STATE ENTERPRISE (a.k.a. SULAIMANIYAH SUGAR 

STATE COMPANY), P.O. Box 5, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq 

SULAIMANIYAH SUGAR STATE COMPANY (a.k.a. SULAIMANIYA SUGAR 

STATE ENTERPRISE), P.O. Box 5, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq 

TAJI INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, PO Box 526 Baghdad/Alwyiyah Kadhmiyah/Taji, 

Baghdad, Iraq 

TRAINING CENTRE FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRIES/KUT (a.k.a. KUT COTTON 

TEXTILE STATE COMPANY; a.k.a. KUT INDUSTRIAL COMPANY), P.O. Box 

25, Kut, Iraq; Kut Opp, Al-Zahra Town, Iraq; P.O. Box 5613, South Gate, Kut, 

Iraq 

VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING (a.k.a. VOCATIONAL 

TRAINING CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING AND METALLIC INDUSTRIES), 

Iskandariya-Babil, Iraq 

VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING AND METALLIC 

INDUSTRIES (a.k.a. VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING), 

Iskandariya-Babil, Iraq 

WOOLLEN INDUSTRIES FACTORY OF ARBIL (a.k.a. WOOLLEN TEXTILE 

STATE COMPANY IN ARBIL), P.O. Box 101, Arbil, Iraq 

WOOLLEN TEXTILE STATE COMPANY (a.k.a. GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT 

FOR WOOLLEN TEXTILE), P.O. Box 9114, Khadhumiya, Baghdad, Iraq 

WOOLLEN TEXTILE STATE COMPANY IN ARBIL (a.k.a. WOOLLEN 

INDUSTRIES FACTORY OF ARBIL), P.O. Box 101, Arbil, Iraq 

WOOLLEN TEXTILE STATE COMPANY IN NASIRYA (a.k.a. WOOLLEN 

TEXTILE STATE EST IN NASSIRIYAH), P.O. Box 108, Nassiriyah, Iraq 

WOOLLEN TEXTILE STATE EST IN NASSIRIYAH (a.k.a. WOOLLEN TEXTILE 

STATE COMPANY IN NASIRYA), P.O. Box 108, Nassiriyah, Iraq

________________ 

E—IRAN 

An overview of Regulations involving Sanctions against Iran 

Iranian Transactions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 560) 
22 September 3, 2009 Department of the Treasury 

As a result of Iran’s support for international terrorism and its aggressive 

actions against non-belligerent shipping in the Persian Gulf, President Reagan, 

on October 29, 1987, issued Executive Order 12613 imposing a new import 

embargo on Iranian-origin goods and services. Section 505 of the 

International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (“ISDCA”) 

was utilized as the statutory authority for the embargo which gave rise to the 

Iranian Transactions Regulations, Title 31, Part 560 of the U.S. Code of 

Federal Regulations (the “ITR”). 

Effective March 16, 1995, as a result of Iranian sponsorship of international 

terrorism and Iran’s active pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, President 

Clinton issued Executive Order 12957 prohibiting U.S. involvement with 

petroleum development in Iran. On May 6, 1995, he signed Executive Order 

12959, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

(“IEEPA”) as well as the ISDCA, substantially tightening sanctions against 

Iran. 

On August 19, 1997, the President signed Executive Order 13059 clarifying 

Executive Orders 12957 and 12959 and confirming that virtually all trade and 

investment activities with Iran by U.S. persons, wherever located, are 

prohibited. 

On March 17, 2000, the Secretary of State announced that sanctions against 

Iran would be eased to allow U.S. persons to purchase and import carpets and 

food products such as dried fruits, nuts, and caviar from Iran. This change was 

implemented through amendments to the ITR at the end of April 2000. 

Effective November 10, 2008, the authorization for “U-turn” transfers 

involving Iran was revoked. As of that date, U.S. depository institutions are 

no longer authorized to process transfers involving Iran that originate and end 

with non-Iranian foreign banks. Details concerning the revocation of the Uturn authorization and a description of currently permissible funds transfers 

can be found in the Financial Dealings with Iran section of this document. 

Criminal penalties for violations of the Iranian Transactions Regulations may 

result in a fine up to $1,000,000, and natural persons may be imprisoned for 

up to 20 years. Civil penalties, which are not to exceed the greater of 

$250,000 or an amount that is twice the amount of the transaction that is the 

basis of the violation with respect to which the penalty is imposed may also be 

imposed administratively. 

This fact sheet provides general information about the Iranian sanctions 

program under the Iranian Transactions Regulations, and incorporates 

sanctions imposed by Executive Orders 12957, 12959, and 13059. The 

sanctions are administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of 

Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). 

IMPORTS FROM IRAN - Goods or services of Iranian origin may not be 

imported into the United States, either directly or through third countries, with 

the following exceptions: 

a) Gifts valued at $100 or less; 

b) Information or informational materials; 

c) Foodstuffs intended for human consumption that are classified under 

chapters 2-23 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; and 

d) Carpets and other textile floor coverings and carpets used as wall hangings 

that are classified under chapter 57 or heading 9706.00.0060 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. 

U.S. persons are prohibited from providing financing for prohibited import 

transactions. There are restrictions on letter of credit transactions involving 

the Government of Iran (see FINANCIAL DEALINGS WITH IRAN, 

FINANCING PURCHASES FROM IRAN OR ITS GOVERNMENT, and 

FINANCING IRANIAN-ORIGIN FOODSTUFFS AND CARPETS 

OTHER THAN PURCHASES FROM IRAN OR ITS GOVERNMENT

below). 

EXPORTS TO IRAN - In general, unless licensed by OFAC, goods, 

technology (including technical data or other information subject to Export 

Administration Regulations), or services may not be exported, reexported, 

sold or supplied, directly or indirectly, from the United States or by a U.S. 

person, wherever located, to Iran or the Government of Iran. The ban on 

providing services includes any brokering function from the United States or 

by U.S. persons, wherever located. For example, a U.S. person, wherever 

located, or any person acting within the United States, may not broker 

offshore transactions that benefit Iran or the Government of Iran, including 

sales of foreign goods or arranging for third-country financing or guarantees. 

In general, a person may not export from the U.S. any goods, technology or 

services, if that person knows or has reason to know such items are intended 

specifically for supply, transshipment or reexportation to Iran. Further, such 

exportation is prohibited if the exporter knows or has reason to know the U.S. 

items are intended specifically for use in the production of, for commingling 

with, or for incorporation into goods, technology or services to be directly or 

indirectly supplied, transshipped or reexported exclusively or predominately 

to Iran or the Government of Iran. A narrow exception is created for the 

exportation from the United States or by U.S. persons wherever located of 

low-level goods or technology to third countries for incorporation or 

substantial transformation into foreign-made end products, provided the U.S. 

content is insubstantial, as defined in the regulations, and certain other 

conditions are met. 

Donations of articles intended to relieve human suffering (such as food, 

clothing, and medicine), gifts valued at $100 or less, licensed exports of 

agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices, and trade in 

“informational materials” are permitted. “Informational materials” are defined 

to include publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, 

microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news 

wire feeds, although certain Commerce Department restrictions still apply to 

some of those materials. To be considered informational material, artworks 

must be classified under chapter subheadings 9701, 9702, or 9703 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. 

With certain exceptions, foreign persons who are not U.S. persons are 

prohibited from reexporting sensitive U.S.-origin goods, technology or 

services to Iran or the Government of Iran. Foreign persons involved in such 

reexports may be placed on the U.S. Commerce Department’s “Export Denial 

Orders” list. 

U.S. persons may not approve, finance, facilitate or guarantee any transaction 

by a foreign person where that transaction by a foreign person would be 

prohibited if performed by a U.S. person or from the United States. 

DEALING IN IRANIAN-ORIGIN GOODS OR SERVICES - Except as 

authorized by amendments to the ITR relating to foodstuffs and carpets, which 

were issued at the end of April 2000, U.S. persons, including foreign branches 

of U.S. depository institutions and trading companies, are prohibited from 

engaging in any transactions, including purchase, sale, transportation, swap, 

financing, or brokering transactions related to goods or services of Iranian 

origin or goods or services owned or controlled by the Government of Iran. 

Services provided in the United States by an Iranian national already resident 

in the United States are not considered services of Iranian origin. 

These prohibitions apply to transactions by United States persons in locations 

outside the United States with respect to goods or services which the United 

States person knows, or has reason to know, are of Iranian origin or are owned 

or controlled by the Government of Iran. U.S. persons may not import such 

goods or services into or export them from foreign locations. A U.S. person 

may, however, engage in transactions in third countries necessary to sell, 

dispose of, store, or maintain goods located in a third country which were 

legally acquired by that U.S. person prior to May 7, 1995 on the condition that 

the transactions do not result in an importation into the United States of goods 

of Iranian origin. 

FINANCIAL DEALINGS WITH IRAN - New investments by U.S. 

persons, including commitments of funds or other assets, loans or any other 

extensions of credit, in Iran or in property (including entities) owned or 

controlled by the Government of Iran are prohibited. For your information, 

Appendix A contains a list of banks owned or controlled by the Government 

of Iran. While U.S. persons may continue to charge fees and accrue interest on 

existing Iranian loans, a specific license must be obtained to reschedule or 

otherwise extend the maturities of existing loans. 

Payments for licensed sales of agricultural commodities, medicine and 

medical devices must reference an appropriate OFAC license and may not 

involve a debit or credit to an account of a person in Iran or the Government 

of Iran maintained on the books of either a U.S. depository institution or a 

U.S. registered broker or dealer in securities. Payments for and financing of 

such licensed sales may be accomplished by cash in advance, sales on open 

account (provided the account receivable is not transferred by the person 
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extending the credit), or by third-country financial institutions that are neither 

U.S. persons nor government of Iran entities. Any other arrangements must be 

specifically authorized by OFAC. U.S. depository institutions may advise and 

confirm letters of credit issued by third-country banks covering licensed sales 

of agricultural commodities, medicine and medical devices. 

Effective November 10, 2008, the authorization for “U-turn” transfers 

involving Iran was revoked. As of that date, U.S. depository institutions are 

no longer authorized to process such transfers, thereby precluding transfers 

designed to dollarize transactions through the U.S. financial system for the 

direct or indirect benefit of Iranian banks or other persons in Iran or the 

Government of Iran. However, U.S. depository institutions are permitted to 

handle funds transfers, through intermediary third-country banks, to or from 

Iran or for the direct or indirect benefit of the Government of Iran or a person 

in Iran, arising from several types of underlying transactions, including: 

a) a noncommercial family remittance; 

b) an exportation to Iran or importation from Iran of information and 

informational materials; 

c) a travel-related remittance; 

d) a payment for the shipment of a donation of articles to relieve human 

suffering; or 

e) a transaction authorized by OFAC through a specific or general license. 

While the Iranian Transactions Regulations do not contain any blocking 

provisions, several Iranian banks have been separately designated under the 

Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (“NPWMD”) or Specially 

Designated Global Terrorist (“SDGT”) programs for their involvement in the 

financing of either WMD or ballistic missile proliferation or of terrorism, 

respectively. Such banks’ property and interests in property that are in the 

United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons, wherever 

located, are blocked. U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any 

transaction or dealing in property or interests in property of these designated 

Iranian banks. Please see the brochures on Nonproliferation and Terrorism for 

further information on these programs. 

FINANCING PURCHASES FROM IRAN OR ITS GOVERNMENT -

Payments for authorized imports of foodstuffs and carpets must reference the 

relevant section of the ITR. While U.S. depository institutions may deal with 

Iranian banks on a documentary collection basis [URC 522] for authorized 

purchases of foodstuffs or carpets, neither payments under collections, nor any 

other payments, may involve a debit or credit to the account of a person in 

Iran or the Government of Iran on the books of a U.S. depository institution. 

U.S. depository institutions may issue letters of credit for purchases provided 

that the letters of credit are not advised, negotiated, paid, or confirmed by a 

bank that is included within the definition of the term Government of Iran. A 

bank that is included in the definition of the term Government of Iran may 

forward letter of credit documents strictly on a documentary collection basis, 

either directly to a U.S. depository institution or to a third-country bank that is 

not included within the definition of the term Government of Iran, but cannot 

send them on an “approval” basis since it cannot be party to a letter of credit. 

FINANCING IRANIAN-ORIGIN FOODSTUFFS AND CARPETS 

OTHER THAN PURCHASES FROM IRAN OR ITS GOVERNMENT - 

U.S. depository institutions are authorized to issue, advise, negotiate, pay, or 

confirm letters of credit to pay for transactions in or related to foodstuffs and 

carpets as referenced in amendments to the ITR issued at the end of April 

2000, other than purchases from Iran or its Government, provided that such 

letters of credit are not issued, advised, negotiated, paid, or confirmed by a 

bank that is included within the definition of the term Government of Iran. 

“PRE-ZERO CONTRACTS” - Letters of credit and other financing 

arrangements with respect to trade contracts in force as of May 6, 1995, may 

be performed pursuant to their terms provided that the underlying trade 

transaction was completed prior to June 6, 1995 (February 2, 1996 for 

“agricultural commodities”), or as specifically licensed by OFAC. Standby 

letters of credit that serve as performance guarantees for services to be 

rendered after June 6, 1995, cannot be renewed and payment may not be made 

after that date without authorization by OFAC. 

OTHER BANKING SERVICES - U.S. depository institutions, including 

foreign branches, are prohibited from servicing accounts of the Government 

of Iran, including banks owned or controlled by the Government of Iran (as in 

Appendix A) or persons in Iran. However, they are authorized to pay interest, 

deduct reasonable and customary service charges, process transfers related to 

exempt transactions, such as the exportation of information or informational 

material, a travel-related remittance, or a payment for the shipment of a 

donation of articles to relieve human suffering or, at the request of an account 

holder, effect a lump sum closure of an account by payment to its owner. They 

may not otherwise directly credit or debit Iranian accounts. 

U.S. depository institutions and U.S. registered brokers or dealers in securities 

initiating or receiving payment orders involving Iran on behalf of customers 

must determine prior to processing such payments that they do not involve 

transactions prohibited by the Iranian Transactions Regulations. 

TRAVEL - All transactions ordinarily incident to travel to or from Iran, 

including the importation of accompanied baggage for strictly personal use, 

payment of maintenance and living expenses and acquisition of goods or 

services for personal use are permitted. 

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS - Under a general license 

issued by OFAC, effective August 22, 2006, U.S. persons that are employees 

or contractors for the following international organizations - the United 

Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the International 

Atomic Energy Agency, the International Labor Organization or the World 

Health Organization - are authorized to engage in transactions for the conduct 

of official business in or involving Iran. Authorized transactions may include 

leasing office space or purchasing Iranian-origin goods necessary to carry out 

official business, provided that the funds transfers to and from Iran do not 

involve a debit or credit on the books of a U.S. financial institution. The 

exportation or the re-exportation of US-origin or non- U.S.-origin goods or 

technology listed on the Commerce Control List in the Export Administration 

Regulations is not authorized. 

OVERFLIGHT PAYMENTS - Payments to Iran for services rendered by 

the Government of Iran in connection with the overflight of Iran or emergency 

landing in Iran of aircraft owned by United States persons or registered in the 

U.S. are authorized. 

PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION AND 

INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS - The receipt or transmission of postal, 

telegraphic, telephonic or other personal communications, which does not 

involve the transfer of anything of value, between the United States and Iran is 

authorized. The exportation from the United States to Iran of information and 

informational materials, whether commercial or otherwise, regardless of 

format or medium of transmission, and any transaction incident to such 

exportation is authorized. 

TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING U.S. AFFILIATES - No U.S. person may 

approve or facilitate the entry into or performance of transactions or contracts 

with Iran by a foreign subsidiary of a U.S. firm that the U.S. person is 

precluded from performing directly. Similarly, no U.S. person may facilitate 

such transactions by unaffiliated foreign persons. 

IRANIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY - U.S. persons may not trade in 

Iranian oil or petroleum products refined in Iran, nor may they finance such 

trading. Similarly, U.S. persons may not perform services, including financing 

services, or supply goods or technology that would benefit the Iranian oil 

industry. 

APPENDIX A - BANKS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE 

GOVERNMENT OF IRAN 

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE BANK OF IRAN (a.k.a. BANK TAAVON 

KESHAVARZI IRAN), No. 129 Patrice Lumumba Street, Jalal-Al-Ahmad Expressway, 

P.O. Box 14155/6395, Tehran, Iran 

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK OF IRAN (a.k.a. BANK JOSIAIYI 

KESHAHVARZI), Farahzad Expressway, Tehran, Iran 

BANK JOSIAIYI KESHAHVARZI (a.k.a. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK OF 

IRAN), Farahzad Expressway, Tehran, Iran 

BANK MARKAZI JOMHOURI ISLAMI IRAN (a.k.a. THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN), 

Ferdowsi Avenue, P.O. Box 11365-8551, Tehran, Iran 

BANK MASKAN (a.k.a. HOUSING BANK (of Iran)), Ferdowsi St., Tehran, Iran 

BANK MELLAT, Park Shahr, Varzesh Avenue, P.O. Box 11365/5964, Tehran, Iran, and 

all offices worldwide, including, but not limited to: 

BANK MELLAT (Branch), Ziya Gokalp Bulvari No. 12, Kizilay, Ankara, 

Turkey 
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BANK MELLAT (Branch), Binbir Cicek Sokak, Buyukdere Caddesi, P.O. 

Box 67, Levant, Istanbul, Turkey 

BANK MELLAT (Branch), 48 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7AX, England 

BANK MELLI, P.O. Box 11365-171, Ferdowsi Avenue, Tehran, Iran, and all offices 

worldwide, including, but not limited to: 

BANK MELLI (Branch), 4 Moorgate, London EC2R 6AL, England 

BANK MELLI (Branch), Schadowplatz 12, 4000 Dusseldorf 1, Germany 

BANK MELLI (Branch), Friedenstrasse 4, P.O. Box 160 154, 6000 

Frankfurt am Main, Germany 

BANK MELLI (Branch), P.O. Box 112129, Holzbruecke 2, 2000 Hamburg 

11, Germany 

BANK MELLI (Branch), Odeonsplatz 18, 8000 Munich 22, Germany 

BANK MELLI (Branch), 43 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris, France 

BANK MELLI (Branch), 601 Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 11 Pedder 

Street, P.O. Box 720, Hong Kong 

BANK MELLI (Representative Office), 333 New Tokyo Building, 3-1 

Marunouchi, 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 

BANK MELLI (Representative Office), 818 Wilshire Boulevard, Los 

Angeles, California 90017, U.S.A 

BANK MELLI (Representative Office), 767 Fifth Avenue, 44th Floor, New 

York, New York 10153, U.S.A 

BANK MELLI (Representative Office), Smolensky Boulevard 22/14, Kv. S., 

Moscow, Russia 

BANK MELLI (Branch), Flat No. 1, First Floor, 8 Al Sad El-Aaly, Dokki, 

P.O. Box 2654, Cairo, Egypt 

BANK MELLI (Branch), Ben Yas Street, P.O. Box No. 1894, Riga Deira, 

Dubai, U.A.E 

BANK MELLI (Branch), P.O. Box 2656, Shaikha Maryam Building, Liwa 

Street, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E 

BANK MELLI (Branch), B.P.O. Box 1888, Clock Tower, Industrial Road, AlAin Club Building in from Emertel Al Ain, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E 

BANK MELLI (Branch), P.O. Box 1894, Riqa, Ban Yas Street, Deira, 

Dubai, U.A.E 

BANK MELLI (Branch), Mohd-Habib Building, Al-Fahidi Street, P.O. Box 

3093, Bur Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E 

BANK MELLI (Branch), P.O. Box 248, Fujairah, U.A.E 

BANK MELLI (Branch), Sami Sagar Building Oman Street Al-Nakheel, 

P.O. Box 5270, Ras-Al Khaimah, U.A.E 

BANK MELLI (Branch), P.O. Box 459, Al Bory Street, Sharjah, U.A.E. 

BANK MELLI (Branch), P.O. Box 785, Government Road, Shaikh Mubarak 

Building, Manama, Bahrain 

BANK MELLI (Branch), P.O. Box 23309, Shaikh Salman Street, Road No. 

1129, Muharraq 211, Bahrain 

BANK MELLI (Branch), P.O. Box 5643, Mossa Abdul Rehman Hassan 

Building, 238 Al Burj St., Ruwi, Muscat, Oman 

BANK OF INDUSTRY AND MINE (of Iran) (a.k.a. BANK SANAT VA MADAN), Hafez 

Avenue, P.O. Box 11365/4978, Tehran, Iran 

BANK REFAH KARGARAN (a.k.a. WORKERS WELFARE BANK (of Iran)), Moffettah 

No. 125, P.O. Box 15815 1866, Tehran, Iran 

BANK SADERAT IRAN, Bank Saderat Tower, P.O. Box 15745-631, Somayeh Street, 

Tehran, Iran, and all offices worldwide, including, but not limited to: 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Hamdam Street, Airport Road 

Intersection, P.O. Box 700, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Al-Am Road, P.O. Box 1140, Al Ein, Abu 

Dhabi, U.A.E 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Liwara Street, P.O. Box 16, Ajman, 

U.A.E 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), 3rd Floor Dom Dasaf Building, Mejloka 

Street 7A, Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), 25-29 Panepistimiou Street, P.O. Box 

4308, GR-10210, Athens 10672, Greece 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Imam Ali Street, Sahat Yaghi, Ras ElainAlektisad Building 2nd Floor, Baalbeck, Lebanon 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch and Offshore Banking Unit), 106 

Government Road, P.O. Box 825, Manama Town 316, Bahrain 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Hamra Pavillion Street, Savvagh and 

Daaboul Building 1st Floor, P.O. Box 113-6717, Beirut, Lebanon 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Alghobairi Boulevard, Beirut, Lebanon 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), 28 Sherif Street, P.O. Box 462, Cairo, 

Egypt 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Old Ben-Ghanem Street (next to God 

Market), P.O. Box 2256, Doha, Qatar 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Almaktoum Road, P.O. Box 4182, Deira, 

Dubai, U.A.E 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Bazar Murshid, P.O. Box 4182, Deira, 

Dubai, U.A.E 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Alfahid Road, P.O. Box 4182, Bur Dubai, 

Dubai, U.A.E 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Sherea Shekikh Zayad Street, P.O. Box 

55, Fujairah, U.A.E 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Wilhelm Leuschner Strasse 41, P.O. Box 

160151, W-6000 Frankfurt am Main, Germany 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), P.O. Box 112227, Hopfenhof Passage, 

Kleiner Bustah 6-10, W-2000 Hamburg 11, Germany 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Lothbury, London EC2R 7HD, England 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Representative Office), 707 Wilshire Boulevard, 

Suite 4880, Los Angeles, California 90017, U.S.A 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Representative Office), 55 East 59th Street, 16th 

Floor, New York, New York 10022, U.S.A 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), P.O. Box 4269, Mutrah, Muscat, Oman 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), 16 rue de la Paix, Paris 2eme, 75002 

Paris, France 

BANK SADERAT IRAN (Branch), Alaroba Road, P.O. Box 316, Sharjah, 

U.A.E 

BANK SANAT VA MADAN (a.k.a. BANK OF INDUSTRY AND MINE (of Iran)), Hafez 

Avenue, P.O. Box 11365/4978, Tehran, Iran 

BANK SEPAH, Emam Khomeini Square, P.O. Box 11364, Tehran, Iran, and all offices 

worldwide, including, but not limited to: 

BANK SEPAH (Branch), Muenchener Strasse 49, P.O. Box 10 03 47, W6000 Frankfurt am Main 1, Germany 

BANK SEPAH (Branch), 5/7 Eastcheap, EC3M 1JT London, England 

BANK SEPAH (Repesentative Office), 650 Fifth Avenue, New York, New 

York 10019, U.S.A 

BANK SEPAH (Branch), 17 Place Vendome, 75001 Paris, France. 

BANK SEPAH (Branch), Via Barberini 50, 00187 Rome, Italy 

BANK SEPAH (Representative Office), Ufficio di Rappresentan Za, Via 

Ugo Foscolo 1, 20121 Milan, Italy 

BANK TAAVON KESHAVARZI IRAN (a.k.a. AGRICULTURAL 

COOPERATIVE BANK OF IRAN) No. 129 Patrice Lumumba Street, Jalal-Al-Ahmad 

Expressway, P.O. Box 14155/6395, Tehran, Iran 

BANK TEJARAT, 130 Taleghani Avenue, Nejatoullahie, P.O. Box 11365-5416, Tehran, 

Iran, and all offices worldwide, including, but not limited to: 

BANK TEJARAT (Branch), 6/8 Clements Lane, London EC4N 7AP, 

England 

BANK TEJARAT (Branch), 44 Avenue des Champs Elysees, 75008 Paris, 

France 

DEUTSCH-IRANISCHE HANDELSBANK AG (n.k.a. EUROPAEISCH-IRANISCHE 

HANDELSBANK AG) Depenau 2, W-2000 Hamburg 1, Germany, and all offices 

worldwide, including, but not limited to: 
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DEUTSCH-IRANISCHE HANDELSBANK AG (n.k.a. EUROPAEISCHIRANISCHE HANDELSBANK AG) (Representative Office), 23 Argentine 

Square, Beihaghi Bulvard, P.O. Box 15815/1787, Tehran 15148, Iran 

EUROPAEISCH-IRANISCHE HANDELSBANK AG (f.k.a. DEUTSCH-IRANISCHE 

HANDELSBANK AG) Depenau 2, W-2000 Hamburg 1, Germany, and all offices 

worldwide, including, but not limited to: 

EUROPAEISCH-IRANISCHE HANDELSBANK AG (f.k.a. DEUTSCHRANISCHE HANDELSBANK AG) (Representative Office), 23 Argentine 

Square, Beihaghi Bulvard, P.O. Box 15815/1787, Tehran 15148, Iran 

HOUSING BANK (of Iran) (a.k.a. BANK MASKAN), Ferdowsi St., Tehran, Iran 

IRAN OVERSEAS INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED (f.k.a. IRAN OVERSEAS 

INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED), 120 Moorgate, London EC2M 6TS, 

England, and all offices worldwide, including, but not limited to: 

IRAN OVERSEAS INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED (Representative Office), 

1137 Avenue Vali Asr off Park-e-SAll, P.O. Box 15115/531, Tehran, Iran 

IRAN OVERSEAS INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED (Agency), Suite 3c 

Olympia House, 61/63 Dame Street, Dublin 2, Ireland 

IRAN OVERSEAS INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED (Agency), Improgetti, 

Via Germanico 24, 00192 Rome, Italy 

IRAN OVERSEAS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED (Subsidiary), 120 

Moorgate, London EC2M 6TS, England 

IRAN OVERSEAS INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED (n.k.a. IRAN 

OVERSEAS INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED), 120 Moorgate, London EC2M 6TS, 

England 

THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAN (a.k.a. BANK MARKAZI JOMHOURI ISLAMI IRAN), 

Ferdowsi Avenue, P.O. Box 11365-8551, Tehran, Iran 

WORKERS WELFARE BANK (of Iran) (a.k.a. BANK REFAH KARGARAN), Moffettah 

No. 125, P.O. Box 15815 1866, Tehran, Iran

Iranian Assets Control Regulations (31 C.F.R Part 535) 

Separate Iranian sanctions regulations appear at 31 C.F.R. Part 535. On 

November 14, 1979, the assets of the Government of Iran in the United States 

were blocked in accordance with IEEPA, following the seizure of the 

American Embassy in Teheran and the taking of U.S. diplomats as hostages. 

Under the Iranian Assets Control Regulations (Title 31 Part 535 of the U.S. 

Code of Federal Regulations), some US$12 billion in Iranian Government 

bank deposits, gold, and other properties were frozen, including $5.6 billion in 

deposits and securities held by overseas branches of U.S. banks. The assets 

freeze was eventually expanded to a full trade embargo, which remained in 

effect until the Algiers Accords were signed with Iran on January 19, 1981. 

Pursuant to the Accords, most Iranian assets in the United States were 

unblocked and the trade embargo was lifted. The U.S. Government also 

canceled any attachments that U.S. parties had secured against Iranian assets 

in the United States, so that the assets could be returned to Iran or transferred 

to escrow accounts in third countries pursuant to the Accords. This action was 

upheld by the Supreme Court in 1981 in Dames & Moore v. Regan. Although 

greatly modified in scope, the old Iranian Assets Control Regulations remain 

in effect. Many U.S. nationals have claims against Iran or Iranian entities for 

products shipped or services rendered before the onset of the 1979 embargo or 

for losses sustained in Iran due to expropriation during that time. These claims 

are still being litigated in the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal at The Hague 

established under the Algiers Accords. Certain assets related to these claims 

remain blocked in the United States and consist mainly of diplomatic and 

consular property. 

F—TERRORISM 

Terrorism Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 595) 

Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 596) 

Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 597) 

and Executive Order 13224 

On January 23, 1995, President Clinton signed Executive Order 12947, 

“Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle 

East Peace Process.” The Order blocked all property subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction in which there is any interest of 12 Middle East terrorist 

organizations included in an Annex to the Order. On August 20, 1998, the 

President signed Executive Order 13099 to amend Executive Order 12947, 

adding additional names. Executive Order 12947 blocks the property and 

interests in property of persons designated by the Secretary of State, in 

coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, 

who are found (1) to have committed or to pose a significant risk of disrupting 

the Middle East peace process, or (2) to assist in, sponsor or provide financial, 

material, or technological support for, or services in support of, such acts of 

violence. The Order further blocks all property and interests in property 

subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which there is any interest of persons 

determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the 

Secretary of State and the Attorney General, to be owned or controlled by, or 

to act for or on behalf of any other person designated pursuant to the Order 

(collectively “Specially Designated Terrorists” or “SDTs”). SDTs are 

integrated into OFAC’s alphabetized master list of Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons with an identifier of “[SDT].” They have also 

been separately listed in a special OFAC brochure entitled Terrorism: What 

You Need to Know About U.S. Sanctions. The Order further prohibits any 

transaction or dealing by a United States person or within the United States in 

property or interests in property of SDTs, including the making or receiving of 

any contribution of funds, goods, or services to or for the benefit of such 

persons. It has been implemented by the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations. 

On April 24, 1996, President Clinton signed into law the Antiterrorism and 

Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Public Law 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214-

1319. Section 321 of the Act makes it a criminal offense for U.S. persons, 

except as provided in regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury in 

consultation with the Secretary of State, to engage in financial transactions 

with the governments of countries designated under section 6(j) of the Export 

Administration Act of 1979, 50 U.S.C. App. 2405, as supporting international 

terrorism. U.S. persons who engage in such transactions are subject to 

criminal penalties under title 18, United States Code. In implementation of 

section 321, the Treasury Department has issued the Terrorism List 

Governments Sanctions Regulations. 

The countries currently designated under section 6(j) of the Export 

Administration Act are Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. 

The provisions of existing OFAC regulations governing the Governments of 

Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Sudan continue in effect with the added 

authority of section 321. Financial transactions of U.S. persons with the 

governments of those four countries are governed by the separate parts of 

Title 31 Chapter V of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations imposing 

economic sanctions on those countries, and information about those programs 

is available in separate OFAC brochures. Regarding the governments of 

countries designated under section 6(j) that are not otherwise subject to 

economic sanctions administered by OFAC, at present the Governments of 

Syria and Libya, the Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations 

prohibit U.S. persons from receiving unlicensed donations and from engaging 

in financial transactions with respect to which the U.S. person knows or has 

reasonable cause to believe that the financial transaction poses a risk of 

furthering terrorist acts in the United States. Banks located in the United 

States and U.S. banks located offshore must reject transfers in the form of 

gifts or charitable contributions from the Government of Syria, or from 

entities owned or controlled by the Government of Syria, unless the bank 

knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the transaction poses a risk of 

furthering terrorism in the United States, in which case the funds must be 

retained by the bank. Banks should immediately notify OFAC Compliance 

about any retained items. Reject items must be reported within 10 business 

days of rejection. For the purposes of this program only, a financial 

transaction not originated by the Government of Syria (including its central 

bank and government owned-or-controlled banks acting for their own 

accounts), but transferred to the United States through one of those banks, is 

not considered to be a prohibited financial transaction with the Government of 

Syria. 

Section 302 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 also 

authorizes the Secretary of State to designate organizations as “Foreign 

Terrorist Organizations” (“FTOs”). The Act makes it a criminal offense for 

U.S. persons to provide material support or resources to FTOs and requires 

financial institutions to block all funds in which FTOs or their agents have an 

interest. The term “financial institutions” comes from 31 U.S.C. 5312(a)(2) 

and is defined very broadly. Among the types of businesses covered by 

Treasury’s Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, which 

implement Sections 302 and 303 of the Act, are banks, securities and 

commodities broker/dealers, investment companies, currency exchanges, 

issuers, redeemers, and cashiers of traveler’s checks, checks, money orders, or 

similar instruments, credit card system operators, insurance companies, 

dealers in precious metals, stones or jewels, pawnbrokers, loan and finance 

companies, travel agencies, licensed money transmitters, telegraph companies, 

businesses engaged in vehicle sales, including automobile, airplane or boat 

sales, persons involved in real estate closings or settlements, and casinos. 

Such “financial institutions” must notify OFAC Compliance about any 
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blocked funds within ten days of blocking. Foreign Terrorist Organizations 

and their agents are integrated into OFAC’s alphabetized master list of 

Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons with an identifier of 

“[FTO].” They have been separately listed in OFAC’s Terrorism: What You 

Need to Know brochure. 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13224 - BLOCKING PROPERTY AND 

PROHIBITING TRANSACTIONS WITH PERSONS WHO COMMIT, 

THREATEN TO COMMIT, OR SUPPORT TERRORISM 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of 

the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National 

Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 5 of the United Nations 

Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), and section 

301 of title 3, United States Code, and in view of United Nations Security 

Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1214 of December 8, 1998, UNSCR 1267 of 

October 15, 1999, UNSCR 1333 of December 19, 2000, and the multilateral 

sanctions contained therein, and UNSCR 1363 of July 30, 2001, establishing 

a mechanism to monitor the implementation of UNSCR 1333, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that 

grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign 

terrorists, including the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and the 

Pentagon committed on September 11, 2001, acts recognized and condemned 

in UNSCR 1368 of September 12, 2001, and UNSCR 1269 of October 19, 

1999, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on United 

States nationals or the United States constitute an unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 

States, and in furtherance of my proclamation of September 14, 2001, 

Declaration of National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks, 

hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat. I also find that 

because of the pervasiveness and expansiveness of the financial foundation of 

foreign terrorists, financial sanctions may be appropriate for those foreign 

persons that support or otherwise associate with these foreign terrorists. I 

also find that a need exists for further consultation and cooperation with, and 

sharing of information by, United States and foreign financial institutions as 

an additional tool to enable the United States to combat the financing of 

terrorism. 

I hereby order: 

Section 1. Except to the extent required by section 203(b) of IEEPA (50 

U.S.C. 1702(b)), or provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that 

may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered 

into or any license or permit granted prior to the effective date of this order, 

all property and interests in property of the following persons that are in the 

United States or that hereafter come within the United States, or that hereafter 

come within the possession or control of United States persons are blocked: 

(a) foreign persons listed in the Annex to this order; 

(b) foreign persons determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, to have committed, 

or to pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the 

security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy 

of the United States; 

(c) persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 

the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, to be owned or controlled by, 

or to act for or on behalf of those persons listed in the Annex to this order or 

those persons determined to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) of 

this order; 

(d) except as provided in section 5 of this order and after such consultation, if 

any, with foreign authorities as the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 

Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, deems appropriate in the 

exercise of his discretion, persons determined by the Secretary of the 

Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General; 

(i) to assist in, sponsor, or provide financial, material, or technological 

support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, such acts of 

terrorism or those persons listed in the Annex to this order or determined to be 

subject to this order; or 

(ii) to be otherwise associated with those persons listed in the Annex 

to this order or those persons determined to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), 

or 1(d)(i) of this order. 

Sec. 2. Except to the extent required by section 203(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 

1702(b)), or provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be 

issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or 

any license or permit granted prior to the effective date: 

(a) any transaction or dealing by United States persons or within the United 

States in property or interests in property blocked pursuant to this order is 

prohibited, including but not limited to the making or receiving of any 

contribution of funds, goods, or services to or for the benefit of those persons 

listed in the Annex to this order or determined to be subject to this order; 

(b) any transaction by any United States person or within the United States 

that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts 

to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited; and 

(c) any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this 

order is prohibited. 

Sec. 3. For purposes of this order: 

(a) the term “person” means an individual or entity; 

(b) the term “entity” means a partnership, association, corporation, or other 

organization, group, or subgroup; 

(c) the term “United States person” means any United States citizen, 

permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States 

(including foreign branches), or any person in the United States; and 

(d) the term “terrorism” means an activity that —— 

(i) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life, property, or 

infrastructure; and 

(ii) appears to be intended —— 

(A) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; 

(B) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or 

coercion; or 

(C) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, 

assassination, kidnapping, or hostage-taking. 

Sec. 4. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type specified 

in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by United States 

persons to persons determined to be subject to this order would seriously 

impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in this order, 

and would endanger Armed Forces of the United States that are in a situation 

where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 

circumstances, and hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 

of this order. Furthermore, I hereby determine that the Trade Sanctions 

Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (title IX, Public Law 106-387) 

shall not affect the imposition or the continuation of the imposition of any 

unilateral agricultural sanction or unilateral medical sanction on any person 

determined to be subject to this order because imminent involvement of the 

Armed Forces of the United States in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 

circumstances. 

Sec. 5. With respect to those persons designated pursuant to subsection 1(d) 

of this order, the Secretary of the Treasury, in the exercise of his discretion 

and in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may 

take such other actions than the complete blocking of property or interests in 

property as the President is authorized to take under IEEPA and UNPA if the 

Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 

Attorney General, deems such other actions to be consistent with the national 

interests of the United States, considering such factors as he deems 

appropriate. 

Sec. 6. The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and other 

appropriate agencies shall make all relevant efforts to cooperate and 

coordinate with other countries, including through technical assistance, as 

well as bilateral and multilateral agreements and arrangements, to achieve the 

objectives of this order, including the prevention and suppression of acts of 
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terrorism, the denial of financing and financial services to terrorists and 

terrorist organizations, and the sharing of intelligence about funding activities 

in support of terrorism. 

Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State and the Attorney General, is hereby authorized to take such actions, 

including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers 

granted to the President by IEEPA and UNPA as may be necessary to carry 

out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate 

any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States 

Government. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby 

directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the 

provisions of this order. 

Sec. 8. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued effectiveness 

of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative 

action issued, taken, or continued in effect heretofore or hereafter under 31 

C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated, modified, or suspended by 

or pursuant to this order. 

Sec. 9. Nothing contained in this order is intended to create, nor does it 

create, any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable 

at law by a party against the United States, its agencies, officers, employees or 

any other person. 

Sec. 10. For those persons listed in the Annex to this order or determined to be 

subject to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United 

States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or assets 

instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant 

to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine 

that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency 

declared in this order, there need be no prior notice of a listing or 

determination made pursuant to this order. 

Sec. 11. (a) This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on 

September 24, 2001. 

(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the 

Federal Register. 

G—NARCOTICS 

An overview of U.S. sanctions against Drug Traffickers 

Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 

On December 3, 1999, the President signed into law the Foreign Narcotics 

Kingpin Designation Act (the “Kingpin Act”), 21 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1908, 8 

U.S.C. §§ 1182. 

The Kingpin Act blocks all property and interests in property, subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction, owned or controlled by significant foreign narcotics traffickers as 

identified by the President. In addition, the Kingpin Act blocks the property 

and interests in property, subject to U.S. jurisdiction, of foreign persons 

designated by the Secretary of Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney 

General, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 

Administration, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of State, who are 

found to be: (1) materially assisting in, or providing financial or technological 

support for or to, or providing goods or services in support of, the 

international narcotics trafficking activities of a person designated pursuant to 

the Kingpin Act; (2) owned, controlled, or directed by, or acting for or on 

behalf of, a person designated pursuant to the Kingpin Act; or (3) playing a 

significant role in international narcotics trafficking. 

Significant foreign narcotics traffickers and foreign persons designated by the 

Secretary of the Treasury are referred to collectively as Specially Designated 

Narcotics Traffickers. Foreign persons designated under the Kingpin Act are 

referred to as “[SDNTK]s” on OFAC’s listing of “Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons” to differentiate them from the Specially 

Designated Narcotics Traffickers named under Executive Order 12978 (see 

below). 

U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any transaction or dealing in 

property or interests in property of [SDNTK]s and from engaging in any 

transaction that evades or avoids the prohibitions of the Kingpin Act. These 

prohibitions affect trade transactions as well as accounts, securities, and other 

assets. 

In addition to being integrated into OFAC’s alphabetized master list of 

Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, [SDNTK]s have also 

been separately listed in a special OFAC brochure entitled Narcotics: What 

You Need to Know About U.S. Sanctions Against Drug Traffickers –– An 

Overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 

1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1182) and Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 

1995). Please reference the Narcotics Brochure or the master SDN list for the 

complete listing of [SDNTK]s. 

Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995 

On October 21, 1995, President Clinton signed Executive Order 12978 

entitled “Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions with Significant 

Narcotics Traffickers” (the “Order”), which imposes sanctions with respect to 

narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia. Executive Order 12978 has been 

implemented by the “Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions Regulations” at 31 CFR 

Part 536. 

The Order blocks all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which there is 

any interest of four principal figures in the Cali drug cartel who are listed in 

the annex to the Order. Those four individuals are named as “Principal 

Individuals.” In addition, the Order blocks the property and interests in 

property of foreign persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in 

consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, (a) to play a 

significant role in international narcotics trafficking centered in Colombia, or 

(b) to materially assist in or provide financial or technological support for, or 

goods or services in support of, the narcotics trafficking activities of persons 

designated in or pursuant to the Order. In addition, the Order blocks all 

property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of persons 

determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney 

General and the Secretary of State, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for 

or on behalf of, persons designated in or pursuant to the Order (collectively 

“Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers”). Those designated are referred 

to as “[SDNT]s” on OFAC’s listing of “Specially Designated Nationals and 

Blocked Persons” to differentiate them from the Specially Designated 

Narcotics Traffickers named under the Kingpin Act. In addition to being 

integrated into OFAC’s alphabetized master list of Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons, [SDNT]s have also been separately listed in a 

special OFAC brochure entitled Narcotics: What You Need to Know About 

U.S. Sanctions Against Drug Traffickers –– An Overview of the Foreign 

Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. §§ 

1182) and Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995). 

The Order further prohibits any transaction or dealing by a United States 

person or within the United States in property or interests in property of 

[SDNT]s, and any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose of 

evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, the prohibitions contained in the 

Order. This obviously impacts trade transactions (involving, for example, 

letters of credit) as well as accounts and other assets. 

Designations of persons blocked pursuant to the Order are effective upon the 

date of determination by the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, 

acting under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Treasury. Public 

notice of blocking is effective upon the date of filing with the Federal 

Register, or upon prior actual notice. 

H—BURMA (MYANMAR) 

Burmese Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 537) 

INTRODUCTION - On May 20, 1997, in response to the Burmese 

Government’s large scale repression of, and violence against, the Democratic 

opposition, President Clinton issued Executive Order 13047 declaring a 

national emergency with respect to these actions and policies of the 

Government of Burma. The order, issued under the authority of section 

570(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208) and the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706)(“IEEPA”), 

prohibits new investment in Burma by U.S. persons and U.S. persons’ 

facilitation of new investment in Burma by foreign persons. 

On July 28, 2003, the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (BFDA) 

was signed into law, to restrict the financial resources of Burma’s ruling 

military junta, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC). The BFDA 

requires the President to ban the importation into the United States of products 

of Burma, beginning 30 days after the date of enactment of the BFDA, as well 
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as to consider blocking the assets of certain SPDC members and taking steps 

to prevent further financial or technical assistance to Burma until certain 

conditions are met. 

To implement the BFDA and to take additional steps with respect to the 

Government of Burma’s continued repression of the democratic opposition in 

Burma, the President issued Executive Order 13310 (the “Order”) on July 28, 

2003. The Order blocks all property and interests in property of the persons 

listed in the Annex to the Order and of certain persons determined, at a future 

point, by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, to meet the criteria set forth in the Order. It also bans the importation 

into the United States of products of Burma and the exportation or 

reexportation to Burma of financial services from the United States or by U.S. 

persons. Like the previous executive order, it exempts from its blocking and 

financial service prohibitions any transactions pursuant to pre-May 21, 1997 

agreements between a U.S. person and any entity in Burma. 

The Department of the Treasury’s Burmese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. 

Part 537 (the BSR), were issued initially to implement Executive Order 

13047. To implement Executive Order 13310 and the BFDA, these 

regulations were extensively amended and reissued in their entirety. 

To implement the BFDA and to take additional steps with respect to the 

Government of Burma’s continued repression of the democratic opposition in 

Burma, the President issued Executive Order 13310 (the “Order”) on July 28, 

2003. The Order blocks all property and interests in property of the persons 

listed in the Annex to the Order and of certain persons determined, at a future 

point, by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, to meet the criteria set forth in the Order. It also bans the importation 

into the United States of products of Burma and the exportation or 

reexportation to Burma of financial services from the United States or by U.S. 

persons. Like the previous executive order, it exempts from its blocking and 

financial service prohibitions any transactions pursuant to pre-May 21, 1997 

agreements between a U.S. person and any entity in Burma. 

The Department of the Treasury’s Burmese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. 

Part 537 (the BSR), were issued initially to implement Executive Order 

13047. To implement Executive Order 13310 and the BFDA, these 

regulations were extensively amended and reissued in their entirety. 

Criminal penalties for willful violations of the Burmese Sanctions 

Regulations, or of any license, rule or regulation issued under it, include 

$50,000 in fines for a corporation or individual, or up to 20 years 

imprisonment for an individual, or both. Fines for criminal violations may be 

increased to $500,000 for corporations and $250,000 for individuals pursuant 

to 18 U.S.C. 3571. Civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation may be 

imposed administratively. 

BLOCKING OF PROPERTY - Executive Order 13310 blocks property and 

property interests of persons listed in the Annex to the order and of persons 

that are designated by the U.S. Treasury Department as being a senior official 

of the Government of Burma, of the State Peace and Development Council of 

Burma, of the Union Solidarity and Development Association of Burma or of 

any successor to the foregoing. The Executive Order also gives the Treasury 

Department the authority to designate individuals or entities that are owned or 

controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any of those officials or groups. 

Generally, no U.S. person can have any dealings with persons listed in, or 

designated by the Treasury under, Executive Order 13310, and all property in 

which any listed or designated person has an interest is blocked if it is in the 

United States or in the possession or control of a U.S. person. 

Three of the four entities listed in the annex to Executive Order 13310 are the 

banks in Burma that conduct international transactions. Some dealings with 

these banks are authorized if the transactions are necessary to conduct 

otherwise authorized transactions. In no case, however, can a blocked account 

of one of these financial institutions on the books of a U.S. bank be used to 

transfer the funds. All authorized transactions must be conducted through an 

account of one of these banks on the books of a non-U.S. bank. 

NO IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS OF BURMA - Generally speaking, 

Burmese origin goods may not be imported into the United States. There are 

a few limited exceptions, such as the importation of household goods by a 

person who had lived in Burma, certain diplomatic imports, and informational 

materials. 

EXPORTATION OF GOODS AND NON-FINANCIAL SERVICES TO 

BURMA - There is no prohibition on the exportation of goods and services 

other than financial services to Burma. You do need to be aware of how some 

of the other prohibitions may affect these transactions, however. For example, 

in light of the prohibition on the exportation of financial services to Burma, 

and the blocking of the property of certain individuals and entities in Burma, 

you can only be paid from an account maintained on the books of a non-U.S. 

bank. You also need to be aware of the prohibitions on new investment in 

Burma. 

EXPORTATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TO BURMA - Generally 

speaking, the exportation of financial services to Burma is prohibited. The 

term exportation or reexportation of financial services to Burma is defined 

broadly to mean (1) the transfer of funds, directly or indirectly, from the 

United States or by a U.S. person, wherever located, to Burma, and (2) the 

provision, directly or indirectly, to persons in Burma of insurance services, 

investment or brokerage services, banking services, money remittance 

services; loans, guarantees, letters of credit or other extensions of credit; or the 

service of selling or redeeming traveler’s checks, money orders and stored 

value. This defined term is unique to the Burma sanctions program. 

There are limited exceptions to the ban on the exportation of financial 

services. For example, payments can be made for certain licensed or exempt 

transactions, such as diplomatic payments and payments for goods exported to 

Burma. Under no circumstances can payments be made from blocked 

accounts on the books of a U.S. bank. 

OPERATION OF ACCOUNTS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN BURMA - U.S. 

financial institutions can operate accounts for individuals in Burma, provided 

that the individual is not a blocked party, the account is used solely for 

personal transactions that are not otherwise prohibited, and no transfers are 

made from the account directly or indirectly to Burma or for the benefit of 

individuals ordinarily resident in Burma unless authorized by section 537.517 

of the BSR. 

TRANSFER OF PERSONAL REMITTANCES TO/FROM BURMA -

Pursuant to section 537.517 of the BSR, U.S. banks, U.S. registered brokerdealers and U.S. registered money transmitters are authorized to send noncommercial, personal remittances to or from Burma or for or on behalf of an 

individual ordinarily resident in Burma, provided that the funds are not being 

sent by, to or on behalf of a blocked party. Total remittances may not exceed 

$300.00 per Burmese household in any consecutive three-month period. 

These transfers may not involve a blocked account on the books of a U.S. 

bank. Noncommercial, personal remittances do not include charitable 

donations to or for the benefit of an entity or funds transfers for use in 

supporting or operating a business. U.S. persons, however, may make 

charitable donations to nongovernmental organizations in Burma that are 

authorized to operate pursuant to section 537.523 of the BSR (see next item), 

provided that the donations are made pursuant to section 537.523 and the 

terms of the authorization. 

NGO ACTIVITY IN BURMA - OFAC issues licenses to nongovernmental 

organizations to engage in humanitarian or religious activities in Burma that 

would otherwise be prohibited. Any NGO interested in obtaining such a 

license should refer to section 537.523 of the BSR, or contact OFAC’s 

Licensing Division at 202/622-2480. 

NEW INVESTMENT - The sanctions prohibit new investment in Burma by 

U.S. persons on or after May 21, 1997, unless such investment is pursuant to 

an agreement in place prior to May 21, 1997. A number of criteria are used to 

determine whether or not a specific activity is “grandfathered.” Factors taken 

into account include the clarity of the scope of the agreement, the degree of 

specificity with which the activity is described, and the extent to which the 

terms of the agreement are legally enforceable. 

New investment in Burma is defined as a contract with the Government of 

Burma or a nongovernmental entity in Burma for the development of 

resources (including natural, agricultural, commercial, financial, industrial and 

human resources) located in Burma. The prohibition includes purchasing a 

share of ownership (an equity interest) in a project or entering into an 

agreement that provides for a participation in royalties, earnings, or profits 

from the economic development of resources located in Burma. Executive 

Order 13047 and the BSR also prohibit a U.S. company from entering into a 

contract that provides for the general supervision and guarantee of another 

person’s performance of an agreement for the economic development of 

resources located in Burma. 
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U.S. persons with pre-May 21, 1997 agreements for the economic 

development of resources located in Burma should contact the Department of 

the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for a determination as to 

whether or not their project is exempt from the sanctions. 

FACILITATION - A U.S. person is prohibited from approving, aiding or 

supporting a foreign person’s investment in Burma, if the foreign person’s 

activity would constitute prohibited new investment if engaged in by a U.S. 

person. Exception: Although contracting to sell to a foreign person a U.S. 

person’s equity or income interest in a development project in Burma 

constitutes facilitation of that foreign person’s investment in Burma, such a 

divestiture is authorized by general license. If the transaction is valued at 

more than $10,000, a report must be filed for statistical purposes with the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control within ten business days of the signing of 

such an agreement. 

Examples of prohibited facilitation of a foreign person’s new investment in 

Burma follow: 

The foreign subsidiary of a U.S. company wishes to bid on a project to 

develop a coal mine in Burma. The U.S. parent cannot approve, supervise, or 

otherwise be involved in the foreign subsidiary’s negotiations with regard to 

this project. 

A U.S. oil company holds a pre-May 21, 1997 contract to develop a Burmese 

oil field. It wishes to sell its rights under the contract to a foreign company. It 

is authorized to sell an interest without prior authorization from OFAC, but if 

the agreement is valued at more than $10,000, the seller must file a report with 

OFAC within ten days of the signing of the agreement. 

INVESTMENT IN THEIR COUNTRY COMPANIES - U.S. persons are 

prohibited from purchasing shares in a third-country company if the 

company’s profits are predominantly derived from the company’s economic 

development of resources located in Burma. If a person holds shares in an 

entity that subsequently engages exclusively or predominantly in the 

economic development of resources in Burma, or subsequently derives its 

income exclusively or predominantly from such activity, the U.S. person is 

not required to relinquish its shares, but may not purchase additional shares. 

If the U.S. person sells off shares valued at more than $10,000, the seller must 

file a report with OFAC for statistical purposes within ten days of the sale. 

I—SUDAN

Sudanese Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 538) 

INTRODUCTION - On November 3, 1997, after finding that the policies 

and actions of the Government of Sudan, including continued support for 

international terrorism, ongoing efforts to destabilize neighboring 

governments, and the prevalence of human rights violations, including slavery 

and the denial of religious freedom, constituted an unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, 

President Clinton issued Executive Order No. 13067, declaring a national 

emergency to deal with that threat. The order, issued under the authority of 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) 

(“IEEPA”), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and 

section 301 of title 3, United States Code, imposed a trade embargo against 

Sudan and a total asset freeze against the Government of Sudan. The 

Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 538 (the “Regulations”) 

implement Executive Order No. 13067. 

On March 29, 2006, the United Nations Security Council issued Resolution 

1591 condemning the continued violations of human rights and international 

humanitarian law in Sudan’s Darfur region and, in particular, the continuation 

of violence against civilians and sexual violence against women and girls. 

The Resolution determined that the situation in Darfur constituted a threat to 

international peace and security in the region and called on member states to 

take certain measures against persons responsible for the continuing conflict. 

In response to this Resolution, on April 27, 2006, President Bush issued a new 

Executive Order expanding Executive Order No. 13067 to block the property 

and interests in property of certain persons connected with the conflict in 

Darfur. The new Executive Order contained the names of four individuals 

subject to its provisions, and gave the Secretary of the Treasury, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State, the authority to designate additional 

individuals and entities found to meet certain criteria. 

SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS - Individuals or organizations 

that are owned or controlled by, or act on behalf of, the Government of Sudan 

anywhere in the world, as well as individuals and entities found to meet the 

criteria outlined in the April 27, 2006 Executive Order may be named by the 

U.S. Treasury Department as “Specially Designated Nationals” (“SDNs”) of 

Sudan. U.S. persons are prohibited from transacting business with these 

individuals and entities, and all of their property in the United States or in the 

possession or control of a U.S. person is blocked. Their names are published 

in the Federal Register, an official publication of the U.S. Government. The 

listing, however, is a partial one and any U.S. individual or organization 

engaging in transactions with foreign nationals must take reasonable care to 

make certain that such foreign nationals are not owned or controlled by or 

acting on behalf of Sudan. U.S. individuals or organizations who violate the 

Regulations by transacting business with Specially Designated Nationals may 

be subject to civil or criminal prosecution. 

BUYING FROM SUDAN - Goods or services of Sudanese origin may not be 

imported into the United States either directly or through third countries 

without a license. Exceptions include: (1) Sudanese merchandise up to $100 

in value in non-commercial quantities may be brought into the United States 

either for strictly personal use as accompanied baggage or sent as a gift to a 

person in the United States and (2) information or informational materials 

may be imported without restriction. All other imports of Sudanese origin 

must be authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

Importation into the United States from third countries of goods containing 

raw materials or components of Sudanese origin is not prohibited if those raw 

materials or components have been incorporated into manufactured products 

or otherwise substantially transformed in a third country. 

SELLING TO SUDAN - Except for information or informational materials 

and donated articles intended to relieve human suffering, such as food, 

clothing and medicine, and the licensed export of agricultural commodities, 

medicine, and medical devices, no goods, technology, or services may be 

exported from the United States to Sudan, either directly or through third 

countries, without a license. Exportation of goods or technology from the 

United States to third countries is prohibited if the exporter knows, or has 

reason to know, that the goods or technology are intended for transshipment to 

Sudan. The exportation of goods or technology intended specifically for 

incorporation or substantial transformation into a third-country product is also 

prohibited if the particular product is to be used in Sudan, is being specifically 

manufactured to fill a Sudanese order, or if the manufacturer’s sales of the 

particular product are predominantly to Sudan. 

No U.S. bank, including its foreign branches, may finance, or arrange offshore 

financing for, third-country trade transactions where Sudan is known to be the 

ultimate destination of, or the Government of Sudan is the purchaser of, the 

goods. Arranging transactions which ultimately benefit Sudan (for example, 

brokering third-country sales to Sudan) constitutes an exportation of 

brokerage services to Sudan in violation of the Regulations. The Regulations 

also prohibit non-U.S. persons from unauthorized re-exportation of U.S. 

origin goods to Sudan. 

SUDANESE GOVERNMENT ASSETS BLOCKED - Effective November 

4, 1997, all property and interests in property of the Government of Sudan, 

including its agencies, instrumentalities and controlled entities and SDNs, in 

the United States or in the possession or control of a U.S. person, including 

their overseas branches, are blocked. All transfers of such property must be 

authorized by the OFAC. Any unlicensed funds transfer involving a direct or 

indirect interest of the Government of Sudan (including any transfer routed to 

a Sudanese Government-controlled bank) for which banks subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction receive instructions must be deposited into a blocked account on 

the books of the bank receiving the instructions. Such funds may not be 

returned to a remitter without a specific license from the OFAC. No 

unlicensed debits may be made to blocked accounts to pay obligations of U.S. 

or other persons, whether the obligations arose before or after the sanctions 

against Sudan were imposed. Setoffs against blocked accounts are prohibited. 

FINANCIAL DEALINGS WITH SUDAN - Payments for and financing of 

licensed sales of agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices 

may be accomplished by cash in advance, sales on open account (provided the 

account receivable is not transferred by the person extending the credit), or by 

third country financial institutions that are neither U.S. persons nor 

government of Sudan entities. U.S. banks may advise and confirm letters of 

credit issued by third country banks covering such licensed sales. 
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Payments for licensed sales of agricultural commodities, medicine, and 

medical devices, which must reference an appropriate OFAC license, may not 

involve a debit to a blocked account on the books of a U.S. depository 

institution. Before a U.S. bank initiates a payment, or credits its customer for 

a licensed transaction, it must determine that the transfer is authorized. 

As a rule, all other financial dealings with Sudan are prohibited, including the 

performance by any U.S. person of any contract, including a financing 

contract, in support of an industrial, commercial, public utility, or 

governmental project in Sudan. 

Regulated U.S. depository institutions, broker-dealers and money service 

businesses (MSBs) are authorized to send and receive personal remittances to 

and from Sudan, provided that such transfers are not processed through a bank 

owned or controlled by the Government of Sudan. U.S. depository 

institutions and broker-dealers are authorized to operate accounts for 

individuals normally resident in Sudan, provided that all transactions through 

the account are personal in nature and are not related to commercial activity 

in Sudan. 

PROHIBITED FACILITATION - The Regulations prohibit the facilitation 

by a U.S. person of the direct or indirect exportation or reexportation of 

goods, technology or services to or from Sudan. Facilitation of a trade or 

financial transaction that could be lawfully engaged in directly by a U.S. 

person or from the United States is not prohibited. Likewise, performance of 

services of a purely clerical or reporting nature that does not further trade or 

financial transactions with Sudan or the Government of Sudan will not violate 

the prohibition on exportation of services to Sudan. 

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS - Registration numbers 

may be issued by OFAC on a case-by-case basis to non-governmental 

organizations (“NGOs”) involved in humanitarian or religious activities in 

Sudan. A registration number authorizes certain transactions by or on behalf 

of the registered NGO that would be otherwise prohibited, such as the 

exportation of goods or services, or the transfer of funds directly into Sudan, 

for the purpose of relieving human suffering. Applications for registration 

must include the following information (names of individuals and 

organizations should be provided in English, in the language of origin, or 

transliterated when not possible and should include any acronym or other 

names used to identify the individuals or organizations): 

(a) Organization name; 

(b) Address and phone number of the organization’s headquarters 

location; 

(c) Full name, nationality, citizenship, current country of residence, 

birth dates and places of birth for key staff at the organization’s headquarters, 

such as the chairman and board members, president, director, etc.; 

(d) Identification of field offices or partner offices elsewhere, 

including addresses, phone numbers, and organizational names used, as well 

as the identification of the senior officer(s) at these locations, including their 

name, nationality, citizenship, position, and date of birth; 

(e) Identification of subcontracting organizations, if any, to the extent 

known or contemplated at the time of the proposal; 

(f) Existing sources of income, such as official grants, private 

endowments, commercial activities, etc.; 

(g) Financial institutions that hold deposits on behalf of or extend lines 

of credit to the organization; 

(h) Independent accounting firms (if employed in the production of the 

organization’s financial statements); 

(i) Most recent official registry documents, annual reports, and annual 

filings with the local government, as applicable / available; 

(j) Names and addresses of organizations that the applicant currently 

provides or proposes to provide funding, services or material support to, as 

applicable; 

(k) A detailed description of the organization’s humanitarian or 

religious activities and projects in Sudan. 

Registrants conducting transactions for their Sudanese operations should 

reference their registration number on all funds transfer, purchase, shipping, 

and financing documents. OFAC records must be updated by Registrants with 

any changes to (a) - (j). 

J—NONPROLIFERATION 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13382, “BLOCKING PROPERTY OF 

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIERATORS AND THEIR 

SUPPORTERS”; THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION TRADE 

CONTROL REGULATIONS (Part 539 of Title 31, C.F.R); AND THE 

HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM (HEU) AGREEMENT ASSETS 

CONTROL REGULATIONS (Part 540 of Title 31, C.F.R) 

INTRODUCTION - The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) implements three distinct sanctions programs designed to 

combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The 

requirements under each of the programs are different. Each program is 

described in further detail in this brochure, but they can be summarized as 

follows: 

Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 2005, blocks the property of persons 

engaged in proliferation activities and their support networks. OFAC 

administers this blocking program, which initially applied to eight 

organizations in North Korea, Iran, and Syria. Treasury, together with the 

Department of State, is authorized to designate additional WMD proliferators 

and their supporters under the new authorities provided by this Executive 

Order. 

OFAC’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. 

Part 539, implement a ban on imports into the United States, pursuant to 

Executive Order 12938. Under this program, the Secretary of State may name 

as subject to the ban foreign persons determined to have engaged in 

proliferation-related activities. 

OFAC’s Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Agreement Assets Control 

Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 540, implement Executive Order 13159 of June 

21, 2000, “Blocking Property of the Government of the Russian Federation 

Relating to the Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted From 

Nuclear Weapons.” These regulations and Executive Order 13159 are 

directed at the property used to carry out international agreements between the 

United States and the Russian Federation for the conversion of highly 

enriched uranium extracted from Russian nuclear weapons into low-enriched 

uranium for use in commercial nuclear reactors. 

The three WMD sanctions programs administered by OFAC are described in 

greater detail below. 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13382, “BLOCKING PROPERTY OF 

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS AND 

THEIR SUPPORTERS” 

SUMMARY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER - Executive Order 13382 of June 

28, 2005 (E.O. 13382), takes additional steps to deal with the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994 (see 

below), with respect to the proliferation of WMD and the means of delivering 

them. The Executive Order blocks the property of specially designated WMD 

proliferators and members of their support networks. The action effectively 

denies those parties access to the U.S. financial and commercial systems. The 

program is administered by OFAC. 

PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS - U.S. persons, meaning any U.S. citizen, 

permanent resident alien, U.S. company (including their foreign branches) and 

any person or company in the United States, are prohibited from engaging in 

any transaction or dealing with any party designated under Executive Order 

13382. In addition, all property within the possession or control of any U.S. 

person in which a target has an interest is blocked and must be reported to 

OFAC within ten days. The names of those actually listed in the Annex to 

E.O. 13382, and any parties named subsequent to the Executive Order, are 

incorporated into OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. The 

parties blocked under this program are: 

The following names were listed in the Annex of Executive Order 13382 and 

have been incorporated into the SDN list with the program designation 

“[NPWMD].” They are listed here in OFAC’s SDN list format. 

AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION (a.k.a. SAZMANE SANAYE HAVA 

FAZA; a.k.a. “AIO”), Langare Street, Nobonyad Square, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] 

ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN (a.k.a. SAZEMAN-E ENERGY 

ATOMI), P.O. Box 14144-1339, End of North Karegar Avenue, Tehran, Iran 

[NPWMD] 

KOREA MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION (a.k.a. 

CHANGGWANG SINYONG CORPORATION; a.k.a. EXTERNAL TECHNOLOGY 

GENERAL CORPORATION; a.k.a. NORTH KOREAN MINING DEVELOPMENT 
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TRADING CORPORATION; a.k.a. “KOMID”), Central District, Pyongyang, Korea, 

North [NPWMD] 

KOREA RYONBONG GENERAL CORPORATION (a.k.a. KOREA YONBONG 

GENERAL CORPORATION; f.k.a. LYONGAKSAN GENERAL TRADING 

CORPORATION), Pot’onggang District, Pyongyang, Korea, North; Rakwondong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, Korea, North [NPWMD] 

SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND RESEARCH CENTER (a.k.a. CENTRE D’ETUDES 

ET RECHERCHES; a.k.a. “SSRC”), P.O. Box 4470, Damascus, Syria [NPWMD] 

SHAHID BAKERI INDUSTRIAL GROUP (a.k.a. “SBIG”), Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] 

SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP (a.k.a. “SHIG”), Damavand Tehran 

Highway, Tehran, Iran [NPWMD] 

TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK (f.k.a. CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK; f.k.a. 

KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK), Saemul 1-Dong Pyongchon District, 

Pyongyang, Korea, North [NPWMD]

Please note that subsequent designations were added to the SDN list since the 

initial Executive Order. In addition to being integrated into OFAC’s 

alphabetized master list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked 

Persons, [NPWMD]s have also been separately listed in a special OFAC 

brochure entitled Nonproliferation: What You Need to Know About Treasury 

Restrictions— Executive Order 13382, “Blocking Property of Weapons of 

Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters”; the Weapons of Mass 

Destruction Trade Control Regulations (Part 539 of Title 31, C.F.R); and the 

Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Agreement Assets Control Regulations (Part 

540 of Title 31, C.F.R). Please reference the Nonproliferation Brochure or the 

master SDN list for the complete listing of individuals and entities designated 

as [NPWMD]s. 

PENALTIES - Criminal penalties for willful violations of E.O. 13382, or of 

any license, rule or regulation issued under it, include up to $500,000 in fines 

for a corporation or $250,000 for an individual, or imprisonment of up to 20 

years for an individual, or both. Fines for criminal violations may be 

increased pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3571. Civil penalties of up to $50,000 per 

violation may be imposed administratively. 

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION TRADE CONTROL 

REGULATIONS, (31 C.F.R. Part 539) 

SUMMARY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 12938, AS AMENDED - In 

Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, President Clinton declared a 

national emergency with respect to the proliferation of nuclear, biological and 

chemical weapons (weapons of mass destruction or WMD) and the means of 

delivering them. E.O. 12938 provides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall 

prohibit the importation into the United States of goods, technology, or 

services produced or provided by foreign persons on which the Secretary of 

State has determined to impose an import ban because of their WMD 

proliferation activities. (Information or informational materials within the 

meaning of section 203(b)(3) of IEEPA, 50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3), are exempt 

from this prohibition.) 

IMPORT BAN - OFAC issued the Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade 

Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 540 (the Regulations), to implement the 

import ban imposed under Executive Order 12938. The Regulations prohibit 

the direct or indirect importation into the United States, including for 

transshipment or transit, of any goods, technology, or services produced or 

provided by the foreign persons on which the Secretary of State has 

determined to impose an import ban pursuant to E.O. 12938 (designated 

foreign persons). The importation into the United States of goods or 

technology from third countries is also prohibited if undertaken with 

knowledge or reason to know that those goods contain raw materials, 

components, or technology produced or provided by a designated foreign 

person. In addition to banning imports, the Regulations prohibit U.S. persons 

from financing, acting as a broker for, transporting or otherwise participating 

in the importation into the United States of any goods, technology or services 

produced or provided by a designated foreign person. The term designated 

foreign person means any foreign person on which the Secretary of State has 

determined to impose an import ban pursuant to E.O. 12938 and any entities 

owned or controlled by that foreign person, including any subsidiaries and 

branches, successors, and persons acting or purporting to act for or on behalf 

of any of them. 

Services are considered to be imported into the United States where either the 

services or their benefit are received in the United States, regardless of where 

such services may be performed. The benefit of services performed is 

received in the United States if the services are: (1) performed on behalf of or 

for the benefit of a person located in the United States; (2) received by a 

person located in the United States; (3) received by a person located outside 

the United States on behalf of or for the benefit of an entity organized in the 

United States; or (4) received by an individual temporarily located outside the 

United States for the purpose of obtaining such services for use in the United 

States. 

FOREIGN PERSONS DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY OF 

STATE - The following foreign persons (with name variations as shown) 

have been determined by the Secretary of State to be subject to the import 

ban. The applicable effective date with respect to each designated foreign 

person and the citation to the State Department’s Federal Register notice 

appear in brackets following each entry. The import ban also applies to any 

entity owned or controlled by the named entities. 

It is important to note that the parties determined to be subject to the import 

ban are not necessarily designated under Executive Order 13382. Therefore, 

the assets of parties that are subject to the import ban, but not Executive Order 

13382, are not blocked. However, the importation into the United States of 

goods, technology, or services produced or provided by such persons, as well 

as related transactions, are prohibited. 

BALTIC STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, wherever located, including 1/21, 1-

ya Krasnoarmeiskaya Ul., 198005 St. Petersburg, Russia [63 FR 42089, July 30, 

1998] 

CHINA PRECISION MACHINERY IMPORT/EXPORT CORPORATION (a.k.a. 

CPMIEC), wherever located [July 30, 2003]. [NOTE: This entity has been added 

to OFAC’s SDN list pursuant to E.O. 13382 on June 13, 2006. See the above 

section for more information] 

D. MENDELEYEV UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY OF RUSSIA, 

wherever located, including 9 Miusskaya Sq., Moscow 125047, Russia [64 FR 

2935, January 8, 1999] 

GLAVKOSMOS, wherever located, including 9 Krasnoproletarskaya St., 103030 

Moscow, Russia [63 FR 42089, July 30, 1998] 

MOSCOW AVIATION INSTITUTE (a.k.a. MAI), wherever located, including 4 

Volokolamskoye Shosse, Moscow 125871, Russia [64 FR 2935, January 8, 

1999]

HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM (HEU) ASSETS CONTROL 

REGULATIONS, 31 C.F.R. PART 540 

A major national security goal of the United States is to ensure that fissile 

material removed from Russian nuclear weapons pursuant to various arms 

control and disarmament agreements is dedicated to peaceful uses and 

protected from diversion to activities of proliferation concern. In 1993, the 

United States and the Russian Federation entered into an international 

agreement for the conversion of highly enriched uranium (HEU) extracted 

from Russian nuclear weapons into low-enriched uranium for use in 

commercial nuclear reactors. Under this and related contracts and agreements 

(collectively, the HEU Agreements), 500 metric tons of highly enriched 

uranium – the equivalent of 20,000 nuclear warheads – will be converted to 

low enriched uranium over a 20-year period. 

On June 21, 2000, President Clinton issued Executive Order 13159, “Blocking 

Property of the Government of the Russian Federation Relating to the 

Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons.” 

This order, explicitly directed at the property used to implement the HEU 

Agreements, prevents attachment or garnishment in the United States. It is 

meant to protect a very specific set of assets, defined by regulations, orders, 

directives, or licenses issued by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of 

Foreign Assets Control. The order does not block any property or interests in 

property of the Government of the Russian Federation that are not directly 

related to the implementation of the HEU Agreements. The Office of Foreign 

Assets Control issued the Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Agreement Assets 

Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 540, to implement Executive Order 

13159. 

K—DIAMOND TRADING 

Rough Diamonds Control Regulations (31 CFR Part 592) 

INTRODUCTION - In the Interlaken Declaration of November 5, 2002, 

representatives of the United States and 47 other countries announced the 

launch of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for rough diamonds 
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(“KPCS”). Countries participating in the KPCS (“Participants”) are expected 

to prohibit the importation of rough diamonds from, and the exportation of 

rough diamonds to, non-Participants and to require that shipments of rough 

diamonds from or to a Participant be controlled through the KPCS. 

On April 25, 2003, the President signed the Clean Diamond Trade Act (Pub. 

L. 108-19) (“the Act”). The Act requires the President to take steps to 

implement the KPCS in the United States. On July 29, 2003, the President 

issued Executive Order 13312, “Implementing the Clean Diamond Trade 

Act.” 

PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS - Executive Order 13312 prohibits, 

subject to certain waiver authorities set forth in section 4(b) of the Act, the 

importation into, and exportation from, the United States of any rough 

diamonds, from whatever source, not controlled through the KPCS. (Pursuant 

to section 4(b) of the Act, the Secretary of State, in certain limited 

circumstances, may waive these prohibitions with respect to a particular 

country for periods of not more than one year each.) This means that 

shipments of rough diamonds between the United States and countries that do 

not participate in the KPCS generally are prohibited, and shipments between 

the United States and Participants are permitted only if they are “controlled 

through the KPCS,” i.e., handled in accordance with the standards, practices, 

and procedures of the KPCS, as summarized below. Executive Order 13312 

also prohibits any transaction by a United States person or within the United 

States that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or 

attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions of the order, as well as any 

conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions of the order. 

The Department of State is responsible for identifying all the Participants 

eligible for trade in rough diamonds (and their importing and exporting 

authorities) and periodically publishes an up-to-date list of Participants in the 

Federal Register. The list of Participants may be amended at any time as 

determined appropriate by the Secretary of State. 

KPCS REQUIREMENTS – OFAC’s Rough Diamonds Control Regulations, 

31 CFR Part 592, implement Executive Order 13312 and the KPCS. The 

regulations, as amended, were published at 69 FR 56936 (September 23, 

2004). As explained in detail in those regulations, except to the extent 

modified by the Secretary of State, all shipments of rough diamonds imported 

into the United States from a Participant, or exported from the United States to 

a Participant must be accompanied by a Kimberley Process Certificate and 

sealed in a tamper-resistant container. The Kimberley Process Certificate must 

bear the following information: the title “Kimberley Process Certificate”; the 

statement, “The rough diamonds in this shipment have been handled in 

accordance with the provisions of the Kimberley Process Certification 

Scheme for rough diamonds”; country of origin for shipment of parcels of 

unmixed origin; unique numbering with the Alpha 2 country code, according 

to ISO 3166-1; date of issuance; date of expiry; name of issuing authority; 

identification of exporter and importer; carat weight/mass; value; number of 

parcels in shipment; Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding 

System; and validation by the exporting authority. A shipment of rough 

diamonds imported into the United States that includes a parcel of mixedorigin rough diamonds must be accompanied by the Kimberley Process 

Certificate, and the certificate need not indicate the countries of origin of the 

diamonds; however, the country-of-origin field on the certificate must be 

filled in with asterisks. In addition, the shipment still must comply with all 

other country-of-origin reporting requirements. 

For an inbound shipment of rough diamonds, the ultimate consignee must 

report receipt of the shipment to the relevant foreign exporting authority 

within 15 calendar days of the date that the shipment arrived at a U.S. port of 

entry. The report must refer to the relevant Kimberley Process Certificate by 

its unique identifying number; specify the number of parcels in the shipment 

and the total carat weight; and identify the importer and exporter. To obtain 

the required validation of the Kimberley Process Certificate for an exportation 

of rough diamonds from the United States to any Participant (including 

Canada), U.S. exporters must file transaction-specific information through the 

Automated Export System (“AES”) maintained by the Bureau of the Census, 

which is the exporting authority for the United States. Validation of the 

Kimberley Process Certificate occurs when the AES confirms the submission 

of export information by the return of an Internal Transaction Number, which 

the exporter is required to report on the Kimberley Process Certificate. 

PENALTIES - The Clean Diamond Trade Act provides for criminal penalties 

of $50,000 per count for corporations and individuals and/or ten years 

imprisonment for individuals. Civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation 

may be imposed on any person who violates, or attempts to violate, any order 

or regulation issued under the Act. In addition, those customs laws of the 

United States, both civil and criminal, including those laws relating to seizure 

and forfeiture, that apply to articles imported in violation of such laws apply 

with respect to rough diamonds imported in violation of the Act. 

Moreover, 18 U.S.C. 3571 provides that organizations or individuals 

convicted of violating a criminal statute may be fined the greater of the 

amount specified in the statute, or twice the pecuniary gain or loss from the 

violation, or $500,000 for felonies and that individuals may be fined $250,000 

for felonies. Finally, 18 U.S.C. 1001 provides for five years’ imprisonment 

and a $10,000 criminal fine for knowingly making false statements or 

falsifying or concealing material facts with respect to any matter within the 

jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government 

of the United States. 

This is the Executive Order with respect to Diamond Trading: 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13312 IMPLEMENTING THE CLEAN 

DIAMOND TRADE ACT 

“By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws 

of the United States of America, including the Clean Diamond Trade Act 

(Public Law 108-19) (‘the Act’), the International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies 

Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 5 of the United Nations Participation 

Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c), and section 301 of title 3, United States 

Code, and in view of the national emergency described and declared in 

Executive Order 13194 of January 18, 2001, and expanded in scope in 

Executive Order 13213 of May 22, 2001, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, note that, 

in response to the role played by the illicit trade in diamonds in fueling 

conflict and human rights violations in Sierra Leone, the President declared a 

national emergency in Executive Order 13194 and imposed restrictions on the 

importation of rough diamonds into the United States from Sierra Leone. I 

expanded the scope of that emergency in Executive Order 13213 and 

prohibited absolutely the importation of rough diamonds from Liberia. I 

further note that representatives of the United States and numerous other 

countries announced in the Interlaken Declaration of November 5, 2002, the 

launch of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (‘KPCS’) for rough 

diamonds, under which Participants prohibit the importation of rough 

diamonds from, or the exportation of rough diamonds to, a non-Participant 

and require that shipments of rough diamonds from or to a Participant be 

controlled through the KPCS. The Clean Diamond Trade Act authorizes the 

President to take steps to implement the KPCS. Therefore, in order to 

implement the Act, to harmonize Executive Orders 13194 and 13213 with the 

Act, to address further threats to international peace and security posed by the 

trade in conflict diamonds, and to avoid undermining the legitimate diamond 

trade, it is hereby ordered as follows: 

Section 1. Prohibitions. Notwithstanding the existence of any rights or 

obligations conferred or imposed by any contract entered into or any license 

or permit granted prior to July 30, 2003, the following are, except to the extent 

a waiver issued under section 4(b) of the Act applies, prohibited: 

(a) the importation into, or exportation from, the United States on or after July 

30, 2003, of any rough diamond, from whatever source, unless the rough 

diamond has been controlled through the KPCS; 

(b) any transaction by a United States person anywhere, or any transaction 

that occurs in whole or in part within the United States, that evades or avoids, 

or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the 

prohibitions set forth in this section; and 

(c) any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions of this section. 

Sec. 2. Assignment of Functions. (a) The functions of the President under the 

Act are assigned as follows: 

(i) sections 4(b), 5(c), 6(b), 11, and 12 to the Secretary of State; and 

(ii) sections 5(a) and 5(b) to the Secretary of the Treasury. 
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(b) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury may reassign any 

of these functions to other officers, officials, departments, and agencies within 

the executive branch, consistent with applicable law. 

(c) In performing the function of the President under section 11 of the Act, 

the Secretary of State shall establish the coordinating committee as part of the 

Department of State for administrative purposes only, and shall, consistent 

with applicable law, provide administrative support to the coordinating 

committee. In the performance of functions assigned by subsection 2(a) of 

this order or by the Act, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, 

and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult the coordinating 

committee, as appropriate. 

Sec. 3. Amendments to Related Executive Orders. (a) Section 1 of 

Executive Order 13194 of January 18, 2001, is revised to read as follows: 

‘Section 1. Except to the extent provided by section 2 of this order, and 

notwithstanding the existence of any rights or obligations conferred or 

imposed by any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to 

the effective date of this order, the importation into, or exportation from, the 

United States of any rough diamond from Sierra Leone, on or after July 30, 

2003, is prohibited.’ 

(b) Section 2 of Executive Order 13194 is revised to read as follows: ‘Sec. 2. 

The prohibitions in section 1 of this order shall not apply to the importation or 

exportation of any rough diamond that has been controlled through the 

Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.’ 

(c) Sections 4(c), (d), and (e) of Executive Order 13194 are deleted, and the 

word ‘and’ is added after the semicolon at the end of section 4(a). 

(d) Section 1 of Executive Order 13213 of May 22, 2001, is revised to read as 

follows: ‘Section 1. Notwithstanding the existence of any rights or 

obligations conferred or imposed by any contract entered into or any license 

or permit granted prior to the effective date of this order, the direct or indirect 

importation into the United States of all rough diamonds from Liberia, 

whether or not such diamonds originated in Liberia, on or after July 30, 2003, 

is prohibited.’ 

Sec. 4. Definitions. For the purposes of this order and Executive Order 

13194, the definitions set forth in section 3 of the Act shall apply, and the 

term ‘Kimberley Process Certification Scheme’ shall not be construed to 

include any changes to the KPCS after April 25, 2003. 

Sec. 5. General Provisions. This order is not intended to, and does not, create 

any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity 

by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, 

instrumentalities or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 6. Effective Date and Transmittal. (a) Sections 1 and 3 of this order are 

effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on July 30, 2003. The remaining 

provisions of this order are effective immediately. 

(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the 

Federal Register." 

L—FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR 

Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor Sanctions Regulations – 31 C.F.R. 

Part 593 

INTRODUCTION - On May 23, 2007, the Department of the Treasury’s 

Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued the Former Liberian 

Regime of Charles Taylor Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 593 (the 

“Regulations”), to implement Executive Order 13348 of July 22, 2004 (“E.O. 

13348"). The sanctions set forth in E.O. 13348 and implemented in the 

Regulations are targeted sanctions directed at the regime of former President 

Charles Taylor. The sanctions are not directed against the country of Liberia, 

the Government of Liberia, or the Central Bank of Liberia. They do not 

prohibit the provision of banking services to Liberia, including the 

maintenance of correspondent banking relationships with Liberian banks, 

unless the bank in question is a person whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to the Regulations. 

The President issued E.O. 13348 based in part on the authority of the 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) 

(“IEEPA”) and section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 

287c) (“UNPA”). E.O. 13348 noted United Nations Security Council 

Resolutions 1521 of December 22, 2003, and 1532 of March 12, 2004, which, 

among other things, called on member states to impose an asset freeze on 

certain senior members of former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s 

government and certain other persons and to prevent the import into their 

territories of all rough diamonds, round logs, and timber products originating 

in Liberia. In E.O. 13348, the President declared a national emergency based 

on the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United 

States posed by the actions and policies of former Liberian President Charles 

Taylor. To deal with that threat, the order blocked all property and interests in 

property of senior members of the former Charles Taylor regime, immediate 

family members of Charles Taylor, and certain other persons, and prohibited 

the importation into the United States of all round logs or timber products. 

PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS - Section 593.201 of the Regulations 

blocks the property and interests in property in the United States, or in the 

possession or control of United States persons, of the persons listed in the 

Annex to E.O. 13348, as well as of any person determined by the Secretary of 

the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State: 

a. to be or have been an immediate family member of Charles Taylor; 

b. to have been a senior official of the former Liberian regime headed by 

Charles Taylor or otherwise to have been or be a close ally or associate of 

Charles Taylor or the former Liberian regime; 

c. to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or 

technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the unlawful 

depletion of Liberian resources, the removal of Liberian resources from that 

country, and the secreting of Liberian funds and property by any person 

whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to § 593.201(a) 

of the Regulations; or 

d. to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf 

of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property 

are blocked pursuant to § 593.201(a) of the Regulations. 

Any person or entity referenced in the Annex or determined by the Secretary 

of the Treasury to meet one or more of the criteria listed above (collectively, 

“Specially Designated Nationals” or “SDNs”) will be incorporated into 

OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN 

List”) using the descriptor [LIBERIA]. The SDN List is available at 

<<http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/index.shtml>>. 

The Regulations not only block all property of these SDNs that is in the 

United States or in the possession of U.S. persons, but it also prohibits U.S. 

persons from engaging in any transaction involving these SDNs, unless 

otherwise authorized by OFAC. Examples of prohibited transactions include 

importing, exporting, brokering, financing, and providing other financial 

services. In addition, the Regulations prohibit any attempts by a U.S. person 

to evade or avoid these sanctions. 

As of April 2007, a total of 61 persons have been named as SDNs pursuant to 

E.O. 13348: 28 individuals were listed in the Annex to the order, and OFAC 

designated an additional 34 entities and individuals on April 26, 2005. In 

June 2006, one individual was removed from the list, bringing the total to 61. 

IMPORTATION OF ROUND LOGS OR TIMBER PRODUCTS -

Section 2 of E.O. 13348 prohibits the direct or indirect importation into the 

United States of any round log or timber product originating in Liberia, and 

OFAC has implemented this prohibition in § 593.205 of the Regulations. 

However, in Resolution 1689 of June 20, 2006, the United Nations Security 

Council decided to lift the multilateral prohibition on importation of round 

logs or timber products set forth in paragraph 10 of Resolution 1521. In 

accordance with the decision of the Security Council in Resolution 1689, 

OFAC issued § 593.510, a general license authorizing all importations into 

the United States of round logs and timber products originating in Liberia. 

Therefore, provided that the importation does not involve any person whose 

property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to § 593.201 of the 

Regulations, the importation into the United States of rough logs or timber 

products originating in Liberia is authorized. 

IMPORTATION OF ROUGH DIAMONDS - In Executive Order 13312 of 

July 29, 2003, pursuant to, inter alia, the Clean Diamond Trade Act (Pub. L. 

108-19), IEEPA, and the UNPA, the President prohibited the importation into, 

or exportation from, the United States of any rough diamond, unless the rough 

diamond has been controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification 
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Scheme (“KPCS”). OFAC implemented the provisions of Executive Order 

13312 in the Rough Diamonds Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 592, which 

now control all imports of rough diamonds, from any country. 

As of May 3, 2007, Liberia is a participant in the Kimberley Process. At such 

time as the Secretary of State publishes a notice in the Federal Register that 

Liberia has become a Kimberley Process participant, rough diamond imports 

from Liberia will be permitted, provided they are made in compliance with the 

KPCS and the Rough Diamonds Controls Regulations. 

PENALTIES - Criminal fines for violating the Regulations range, upon 

conviction, up to $500,000 for an entity and $250,000 for an individual; 

individuals may also face imprisonment of up to 20 years. In addition, civil 

penalties of up to $50,000 per violation may be imposed administratively. 

M—THE BALKANS 

Executive Order 13219 blocking property of persons who threaten 

international stabilization efforts in the Western Balkans: 

Executive Order 13219 was issued effective 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time 

on June 27, 2001: 

“By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws 

of the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National 

Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United 

States Code, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, have 

determined that the actions of persons engaged in, or assisting, sponsoring, or 

supporting, (i) extremist violence in the former Yugoslav Republic of 

Macedonia, in southern Serbia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and 

elsewhere in the Western Balkans region, or (ii) acts obstructing the 

implementation of the Dayton Accords in Bosnia or United Nations Security 

Council Resolution 1244 of June 10, 1999 in Kosovo, threaten the peace in or 

diminish the security and stability of those areas and the wider region, 

undermine the authority, efforts, and objectives of the United Nations, the 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other international 

organizations and entities present in those areas and the wider region, and 

endanger the safety of persons participating in or providing support to the 

activities of those organizations and entities, including United States military 

forces and government officials. I find that such actions constitute an unusual 

and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the 

United States, and hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that 

threat. 

I hereby order: 

Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) 

of IEEPA (50 U. S. C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), the Trade Sanctions Reform 

and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (Title IX, Pub. L. No. 106-387), and in 

regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may hereafter be issued 

pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any 

license or permit granted prior to the effective date, all property and interests 

in property of: 

(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and 

(ii) persons designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 

the Secretary of State, because they are found: 

(A) to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, acts of 

violence that have the purpose or effect of threatening the peace in or 

diminishing the stability or security of any area or state in the Western 

Balkans region, undermining the authority, efforts, or objectives of 

international organizations or entities present in the region, or endangering the 

safety of persons participating in or providing support to the activities of those 

international organizations or entities, or 

(B) to have actively obstructed, or to pose a significant risk of actively 

obstructing, implementation of the Dayton Accords in Bosnia or United 

Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 in Kosovo, or 

(C) materially to assist in, sponsor, or provide financial or technological 

support for, or goods or services in support of, such acts of violence or 

obstructionism, or 

(D) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act directly or 

indirectly for or on behalf of, any of the foregoing persons, 

that are or hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter 

come within the possession or control of United States persons, are blocked 

and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in. 

(b) I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type specified in 

section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by United States persons 

to persons designated in or pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section would 

seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in 

this order. Accordingly, the blocking of property and interests in property 

pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section includes, but is not limited to, the 

prohibition of the making by a United States person of any such donation to 

any such designated person, except as otherwise authorized by the Secretary 

of the Treasury. 

(c) The blocking of property and property interests in or pursuant to paragraph 

(a) of this section includes, but is not limited to, the prohibition of the making 

or receiving by a United States person of any contribution or provision of 

funds, goods, or services to or for the benefit of a person designated in or 

pursuant to paragraph 

(a) of this section. 

Sec. 2. Any transaction by a United States person that evades or avoids, or has 

the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the 

prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. Any conspiracy formed to 

violate the prohibitions of this order is prohibited. 

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order: 

(a) The term “person” means an individual or entity; 

(b) The term “entity” means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 

corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and 

(c) The term “United States person” means any United States citizen, 

permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States 

or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or 

any person in the United States. 

Sec. 4. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of 

rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to me by IEEPA, as 

may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the 

Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies 

of the United States Government. All agencies of the United States 

Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their 

authority to carry out the provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to 

advise the Secretary of the Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken. 

Sec. 5. This order is not intended to create, nor does it create, any right, 

benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party 

against the United States, its agencies, officers, or any other person. 

Sec. 6. (a) This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 

27, 2001; 

(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the 

Federal Register." 

Executive Order 13304 titled “Termination of Emergencies With Respect 

to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219” was issued 

effective 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 29, 2003: 

“By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws 

of the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the 

National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 5 of the 

United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 

287c)(UNPA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, have 

determined that the situations that gave rise to the declarations of national 

emergencies in Executive Order 12808 of May 30, 1992, and Executive Order 
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13088 of June 9, 1998, with respect to the former Socialist Federal Republic 

of Yugoslavia, have been significantly altered by the peaceful transition to 

democracy and other positive developments in Serbia and Montenegro 

(formerly the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)). 

Accordingly, I hereby terminate the national emergencies declared in those 

orders and revoke those and all related orders (Executive Orders 12810 of 

June 5, 1992, 12831 of January 15, 1993, 12846 of April 25, 1993, 12934 of 

October 25, 1994, 13121 of April 30, 1999, and 13192 of January 17, 2001). 

At the same time, and in order to take additional steps with respect to 

continuing, widespread, and illicit actions that obstruct implementation of the 

Ohrid Framework Agreement of 2001, relating to Macedonia, United Nations 

Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 10, 1999, relating to Kosovo, or the 

Dayton Accords or the Conclusions of the Peace Implementation Conference 

Council held in London on December 8-9, 1995, including the decisions or 

conclusions of the High Representative, the Peace Implementation Council or 

its Steering Board, relating to Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the 

harboring of individuals indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for 

the former Yugoslavia, and the national emergency described and declared in 

Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, I hereby order: 

Section 1. Pursuant to section 202 of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1622), termination 

of the national emergencies declared in Executive Order 12808 of May 30, 

1992, and Executive Order 13088 of June 9, 1998, shall not affect any action 

taken or proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined as of the 

effective date of this order, or any action or proceeding based on any act 

committed prior to such date, or any rights or duties that matured or penalties 

that were incurred prior to such date. Pursuant to section 207 of IEEPA (50 

U.S.C. 1706), I hereby determine that the continuation of prohibitions with 

regard to transactions involving any property blocked pursuant to Executive 

Orders 12808 or 13088 that continues to be blocked as of the effective date of 

this order is necessary on account of claims involving successor states to the 

former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or other potential claimants. 

Sec. 2. The Annex to Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, is replaced 

and superseded in its entirety by the Annex to this order. 

Sec. 3. (a) Section 1(a) and 1(b) of Executive Order 13219 are revised to read 

as follows: section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), 

(3), and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), and the Trade 

Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (Title IX, Public Law 

106-387), and in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may hereafter 

be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into 

or any license or permit granted prior to the effective date of this order, all 

property and interests in property of: 

(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and 

(ii) persons designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 

the Secretary of State, because they are determined: 

(A) to be under open indictment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the 

former Yugoslavia, unless circumstances warrant otherwise, or 

(B) to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, acts of 

violence that have the purpose or effect of threatening the peace in or 

diminishing the stability or security of any area or state in the Western 

Balkans region, undermining the authority, efforts, or objectives of 

international organizations or entities present in the region, or endangering the 

safety of persons participating in or providing support to the activities of those 

international organizations or entities, or 

(C) to have actively obstructed, or pose a significant risk of actively 

obstructing, the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 2001 relating to Macedonia, 

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 relating to Kosovo, or the 

Dayton Accords or the Conclusions of the Peace Implementation Conference 

held in London on December 8-9, 1995, including the decisions or 

conclusions of the High Representative, the Peace Implementation Council or 

its Steering Board, relating to Bosnia and Herzegovina, or 

(D) to have materially assisted in, sponsored, or provided financial, material, 

or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such acts of 

violence or obstructionism or any person listed in or designated pursuant to 

this order, or 

(E) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act directly or 

indirectly for or on behalf of, any person listed in or designated pursuant to 

this order, that are or hereafter come within the United States, or that are or 

hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, are 

blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 

dealt in. 

(b) I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type specified in 

section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by or to persons 

determined to be subject to the sanctions imposed under this order would 

seriously impair the ability to deal with the national emergency declared in 

this order, and hereby prohibit such donations as provided in paragraph (a) of 

this section.’ 

Sec. 4. New sections 7 and 8 are added to Executive Order 13219 to read as 

follows: 

‘Sec. 7. For those persons listed in the Annex to this order or determined to 

be subject to the sanctions imposed under this order who might have a 

constitutional presence in the United States, I have determined that, because 

of the ability to transfer funds or assets instantaneously, prior notice to such 

persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render these 

measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be 

effective in addressing the national emergency declared in this order, there 

need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to this 

order. 

Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is authorized to determine, subsequent to the issuance of this order, that 

circumstances no longer warrant inclusion of a person in the Annex to this 

order and that such person is therefore no longer covered within the scope of 

the sanctions set forth herein. Such a determination shall become effective 

upon publication in the Federal Register.’ 

Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of 

rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by 

IEEPA and UNPA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 

order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to 

other officers and agencies of the United States Government. All agencies of 

the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate 

measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order and, 

where appropriate, to advise the Secretary of the Treasury in a timely manner 

of the measures taken. 

Sec. 6. Nothing contained in this order shall create any right or benefit or 

privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any 

party against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or 

employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 7. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 29, 

2003. This order shall be transmitted to Congress and published in the 

Federal Register." 

The names on the Annex to the Executive Order have been incorporated into 

OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons with the 

program designation “[BALKANS].” 

N—ZIMBABWE 

Zimbabwe Sanctions Regulations 

INTRODUCTION - On March 7, 2003, as a result of actions and policies by 

certain members of the government of Zimbabwe, and its supporters to 

undermine democratic institutions and processes in Zimbabwe, President 

Bush issued Executive Order 13288 imposing sanctions against specifically 

identified individuals and entities in Zimbabwe. On November 23, 2005, the 

President issued a new Executive Order superseding E.O. 13288. The new 

Executive Order (EO 13391) expands the list of sanctions targets to include 

immediate family members of any designated individual of the Zimbabwe 

sanctions, as well as those persons providing assistance to any sanctions 

target. Providing statutory authority for these sanctions is the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), the National Emergencies Act 

and sections 301 of title 3 of the United States Code. 

This fact sheet provides general information about the Zimbabwe sanctions 

program imposed by the new Executive Order and administered by the U.S. 

Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). 
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PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS – Executive Order 13391 prohibits U.S. 

persons, wherever located, or anyone in the United States from engaging in 

any transactions with any person, entity or organization found to: 1.) be 

undermining democratic institutions and processes in Zimbabwe; 2.) have 

materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or 

technological support to these entities; 3.) be or have been an immediate 

family member of a sanctions target; or 4.) be owned, controlled or acting on 

behalf of a sanctions target. Persons, entities and organizations referenced in 

Annex A of the Executive Order are all incorporated into OFAC’s list of 

Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs). Prohibited transactions include, but 

are not limited to, exports (direct and indirect), imports (direct and indirect), 

trade brokering, financing and facilitation, as well as most financial 

transactions. Attempts to evade or avoid these sanctions are also prohibited. 

These prohibitions also extend to any person, organization or entity found to 

be owned, controlled or acting on behalf of any Zimbabwe entity included on 

the SDN list. 

Under the Executive Order, U.S. persons are also required to block any 

property of any Zimbabwe Specially Designated Nationals that is in the 

United States, that comes into the United States, or that comes under the 

control of a U.S. person wherever located. The term property includes, but is 

not limited to, money, checks, drafts, bank accounts, securities and other 

financial instruments, letters of credit, bills of sales, bills of lading and other 

evidences of title, wire transfers, merchandise and goods. Blockable property 

also includes any property in which there is any interest of a Zimbabwe SDN, 

including direct, indirect, future or contingent, and tangible or intangible 

interests. 

Foreign branches and representative offices of U.S. companies, as well as U.S. 

branches and representative offices of foreign companies are considered U.S. 

persons for purposes of these prohibitions. 

Transactions that do not involve any of the Zimbabwe SDNs, or persons or 

entities believed to be owned, controlled or acting on behalf of a Zimbabwe 

SDN are not prohibited by the new Executive Order. 

PENALTIES - Criminal fines for violating the Executive Order or 

regulations to be issued pursuant to the Executive Order may range up to the 

greater of $500,000 or twice the pecuniary gain per violation for an 

organization, or up to the greater of $250,000 or twice the pecuniary gain per 

violation for an individual. Individuals may also be imprisoned for up to 20 

years for a criminal violation. Knowingly making false statements or 

falsifying or concealing material facts when dealing with OFAC in connection 

with matters under its jurisdiction is a criminal offense. In addition, civil 

penalties of up to $50,000 per violation may be imposed administratively. 

Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes 

or Institutions in Zimbabwe 

Executive Order 13391 issued effective 12:01 eastern standard time on 

November 23, 2005: 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of 

the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National 

Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United 

States Code, and in order to take additional steps with respect to the continued 

actions and policies of certain persons who undermine Zimbabwe’s 

democratic processes and with respect to the national emergency described 

and declared in Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, hereby 

order: 

Section 1. The Annex to Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, is 

replaced and superseded in its entirety by the Annex to this order. 

Sec. 2. Section 6 of Executive Order 13288 is renumbered as section 8. 

Sections 1 through 5 of Executive Order 13288 are replaced with new sections 

1 through 7 as follows: 

“Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) 

of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), and in regulations, orders, 

directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and 

notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted 

prior to the effective date of this order, all property and interests in property of 

the following persons, that are in the United States, that hereafter come within 

the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or 

control of United States persons, including their overseas branches, are 

blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 

dealt in: 

(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and 

(ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State: 

(A) to have engaged in actions or policies to undermine Zimbabwe’s 

democratic processes or institutions; 

(B) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or 

technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such actions or 

policies or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked 

pursuant to this order; 

(C) to be or have been an immediate family member of any person whose 

property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or 

(D) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on 

behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to this order. 

(b) I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type of articles 

specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for 

the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked 

pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section would seriously impair my ability to 

deal with the national emergency declared in this order, and I hereby prohibit 

such donations as provided by paragraph (a) of this section. 

(c) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) of this section include but are not limited 

to (i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services 

by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to this order, and (ii) the receipt of any 

contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. 

Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United 

States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or 

attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. 

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this 

order is prohibited. 

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order: 

(a) the term “person” means an individual or entity; 

(b) the term “entity” means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 

corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and 

(c) the term “United States person” means any United States citizen, 

permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States 

or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or 

any person in the United States. 

Sec. 4. For those persons whose property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the 

United States, I find that, because of the ability to transfer funds or other 

assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken 

pursuant to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore 

determine that, for these measures to be effective in addressing the national 

emergency declared in this order, there need be no prior notice of a listing or 

determination made pursuant to section 1(a) of this order. 

Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of 

rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by 

IEEPA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The 

Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other 

officers and agencies of the United States Government, consistent with 

applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby 

directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the 
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provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to advise the Secretary of the 

Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken. 

Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to determine, subsequent to the issuance of this 

order, that circumstances no longer warrant the inclusion of a person in the 

Annex to this order and that the property and interests in property of that 

person are therefore no longer blocked pursuant to section 1(a) of this order. 

Sec. 7. This order is not intended to create, nor does it create, any right, 

benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity 

by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, 

instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.” 

Sec. 3. This order is not intended to create, nor does it create, any right, 

benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity 

by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, 

instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 4. This order shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, 

November 23, 2005. 

Sec. 5. This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the 

Federal Register. 

O—SYRIA 

Executive Order Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the 

Export of Certain Goods to Syria 

“ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws 

of the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National 

Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Syria Accountability and 

Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, Public Law 108-175 (the 

”SAA"), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, hereby 

determine that the actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, 

continuing its occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruction 

and missile programs, and undermining United States and international efforts 

with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq constitute an 

unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and 

economy of the United States and hereby declare a national emergency to deal 

with that threat. To address that threat, and to implement the SAA, I hereby 

order the following: 

Section 1. (a) The Secretary of State shall not permit the exportation or 

reexportation to Syria of any item on the United States Munitions List (22 

C.F.R. part 121). 

(b) Except to the extent provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses 

that may be issued pursuant to the provisions of this order in a manner 

consistent with the SAA, and notwithstanding any license, permit, or 

authorization granted prior to the effective date of this order, (i) the Secretary 

of Commerce shall not permit the exportation or reexportation to Syria of any 

item on the Commerce Control List (15 C.F.R. part 774); and (ii) with the 

exception of food and medicine, the Secretary of Commerce shall not permit 

the exportation or reexportation to Syria of any product of the United States 

not included in section 1(b)(i) of this order. 

(c) No other agency of the United States Government shall permit the 

exportation or reexportation to Syria of any product of the United States, 

except to the extent provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that 

may be issued pursuant to this order in a manner consistent with the SAA, and 

notwithstanding any license, permit, or authorization granted prior to the 

effective date of this order. 

Sec. 2. The Secretary of Transportation shall not permit any air carrier owned 

or controlled by Syria to provide foreign air transportation as defined in 49 

U.S.C. 40102(a)(23), except that he may, to the extent consistent with 

Department of Transportation regulations, permit such carriers to charter 

aircraft to the Government of Syria for the transport of Syrian government 

officials to and from the United States on official Syrian government business. 

In addition, the Secretary of Transportation shall prohibit all takeoffs and 

landings in the United States, other than those associated with an emergency, 

by any such air carrier when engaged in scheduled international air services. 

Sec. 3. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3) and (4) of 

IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3) and (4)), and the Trade Sanctions Reform 

and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (title IX, Public Law 106-387) (TSRA), 

or regulations, orders, directives or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this 

order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit 

granted prior to the effective date of this order, all property and interests in 

property of the following persons, that are in the United States, that hereafter 

come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the 

possession or control of United States persons, including their overseas 

branches, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, 

or otherwise dealt in persons who are determined by the Secretary of the 

Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

(i) to be or to have been directing or otherwise significantly contributing to the 

Government of Syria’s provision of safe haven to or other support for any 

person whose property or interests in property are blocked under United 

States. law for terrorism-related reasons, including, but not limited to, Hamas, 

Hizballah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of 

Palestine, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General 

Command, and any persons designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of 

September 23, 2001; 

(ii) to be or to have been directing or otherwise significantly contributing to 

the Government of Syria’s military or security presence in Lebanon; 

(iii) to be or to have been directing or otherwise significantly contributing to 

the Government of Syria’s pursuit of the development and production of 

chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons and medium- and long-range 

surface-to-surface missiles; 

(iv) to be or to have been directing or otherwise significantly contributing to 

any steps taken by the Government of Syria to undermine United States and 

international efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of 

Iraq; or 

(v) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf 

of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property or interests in property 

are blocked pursuant to this order. 

(b) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) of this section include, but are not 

limited to, (i) the making of any contribution of funds, goods, or services by, 

to, or for the benefit of any person whose property or interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to this order; and (ii) the receipt of any contribution or 

provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. 

Sec. 4. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United 

States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or 

attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. 

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate the prohibitions set forth in this order is 

prohibited. 

Sec. 5. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type of articles 

specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) would 

seriously impair the ability to deal with the national emergency declared in 

this order, and hereby prohibit (i) the exportation or reexportation of such 

donated articles to Syria as provided in section 1(b) of this order; and (ii) the 

making of such donations by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose 

property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to section 3 of this 

order. 

Sec. 6. For purposes of this order: 

(a) the term “person” means an individual or entity; 

(b) the term “entity” means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 

corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; 

(c) the term “United States person”’ means any United States citizen, 

permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States 

or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or 

any person in the United States; 

(d) the term “Government of Syria” means the Government of the Syrian Arab 

Republic, its agencies, instrumentalities and controlled entities; and 
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(e) the term “product of the United States” means: for the purposes of 

subsection 1(b), any item subject to the Export Administration Regulations 

(15 C.F.R. parts 730 - 774); and for the purposes of subsection 1(c), any item 

subject to the export licensing jurisdiction of any other United States 

Government agency. 

Sec. 7. With respect to the prohibitions contained in section 1 of this order, 

consistent with subsection 5(b) of the SAA, I hereby determine that it is in the 

national security interest of the United States to waive, and hereby waive 

application of subsection 5(a)(1) and subsection 5(a)(2)(A) of the SAA so as 

to permit the exportation or reexportation of certain items as specified in the 

Department of Commerce’s General Order No. 2 to Supplement No. 1, 15 

C.F.R. part 736, as issued consistent with this order and as may be amended 

pursuant to the provisions of this order and in a manner consistent with the 

SAA. This waiver is made pursuant to the SAA only to the extent that 

regulation of such exports or reexports would not otherwise fall within my 

constitutional authority to conduct the Nation’s foreign affairs and protect 

national security. 

Sec. 8. With respect to the prohibitions contained in section 2 of this order, 

consistent with subsection 5(b) of the SAA, I hereby determine that it is in the 

national security interest of the United States to waive, and hereby waive, 

application of subsection 5(a)(2)(D) of the SAA insofar as it pertains to: 

aircraft of any air carrier owned or controlled by Syria chartered by the Syrian 

government for the transport of Syrian government officials to and from the 

United States on official Syrian government business, to the extent consistent 

with Department of Transportation regulations; takeoffs or landings for nontraffic stops of aircraft of any such air carrier that is not engaged in scheduled 

international air services; takeoffs and landings associated with an emergency; 

and overflights of United States territory. 

Sec. 9. I hereby direct the Secretary of State to take such actions, including 

the promulgation of rules and regulations, as may be necessary to carry out 

subsection 1(a) of this order. I hereby direct the Secretary of Commerce, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State, to take such actions, including the 

promulgation of rules and regulations, as may be necessary to carry out 

subsection 1(b) of this order. I direct the Secretary of Transportation, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State, to take such actions, including the 

promulgation of rules and regulations, as may be necessary to carry out 

section 2 of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the 

promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the 

President by IEEPA as may be necessary to carry out sections 3, 4, and 5 of 

this order. The Secretaries of State, Commerce, Transportation, and the 

Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies 

of the United States Government consistent with applicable law. The 

Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretaries of Commerce, 

Transportation and the Treasury, as appropriate, is authorized to exercise the 

functions and authorities conferred upon the President in subsection 5(b) of 

the SAA and to redelegate these functions and authorities consistent with 

applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby 

directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the 

provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to advise the Secretaries of 

State, Commerce, Transportation, and the Treasury in a timely manner of the 

measures taken. 

Sec. 10. This order is not intended to create, and does not create, any right or 

benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party 

against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or 

entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 11. For those persons whose property or interests in property are blocked 

pursuant to section 3 of this order who might have a constitutional presence in 

the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or assets 

instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant 

to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine 

that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency 

declared in this order, there need be no prior notice of a listing or 

determination made pursuant to this order. 

Sec. 12. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is authorized to submit the recurring and final reports to the Congress 

on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with section 

401(c) of NEA, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the IEEPA, 50 

U.S.C. 1703(c). 

Sec. 13. (a) This order is effective at 12:01 eastern daylight time on May 12, 

2004. 

(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the 

Federal Register.” 

P—CÔTE D’IVOIRE 

EXECUTIVE ORDER - Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to 

the Conflict in Côte d’Ivoire 

INTRODUCTION - On February 08, 2006, President Bush issued a new 

Executive Order declaring a national emergency to deal with the unusual and 

extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States posed by the 

conflict in Côte d’Ivoire. Despite the intervention and effort of the 

international community, numerous violations of human rights and 

international humanitarian law have been perpetrated against civilians during 

the ongoing political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire. The United Nations Security 

Council, expressing deep concern about the hostilities and the repeated 

violations of the May 3, 2003 ceasefire agreement, issued Resolution 1572. It 

determined that the situation in Côte d’Ivoire poses a threat to international 

peace and security in the region and called on member states to take certain 

measures against those responsible. The new Executive Order blocks the 

property of persons contributing to the political and social unrest in Côte 

d’Ivoire. Providing statutory authority for these sanctions is the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), the National Emergencies Act 

and sections 301 of title 3 of the United States Code. 

This fact sheet provides general information about the Côte d’Ivoire sanctions 

program imposed by the new Executive Order and administered by the U.S. 

Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). 

PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS - The new Executive Order prohibits 

U.S. persons, wherever located, or anyone in the United States from engaging 

in any transactions with any person, entity or organization found to: 1) 

constitute a threat to the peace and reconciliation process in Côte d’Ivoire; 2) 

be in serious violation of International law in Côte d’Ivoire; 3) have directly 

or indirectly supplied, sold or transferred to Côte d’Ivoire arms or assistance, 

advice or training related to military activities; 4) to have publicly incited 

violence and hatred contributing to the conflict; 5) to have provided material, 

financial or technical assistance to those qualified above or to any person 

designated pursuant to this order. Persons, entities and organizations 

referenced in Annex A of the Executive Order are all incorporated into 

OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons using the 

descriptor [COTED]. Prohibited transactions include, but are not limited to, 

exports (direct and indirect), imports (direct and indirect), trade brokering, 

financing and facilitation, as well as financial transactions. Attempts by a 

U.S. person, or persons within the U.S. to evade or avoid these sanctions are 

also prohibited. 

Under the Executive Order, U.S. persons are required to block any property of 

any Côte d’Ivoire Specially Designated Nationals that is in the United States, 

that comes into the United States, or that comes under the control of a U.S. 

person wherever located. The term property includes, but is not limited to, 

money, checks, drafts, bank accounts, securities and other financial 

instruments, letters of credit, bills of sales, bills of lading and other evidences 

of title, wire transfers, merchandise and goods. Blockable property also 

includes any property in which there is any interest of a Côte d’Ivoire SDNs, 

including direct, indirect, future or contingent, and tangible or intangible 

interests. 

Foreign branches and representative offices of U.S. companies, as well as U.S. 

branches and representative offices of foreign companies are considered U.S. 

persons for purposes of these prohibitions. 

Transactions that do not involve any of the Côte d’Ivoire SDNs, or any person 

or entity believed to be owned, controlled or acting on behalf of a Côte 

d’Ivoire SDNs are not prohibited by the new Executive Order. 

PENALTIES - Criminal fines for violating the Executive Order or 

regulations to be issued pursuant to the Executive Order range up to the 

greater of $500,000 or twice the pecuniary gain per violation for an 

organization, or up to the greater of $250,000 or twice the pecuniary gain per 

violation for an individual. Individuals may also be imprisoned for up to 20 

years for a criminal violation. Knowingly making false statements or 

falsifying or concealing material facts when dealing with OFAC in connection 
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with matters under its jurisdiction is a criminal offense. In addition, civil 

penalties of up to $50,000 per violation may be imposed administratively. 

Executive Order issued effective 12:01 EST on February 08, 2006: 

BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSON CONTRIBUTING 

TO THE CONFLICT IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of 

the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National 

Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 5 of the United 

Nations Participation Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), and section 

301 of title 3, United States Code, and to assist in addressing humanitarian, 

safety, and other concerns in or in relation to the country of Côte d’Ivoire, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, determine 

that the situation in and in relation to Côte d’Ivoire, which has been addressed 

by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 1572 of November 15, 

2004 and subsequent resolutions, and that has resulted in the massacre of large 

numbers of civilians, widespread human rights abuses, significant political 

violence and unrest, and fatal attacks against international peacekeeping 

forces, constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security 

and foreign policy of the United States and hereby declare a national 

emergency to deal with that threat, and hereby order: 

Section 1. (a) Except to the extent that section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) of 

IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)) may apply, or to the extent 

provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 

pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any 

license or permit granted prior to the effective date of this order, all property 

and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come 

within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or 

control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the 

following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, 

withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: 

(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and 

(ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation 

with the Secretary of State: 

(A) to constitute a threat to the peace and national reconciliation process in 

Côte d’Ivoire, such as by blocking the implementation of the LinasMarcoussis Agreement of January 24, 2003, the Accra III Agreement of July 

30, 2004, and the Pretoria Agreement of April 6, 2005; 

(B) to be responsible for serious violations of international law in Côte 

d’Ivoire; 

(C) to have directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to Côte d’Ivoire 

arms or any related materiel or any assistance, advice or training related to 

military activities; 

(D) to have publicly incited violence and hatred contributing to the conflict in 

Côte d’Ivoire; 

(E) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or 

technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the activities 

described in paragraphs (a)(ii)(A), (a)(ii)(B), (a)(ii)(C), or (a)(ii)(D) of this 

section or any person listed in or designated pursuant to this order; or 

(F) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on 

behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person listed in or designated pursuant to 

this order. 

(b) I hereby determine that, to the extent section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 

U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, the making of donations of the type of articles 

specified in such section by, to, or for the benefit of, any person listed in or 

designated pursuant to this order would seriously impair my ability to deal 

with the national emergency declared in this order, and I hereby prohibit such 

donations as provided by paragraph (a) of this section. 

(c) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) of this section include, but are not 

limited to, (i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or 

services by, to, or for the benefit of, any person listed in or designated 

pursuant to this order, and (ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of 

funds, goods, or services from any such person. 

Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United 

States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or 

attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. 

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this 

order is prohibited. 

Sec. 3. For purposes of this order: 

(a) the term ‘’entity’’ means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 

corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; 

(b) the term ‘’person’’ means an individual or entity; 

(c) the term ‘’United States person’’ means any United States citizen, 

permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States 

or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or 

any person in the United States; and 

(d) the term “arms or any related materiel” means arms or related materiel of 

all types, including military aircraft and equipment, but excludes: 

(i) supplies and technical assistance intended solely for the support of or use 

by the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire and forces of France who 

support them; 

(ii) supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian 

or protective use, and related technical assistance and training; 

(iii) supplies of protective clothing, including flak jackets and military 

helmets, temporarily exported to Côte d’Ivoire by United Nations personnel, 

representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and 

associated personnel, for their personal use only; 

(iv) supplies temporarily exported to Côte d’Ivoire to the forces of a country 

which is taking action, solely and directly to facilitate the evacuation of its 

nationals and those for whom it has consular responsibility in Côte d’Ivoire; 

and 

(v) supplies of arms and related materiel and technical training and assistance 

intended solely for support of or use in the process of restructuring defense 

and security forces pursuant to paragraph 3, subparagraph (f) of theLinasMarcoussis Agreement. 

Sec. 4. For those persons listed in or designated pursuant to this order who 

might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that because 

of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to 

such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render these 

measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be 

effective in addressing the national emergency declared in this order, there 

need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 

1 of this order. 

Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of 

rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by 

IEEPA and UNPA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 

order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to 

other officers and agencies of the United States Government, consistent with 

applicable law. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby 

directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the 

provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to advise the Secretary of the 

Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken. The Secretary of the 

Treasury shall ensure compliance with those provisions of section 401 of the 

NEA (50 USC 1641) applicable to the Department of the Treasury in relation 

to this order. 

Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring and final reports to the 

Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with 

section 401(c) of NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 

U.S.C. 1703©)). 
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Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to determine, subsequent to the issuance of this 

order, that circumstances no longer warrant the inclusion of a person in the 

Annex to this order and that the property and interests in property of that 

person are therefore no longer blocked pursuant to section 1 of this order. 

Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit, or 

privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any 

party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or 

entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 9. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 

08, 2006. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, February 07, 2006 

Q—BELARUS 

Executive Order - BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS 

UNDERMINING DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES OR INSTITUTIONS IN 

BELARUS 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of 

the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National 

Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)(NEA), and section 301 of title 3, 

United States Code, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, determine 

that the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Belarus 

and other persons to undermine Belarus’ democratic processes or institutions, 

manifested most recently in the fundamentally undemocratic March 2006 

elections, to commit human rights abuses related to political repression, 

including detentions and disappearances, and to engage in public corruption 

including by diverting or misusing Belarusian public assets or by misusing 

public authority, constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 

security and foreign policy of the United States, hereby declare a national 

emergency to deal with that threat, and hereby order: 

 Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) 

of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), or in regulations, orders, 

directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and 

notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted 

prior to the effective date of this order, all property and interests in property 

that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or 

that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United 

States person, including any overseas branch, of the following persons are 

blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 

dealt in: 

(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and 

(ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation 

with the Secretary of State: 

(A) to be responsible for, or to have participated in, actions or policies that 

undermine democratic processes or institutions in Belarus; 

(B) to be responsible for, or to have participated in, human rights abuses 

related to political repression in Belarus; 

(C) to be a senior-level official, a family member of such an official, or a 

person closely linked to such an official who is responsible for or has engaged 

in public corruption related to Belarus; 

(D) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or 

technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the activities 

described in paragraph (a)(ii)(A) through (C) of this section or any person 

listed in or designated pursuant to this order; or 

(E) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on 

behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person listed in or designated pursuant to 

this order. 

(b) I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type of articles 

specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for 

the benefit of any person listed in or designated pursuant to this order would 

seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in 

this order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by paragraph (a) 

of this section. 

(c) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) of this section include, but are not 

limited to, (i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or 

services by, to, or for the benefit of any person listed in or designated pursuant 

to this order, and (ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, 

goods, or services from any such person. 

Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United 

States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or 

attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. 

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this 

order is prohibited. 

Sec. 3. For purposes of this order: 

(a) the term “person” means an individual or entity; 

(b) the term “entity” means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 

corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; 

(c) the term “United States person” means any United States citizen, 

permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States 

or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or 

any person in the United States. 

Sec. 4. For those persons listed in or designated pursuant to this order who 

might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that because 

of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to 

such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render these 

measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be 

effective in addressing the national emergency declared in this order, there 

need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 

1 of this order. 

Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of 

rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by 

IEEPA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The 

Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other 

officers and agencies of the United States Government, consistent with 

applicable law. All executive agencies of the United States Government are 

hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry 

out the provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to advise the Secretary 

of the Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken. The Secretary of 

the Treasury shall ensure compliance with those provisions of section 401 of 

the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641) applicable to the Department of the Treasury in 

relation to this order. 

Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring and final reports to the 

Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with 

section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA 

(50 U.S.C. 1703(c)). 

Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to determine, subsequent to the issuance of this 

order, that circumstances no longer warrant the inclusion of a person in the 

Annex to this order and that the property and interests in property of that 

person are therefore no longer blocked pursuant to section 1 of this order. 

Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit, or 

privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any 

party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or 

entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 9. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 19, 

2006. 

R—DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 
41 September 3, 2009 Department of the Treasury 

Executive Order - BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS 

CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONFLICT IN THE DEMOCRATIC 

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of 

the United States of America, including the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National 

Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 5 of the United 

Nations Participation Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), and section 

301 of title 3, United States Code, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, determine 

that the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 

which has been marked by widespread violence and atrocities that continue to 

threaten regional stability and was addressed by the United Nations Security 

Council in Resolution 1596 of April 18, 2005, Resolution 1649 of December 

21, 2005, and Resolution 1698 of July 31, 2006, constitutes an unusual and 

extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States and hereby 

declare a national emergency to deal with that threat. To address that threat, I 

hereby order: 

Section 1. (a) Except to the extent that section 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) of the 

IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)) may apply, or to the extent 

provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 

pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any 

license or permit granted prior to the effective date of this order, all property 

and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come 

within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or 

control of United States persons, including their overseas branches, of the 

following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, 

withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: 

(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and 

(ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation 

with the Secretary of State: 

(A) to be a political or military leader of a foreign armed group operating in 

the Democratic Republic of the Congo that impedes the disarmament, 

repatriation, or resettlement of combatants; 

(B) to be a political or military leader of a Congolese armed group that 

impedes the disarmament, demobilization, or reintegration of combatants; 

(C) to be a political or military leader recruiting or using children in armed 

conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in violation of applicable 

international law; 

(D) to have committed serious violations of international law involving the 

targeting of children in situations of armed conflict in the Democratic 

Republic of the Congo, including killing and maiming, sexual violence, 

abduction, and forced displacement; 

(E) to have directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to the 

Democratic Republic of the Congo, or been the recipient in the territory of the 

Democratic Republic of the Congo of, arms and related materiel, including 

military aircraft and equipment, or advice, training, or assistance, including 

financing and financial assistance, related to military activities; 

(F) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or 

technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the activities 

described in subsections (a)(ii)(A) through (E) of this section or any person 

listed in or designated pursuant to this order; or 

(G) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on 

behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person listed in or designated pursuant to 

this order. 

(b) I hereby determine that, to the extent section 203(b)(2) of the IEEPA (50 

U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, the making of donations of the type of articles 

specified in such section by, to, or for the benefit of any person listed in or 

designated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section would seriously impair 

my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in this order, and I 

hereby prohibit such donations as provided by subsection (a) of this section. 

(c) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section include but are not 

limited to (i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or 

services by, to, or for the benefit of any person listed in or designated pursuant 

to subsection (a) of this section, and (ii) the receipt of any contribution or 

provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person. 

Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the United 

States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or 

attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. 

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this 

order is prohibited. 

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order: 

(a) the term “person” means an individual or entity; 

(b) the term “entity” means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 

corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and 

(c) the term “United States person” means any United States citizen, 

permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States 

or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or 

any person in the United States. 

Sec. 4. For those persons listed in or designated pursuant to this order who 

might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that, because 

of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to 

such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render these 

measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be 

effective in addressing the national emergency declared in this order, there 

need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to 

subsection 1(a) of this order. 

Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of 

rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by the 

IEEPA and the UNPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 

order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to 

other officers and agencies of the United States Government, consistent with 

applicable law. All executive agencies of the United States Government are 

hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry 

out the provisions of this order and, where appropriate, to advise the Secretary 

of the Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken. The Secretary of 

the Treasury shall ensure compliance with those provisions of section 401 of 

the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641) applicable to the Department of the Treasury in 

relation to this order. 

Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring and final reports to the 

Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with 

section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of the 

IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)). 

Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized, subsequent to the issuance of this order, to 

determine, and to take necessary action to give effect to that determination, 

that circumstances no longer warrant the blocking of the property and interests 

in property of, or the prohibiting of transactions with, a person listed in the 

Annex to this order. 

Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right, benefit, or 

privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any 

party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or 

entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 9. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 

30, 2006. 

VII. Reporting and Procedures 

Reporting and Procedures Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 501) 

OFAC has a uniform requirement across all of its sanctions programs that 

records be maintained for five years. 
42 September 3, 2009 Department of the Treasury 

Reporting on Blocked and Rejected Items: Blocking reports must be filed 

within 10 business days following the date that the blocking occurred. They 

must identify the owner or account party, the property, the property’s location, 

any existing or new account number or similar reference necessary to identify 

the property, actual or estimated value, the date it was blocked, a photocopy of 

the payment or transfer instructions (if the blocking involves a payment or 

transfer of funds), a confirmation that the payment has been deposited into a 

new or existing blocked account which is clearly labeled as such and is 

established in the name of, or contains a means of clearly identifying the 

interest of, the individual or entity subject to blocking, the name and address 

of the holder, and the name and telephone number of a contact person from 

whom compliance information can be obtained. 

Reports on rejected items must also be filed within 10 business days and must 

include the name and address of the transferee financial institution, the date 

and amount of the transfer, a photocopy of the payment or transfer 

instructions received, the basis for rejection, and the name and telephone 

number of a contact person at the transferee financial institution from whom 

compliance information can be obtained. 

Only the financial institution that blocks or rejects a transaction pursuant to 

OFAC sanctions should report to OFAC. If a financial institution recognizes 

that it mistakenly processed a transaction in violation of the sanctions 

regulations, it may choose to submit a self-disclosure statement explaining the 

reason for the error, but it should not submit a reject or blocking report. 

Reject and blocking reports and self-disclosure statements should be clearly 

labeled as such, and currently may be submitted either via fax (202/622-

2426), by mail to the Compliance Programs Division, Office of Foreign 

Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW, Washington, DC 20220, or via email (including the required 

documentation, listed above) at ofacreport@do.treas.gov. Please do not send 

duplicate reports by fax, email, and/or mail. 

Annual Reporting on Blocked Property: OFAC requires the filing of a 

comprehensive annual report on blocked property held as of June 30. This 

report is due to OFAC by September 30 of each year. The report must be 

filed using Form TDF 90-22.50, which is available on the OFAC website 

<<http://www.treas.gov/ofac>>, from OFAC’s fax-on-demand service at 

(202) 622-0077, or on The Federal Bulletin Board in OFAC’s extended 

electronic information reading room, the FAC-MISC file library. Requests to 

submit the information in an alternative format or for an extension of the 

reporting deadline are invited and will be considered on a case-by-case basis 

by OFAC. 

Reporting on Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution Proceedings: 

U.S. persons involved in litigation, arbitration, or other binding alternative 

dispute resolution proceedings regarding blocked property must provide 

notice of such proceedings to OFAC Chief Counsel, submit copies of all 

documents associated with such proceedings within 10 days of their filing to 

OFAC Chief Counsel at U.S. Treasury Department, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., 

NW - 3123 Annex, Washington, DC 20220, and fax information about the 

scheduling of any hearing or status conference to OFAC Chief Counsel at 

(202) 622-1911. 

Licensing Requests: License applications are not accepted electronically, 

unless specifically authorized. Applications requesting authorization for 

proposed activities and transactions may be submitted in letter format. 

Requests for the release of already blocked funds must be submitted using 

form TDF 90-22.54, “Application for the Release of Blocked Funds.” The 

form, which requires information regarding the date of the blocking, the 

financial institutions involved in the transfer, and the beneficiary and amount 

of the transfer, may be obtained from the “Forms” section of the OFAC 

website: <<http://www.treas.gov/ofac>> or the OFAC fax-on-demand service 

(202) 622-0077. 

Any person having an interest in a transaction or proposed transaction may 

file an application for a license authorizing the transaction. For individuals 

who are U.S. citizens, inclusion of a social security number is recommended 

but not required. For corporations or other entities, the application should 

include the principal place of business, the state of incorporation or 

organization, and, if a U.S. company, a taxpayer identification number. 

All licensing applications should be sent to the Licensing Division, Office of 

Foreign Assets Control, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Treasury Annex, 

Washington, D.C. 20220 
CUBAN REMITTANCE AFFIDAVIT Form Approved 

OMB #1505-0167

 TDF 90-22.52

This affidavit is to be completed by the remitter, pursuant to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 CFR Part 515, under the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1-44. 

It is to be submitted to the remittance service provider and kept on file for five years, subject to audit by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. 

Este declaración jurada tiene que ser llenada por el remitente, en conformidad con el Control y Regulaciones de Bienes Cubanos, 31 CFR Parte 515, bajo la Ley Sobre Comercio con el Enemigo, 50 U.S.C. 

App. 1-44. Dicha documento debe ser presentada a la agencia remitente y mantenerse en los archivos por cinco años y esta sujeta a auditoria por el Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos 

(EE.UU) 

I, ______________________________ (Print name of remitter), DECLARE AND STATE THAT 

THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE: 

LIMITED EMIGRATION REMITTANCES 

1. I understand that up to $2,000 per payee may be remitted to enable the payee to emigrate from 

Cuba to the United States. One remittance of no more than $1,000 may be sent before the payee has 

received a valid visa from the U.S. State Department for the purpose of covering the payee’s 

preliminary emigration expenses. Once the payee has received a valid visa from the U.S. State 

Department, up to an additional $1,000 may be remitted for the purpose of enabling the payee to 

emigrate from Cuba to the United States, including for the purchase of airline tickets and payment of 

exit or third-country visa fees or other travel-related fees. Funds deposited in a blocked account in a 

banking institution in the United States may be remitted consistent with these criteria only if the payee 

is the Cuban national in whose name, or for whose beneficial interest, the account is held and the 

account is the result of a valid testamentary disposition, intestate succession, or payment from a life 

insurance policy or annuity contract triggered by the death of the policy or contract holder. 

Name of Payee: ____________________________________________________________________ 

Payee’s Date of Birth: _______________________________________________________________ 

2. If I am sending more than $1,000, OR if I have already sent a pre-visa emigration remittance to this 

payee, the payee has received an immigration visa from the U.S. State Department as follows: 

Number of Payee’s Visa: _____________________________________________________________ 

Date of Payee’s Visa: ________________________________________________________________ 

UNLIMITED FAMILY AND FAMILY INHERITTED REMITTANCES 

I understand that remittances may be sent to a close relative1

 who is a national of Cuba by a remitter 

who is 18 years of age or older provided that the recipient is not a prohibited official of the 

Government of Cuba or a prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party.2

 Additionally, funds 

deposited in a blocked account in a banking institution in the United States may be remitted to a 

Cuban national in whose name, or for whose beneficial interest, the account is held provided all of the 

funds in the account were inherited from a close relative of the Cuban national payee as a result of a 

valid testamentary disposition, intestate succession, or payment from a life insurance policy or annuity 

contract triggered by the death of the policy or contract holder. These remittances may not be made 

for emigration-related purposes. 

Name of Recipient: __________________________________________________________________ 

Relation to Remitter or Decedent: ______________________________________________________ 

OTHER LIMITED REMITTANCES FROM BLOCKED ACCOUNTS 

I understand that up to $300 in any consecutive three-month period may be remitted from any blocked 

account in a banking institution in the United States to a Cuban national in a third country who is an 

individual in whose name, or for whose beneficial interest, the account is held. 

Name of Recipient: __________________________________________________________________ 

YO, ______________________________ (Nombre de el remitente en letra de molde), DECLARO Y 

AFIRMO QUE, A MI CONOCIMIENTO, LO SIGUIENTE ES VERIDICO Y CORRECTO: 

REMESAS LIMITADAS DE EMIGRACIÓN 

1. Entiendo que hasta US$2,000 por beneficiario puede ser remitido para ayudar al beneficiario 

emigrar desde Cuba a los Estados Unidos (EE.UU) Solo una remesa de no más de US$1,000 

puede ser enviada antes que el beneficiario haya recibido una visa válida del Departamento del 

Estado de los EE.UU con el propósito de cubrir los gastos preliminares de emigración del 

beneficiaro. Despues que el beneficiario haya recibido una visa valida del Departamento del 

Estado de los EE.UU US$1,000 adicionales pueden ser enviados ha fin de permitir al beneficiario a 

emigrar de Cuba a los EE.UU., incluyendo para la compra de boletos aéreos y el pago de tarifas de 

salida u otros honorarios de visa a un tercer-país u otras tarifas relacionadas al viaje. Fondos 

depositados en una cuenta bloqueada en una institución bancaria en los EE.UU pueden ser 

remitidos consistente con estos requerimientos solo si el beneficiario es un nacional cubano, en 

cuyo nombre o por cuya cuenta el beneficio se celebra como resultado de la disposición 

testamentaria, la sucesión intestada, o el pago de una póliza de seguro de vida o contrato de 

anualidad accionado por la muerte del asegurado o del contratante. 

Nombre del Beneficiario: __________________________________________________________ 

Fecha de Nacimiento del Beneficiario: ________________________________________________ 

2. Si estoy enviando más de US$1,000, O si he enviado una remesa de emigración pre-visa a este 

beneficiario, el beneficiario ha recibido la siguiente visa de imigración del Departamento del 

Estado de los EE.UU: 

Número de Visa del Beneficiario: ___________________________________________________ 

Fecha de Visa del Beneficiario: _____________________________________________________ 

REMESAS ILIMITADAS FAMILIARES Y REMESAS FAMILIARES HEREDADAS 

Yo entiendo que las remesas pueden ser enviadas a un pariente cercano1

 que sea un nacional de 

Cuba por un remitente que tenga 18 años o más, siempre y cuando que el recipiente no es un 

funcionario prohibido del Gobierno de Cuba o un miembro prohibido del Partido Comunista de 

Cuba.2

 Adicionalmente, los fondos depositados en una cuenta bloqueada en una institución 

bancaria en los EE.UU pueden ser remitidos a un nacional cubano, en cuyo nombre o por cuya 

cuenta el beneficio se celebra, con la condicion que todos los fondos depositados en la cuenta 

fueron heredados de un pariente cercano de el nacional cubano beneficiario como resultado de la 

disposición testamentaria, la sucesión intestada, o el pago de una póliza de seguro de vida o 

contrato de anualidad accionado por la muerte del asegurado o del contratante. Estas remesas no 

son hechas para fines relacionados con emigración. 

Nombre del Beneficiario: __________________________________________________________ 

Parentesco con el Beneficiario o Decendencia: _________________________________________ 

OTRAS REMESAS LIMITADAS DE CUENTAS BLOQUEADAS 

Comprendo que hasta US$300 pueden ser remitidos en un período de tres meses consecutivos de 

cualquier cuenta bloqueada en cualquier institución bancaria en los Estados Unidos a un Cubano 

nacional en un tercer país que es un individuo en cuyo nombre, o para cuyo interés beneficiario, la 

cuenta se mantiene. 

Nombre del recipiente: __________________________________________________________ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

SIGNATURE OF REMITTER WITNESSED BY EMPLOYEE OF REMITTING AGENCY 

(FIRMA DEL REMITENTE): __________________________________________________ (FIRMA DE TESTIGO DEL EMPLEADO DE LA AGENCIA REMITENTE): 

Street Address (Dirección): ________________________________________________________ Signature (Firma) and Date (Fecha): _________________________________________________

City, State, and Zip Code (Ciudad, Estado, Zona Postal): _________________________________ Name of Remitting Agency: ________________________________________________________ 

(Nombre de la Agencia Remitente) 

Telephone Number (Número de Teléfono): ____________________________________________ 

Mother's Maiden Name (Apellido de soltera de su madre):________________________________ 

Date of birth of remitter (Fecha de nacimiento del remitente): _____________________________ 

1 The term “close relative” is defined in 31 CFR 515.339 to mean any individual related to you by blood, marriage, or adoption who is no more than three generations removed from you or from a common ancestor with you. 

1 El término “pariente cercano” está definido en 31 CFR 515.339 y se refiere a cualquier individuo relacionado a través de linea sanguinea, matrimonio o adopción y no más de tres generaciones retirados de usted o de un 

antepasado que tengan en común 

2 The term “prohibited official of the Government of Cuba” is defined in 31 CFR 515.337 to mean Ministers and Vice-ministers, members of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers; members and employees of the 

National Assembly of People’s Power; members of any provincial assembly; local sector chiefs of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution; Director Generals and sub-Director Generals and higher of all Cuban 

ministries and state agencies; employees of the Ministry of the Interior (MININT); employees of the Ministry of Defense (MINFAR); secretaries and first secretaries of the Confederation of Labor of Cuba (CTC) and its 

component unions; chief editors, editors, and deputy editors of Cuban state-run media organizations and programs, including newspapers, television, and radio; and members and employees of the Supreme Court (Tribuno 

Supremo Nacional). The term “prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party” is defined in 31 CFR 515.338 to mean members of the Politburo, the Central Committee, Department Heads of the Central Committee, 

employees of the Central Committee, and secretaries and first secretaries of the provincial Party central committees. 

2 El término “oficial prohibido del Gobierno Cubano” está definido en 31 CFR 515.337 y significa Ministros y Vice-ministros, miembros del Consejo de Estado y del Consejo de Ministros; miembros y empleados de la 

Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular; miembros de cualquier asamblea provincial; jefes de sectores locales de los Comités de Defensa de la Revolución; Directores Generales y Sub-directores Generales de todos los ministerios 

Cubanos y las agencias del estado; empleados del Ministerio del Interior (MININT); empleados del Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (MINFAR); secretarios y secretarios primeros de la Central de Trabajadores 

de Cuba (CTC) y sus sindicatos componentes; editores principales, editores y sub-editores de medios de comunicación y programas estatales de Cuba incluyendo los periódicos, la televisión y el radio; y miembros y empleados 

del Tribuno Supremo Nacional. El término “oficial prohibido del Partido Comunista Cubano” está definido en 31 CFR 515.338 y significa miembros del Buró Político, el Comité Central, jefes de departamentos del Comité 

Central, empleados del Comité Central, y secretarios y secretarios primeros de los comités provinciales del Partido. 
ANNUAL REPORT OF BLOCKED PROPERTY 

TD F 90-22.50 

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Department of the Treasury

Washington, D.C. 20220

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) requires an annual report of all property

blocked or funds retained under OFAC Regulations found in Title 31 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, Parts 500 through 599. This information is needed by the United

States Government for planning purposes and to verify compliance with OFAC Regulations. 

The report is to be submitted annually by September 30 to the Compliance Programs

Division, OFAC, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. 20220.

General Instructions

Any person holding property blocked or funds retained under OFAC Regulations is required

to submit a report on this form concerning such property. Reports filed in accordance

with OFAC Regulations are regarded as containing commercial and financial information

which is privileged and confidential. Requests to submit reports in alternative formats

will be considered on a case-by-case basis. For additional copies of the form, as well

as other information of interest to holders of blocked property, call OFAC's fax-ondemand service at (202) 622-0077.

Part A - U.S. Person Holding Property.

State reporter's corporate name and address and the name and telephone number of an

individual corporate official to contact regarding this report. 

Name: 

Address: 

 

 

Individual to contact regarding this report:

 

 (name) (title) (telephone number) 

 

Total number of accounts or items reported on Part B: 

Complete the certification where applicable. The report is not valid without the

certification.

I, , certify that I am the 

 (name) (title)

of the , that I am authorized to make this

 (corporate name) 

certification, and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements set

forth in this report, including any papers attached hereto or filed herewith, are true

and accurate, and that all material facts in connection with said report have been set

forth herein.

 

 (signature) (date) 

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: The paperwork requirement has been cleared under the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1980. The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury requires this information be

furnished pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1701, and CFR Parts 500 to 600. The information collected will be used for U.S.

Government planning purposes and to verify compliance with OFAC Regulations. The information will be held

confidential. The estimated burden associated with this collection of information is 4 hours per respondent or

record keeper. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden

should be directed to the Compliance Programs Division, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the

Treasury, Washington, D.C. 20220 and the Office of Management and Budget, paperwork Reduction Project (1505-0164),

Washington, D.C. 20503. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a

collection of information unless it displays a valid control number assigned by OMB.
Part B - Property Reported 

Identify each account or item of property separately in the spaces provided below. Use additional photocopies of Part B as needed. Use

supplemental attachments if the space provided is inadequate. Be sure to indicate the number of accounts or items reported on Part B in the

appropriate space on Part A.

Owner. Identify the owner of the property.

Description. Provide a brief but comprehensive description of the property.

 Include account type, number, and currency (if other than U.S. Dollars) where applicable.

Value. Provide the value (or an estimate) of the property as of June 30.

 If a value date other than June 30 is reported, so indicate. 

Location. List the location or branch where the property is held, if different than the address shown in Part A.

Regulations. Identify the Part of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations under which this property is blocked.

Owner Description Value Location Regulations 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL 

LICENSING DIVISION 

LICENSE APPLICATION GUIDELINES FOR EXPORTS TO IRAN AND 

SUDAN OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, MEDICINE, AND 

MEDICAL DEVICES

TSRA Program 

The following information is intended to serve as guidance to persons applying for licenses 

authorizing exports of agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Iran and 

Sudan pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA), 

the Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 560, and the Sudanese Sanctions 

Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 538. Applicants are encouraged to consult the regulations for a 

complete statement of the rules applicable to TSRA-related exports. 

Applications not containing all of the required information will be considered incomplete and 

returned without action and without prejudice. A new application will be accepted upon 

resubmission of a complete application. 

To apply for a license to export agricultural commodities, medicine, or medical devices to Iran or 

Sudan under the TSRA Program, applicants must submit a license request, in writing, to the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The following items must be included in clear and 

legible form: 

• Identification of the country and program for which the applicant is requesting a license 

on the top of the first page of the application and on the front of the envelope (Example: 

Iran – TSRA Program). If the applicant wishes to export eligible items to both Iran and 

Sudan, a separate application must be submitted for each country; 

• Applicant’s full legal name (If the applicant is a business entity, include the state or 

jurisdiction of incorporation and principal place of business); 

• Applicant’s mailing and street address; 

• Name(s) of the individual(s) responsible for the application and related commercial 

transactions, including their telephone numbers, fax numbers, and if available, email 

addresses so that we may reach a responsible point of contact should there be any 

questions about the application; 

• Applicant’s signature; 

• Names and addresses of all parties involved in the transactions and their roles, including 

financial institutions, and any Iranian or Sudanese broker, purchasing agent, end-user, 

or other participant in the purchase of the agricultural commodities, medicine, or medical 

devices; 

• A description of all products to be exported, including a statement that each product is 

an agricultural commodity, medicine, or medical device and that it is classified as 
EAR99, and documentation and information sufficient to verify that each product to be 

exported is classified as EAR99 and eligible for exportation under the TSRA program. 

This would typically include the name of the product, a short description of it in 

layperson’s terms (for medical devices, also include technical specifications which 

should include a picture of the device), the intended use of the agricultural commodities, 

medicine, or medical devices, and a statement explaining how the product qualifies as 

an agricultural commodity, medicine, or a medical device as those terms are defined in 

the regulations. 

• To be eligible for export in the TSRA program, each product must be classified as 

EAR99. We encourage exporters to consult the website of the Department of 

Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), 

www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/cclrequestguidance.html, for guidelines on how to submit a 

commodity classification request.

• Exporters of all fertilizers, live horses, and western red cedar must provide to OFAC a 

copy of an Official BIS Commodity Classification of EAR99 as part of the license 

application (because certain of these items are controlled on the Commerce Control List 

and thus are not eligible for export under the TSRA program). 

• Exporters of medicine must provide to OFAC a copy of an Official BIS Commodity 

Classification of EAR99 as part of the license application (because certain medicines are 

not eligible for export under the TSRA program). 

• Exporters of medical devices must provide to OFAC a copy of an Official BIS Commodity 

Classification of EAR99 as part of the license application, unless the proposed export is 

for medical supply and that medical supply is specifically listed under the TSRA program 

on BIS’s website at 

www.bis.doc.gov/policiesandregulations/tradesanctionsreformexportenhancementact.ht

ml. Please note that if an application for the export of a medical device does not include 

an Official BIS Commodity Classification of EAR99 and OFAC is unable to determine the 

export eligibility of the proposed export product, OFAC will request an Official BIS 

Commodity Classification of EAR99 from the applicant. To avoid delays in processing 

time, we encourage exporters of medical devices to provide Official BIS Commodity 

Classifications of EAR99 for all export products. 

• Exporters of agricultural commodities may wish to consult the following U.S. Department 

of Agriculture website, www.fas.usda.gov, for a list of agricultural commodities that 

qualify for export under the TSRA program. 

• The maximum number of export products and/or number of end-users should not 

exceed 50 per application. 

• Please note: Payment by cash in advance, open account financing, or third-country 

bank letter of credit is authorized by general license. A special request will have to be 

made to use a letter of credit issued by an Iranian or Sudanese bank. Upon such a 

request, payment by letter of credit issued by an Iranian or Sudanese bank may be 

authorized by specific license on a case-by-case basis, provided that such letter of credit 

may not be advised, confirmed or otherwise dealt in by any financial institution that is a 

United States person (see 31 C.F.R. §§ 560.314, 560.532; 31 C.F.R. §§ 538.315, 

538.525). Also, please note that your financing arrangements cannot involve any 
entities that are designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, 

“Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to 

Commit, or Support Terrorism”; Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 2005, “Blocking 

Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters”; or any 

other Executive order or Chapter V of Title 31 of the C.F.R. 

• Applicants should note that U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any 

transactions involving directly or indirectly Bank Saderat, Bank Sepah, Bank Mellat, 

Bank Melli, Future Bank, and Export Development Bank of Iran, which have been 

designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224 or Executive Order 13382. 

• Applicants also should be aware that on September 10, 2008, OFAC designated, 

pursuant to Executive Order 13382, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) 

and 18 affiliated entities for providing logistical services to Iran’s Ministry of Defense and 

Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any 

transaction or dealing involving these entities. 

The application should be mailed to the address below. 

Attn: Licensing Division 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

U.S. Department of the Treasury 

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20220 

Applicants may also send a complete copy of their application in Adobe Acrobat PDF format to 

the following email address: 

agmed@do.treas.gov 

Applicants who choose to send a copy of their application via the Internet must also send a 

hard copy of their application in order for OFAC to process their application. Applicants should 

note that the official date of receipt for their application will be the date the hard copy of the 

application is received by OFAC via mail. 

The hard copy of all licenses will be mailed to applicants. Upon request, applicants may receive 

via email a copy of their license in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. 

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact OFAC’s Licensing 

Division at (202) 622-2480. 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

APPLICATION FOR THE RELEASE OF BLOCKED FUNDS 

(WHEN APPROVED, THIS DOCUMENT BECOMES A

SPECIFIC LICENSE AUTHORIZING THE UNBLOCKING

OF THE SUBJECT FUNDS AND THEIR RELEASE

ACCORDING TO THE TERMS HEREOF)

TYPE OF REQUEST [CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX]

LICENSE APPLICATION

REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION [PROVIDE

FAC NO. OF PREVIOUS AGENCY ACTION (IF KNOWN)]: ________________________

APPLICANT INFORMATION

APPLICANT ADDRESS LINE 1 ADDRESS LINE 2

CITY STATE CONTACT PERSON TELEPHONE FAX NUMBER

POSTAL CODE COUNTRY SOCIAL SECURITY/TAXPAYER I.D. NO.

(Required for US Persons)

E-MAIL ADDRESS

CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS STATE OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, IF KNOWN, SHOULD BE PROVIDED CONCERNING THE BLOCKED FUNDS (USE PAGE 2 AS NEEDED)

NAME & ADDRESS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION WHICH BLOCKED FUNDS AMOUNT BLOCKED DATE OF THE BLOCKING

REMITTER NAME & ADDRESS REMITTING FINANCIAL INSTITUTION NAME & ADDRESS

INTERMEDIARY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION(S) NAME & ADDRESS BENEFICIARY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION NAME & ADDRESS

BENEFICIARY NAME & ADDRESS DESCRIPTION OF UNDERLYING TRANSACTION (ATTACH SEPARATE SHEET AS

NEEDED)

APPLICATION CERTIFICATION: I, THE UNDERSIGNED, HEREBY DECLARE THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE INFORMATION

PROVIDED ON THIS APPLICATION AND ANY ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION IS TRUTHFUL AND COMPLETE. 

SIGNATURE NAME OF SIGNER TITLE OF SIGNER DATE PREPARED

ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS FORM MAY BE OBTAINED FROM OFAC’S WEBSITE AT NO CHARGE: <http://www.treas.gov/ofac>

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS BOX – LICENSE APPROVAL ONLY VALID WITH OFAC SEAL

THIS APPLICATION IS HEREBY: FAC/LICENSE NO.____________________________

G APPROVED, AND FUNDS MAY BE UNBLOCKED AND RELEASED, WITH VALUE:

G TO ORIGINATOR OR ORIGINATING BANK

G IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORIGINAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

G DENIED (SEE ATTACHED EXPLANATION)

G RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION (SEE ATTACHED CHECKLIST)

______________________________________________________________________________________
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATON
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INSTRUCTIONS:

WHERE FUNDS HAVE BEEN BLOCKED AT A U.S. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DUE TO U.S. GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS, A PARTY WITH AN INTEREST

IN THE FUNDS MAY SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL FOR A SPECIFIC LICENSE TO REQUEST THEIR

RELEASE. 

C TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY, COMPLETING ALL APPLICABLE SECTIONS.

C ATTACH COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION (E.G., INVOICES, BILLS OF LADING,

PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORIGINAL PAYMENT OR TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS, ETC.).

C ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE IN ENGLISH OR INCLUDE AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

C FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION.

C MAIL THE COMPLETED AND SIGNED APPLICATION, TOGETHER WITH ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION AND TWO COPIES OF THE

ENTIRE SUBMISSION, TO THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, 1500 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW-ANNEX, WASHINGTON,

D.C. 20220, ATTN: BLOCKED FUNDS APPLICATION

C APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY FAX.

C UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED, A COPY OF THIS APPLICATION AND ALL RELATED DOCUMENTATION MUST BE RETAINED BY THE

APPLICANT FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION.

C UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY OFAC, APPLICATIONS MADE BY ANY OTHER METHOD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

C GRANTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF 50 U.S.C. APP. § 5(B), 22 U.S.C § 2370(A), 22 U.S.C. § 6001, AND 31CFR. PARTS 501, AND THE

RELEVANT PART OF 31 CFR PERTAINING TO THE LICENSE

C AN APPLICATION THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED, SIGNED BY THE AUTHORIZING OFAC OFFICIAL, AND IMPRESSED WITH AN OFFICIAL

OFAC SEAL IS A SPECIFIC LICENSE.

C LICENSEES SHALL FURNISH AND MAKE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION, RECORDS OR REPORTS

REQUESTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OR ANY DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICER OR AGENCY OF THE SECRETARY.

C A SPECIFIC LICENSE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE, IS NON-PRECEDENTIAL AND IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 31CFR PART 501,

THE RELEVANT PART OF 31CFR (PART 500, 515, 535, 536, 538, 550, 575, 585, 586, 595, 597) PERTAINING TO THE SANCTIONS PROGRAM

UNDER WHICH THE TRANSFER WAS BLOCKED AND ANY REGULATIONS OR RULINGS ISSUED PURSUANT THERETO; A LICENSE MAY

BE REVOKED OR MODIFIED AT ANY TIME AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ACTING DIRECTLY OR

THROUGH THE AGENCY THROUGH WHICH THE LICENSE WAS ISSUED, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY

OF THE TREASURY. IF A SPECIFIC LICENSE WAS ISSUED AS A RESULT OF WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATION ON THE PART OF THE

APPLICANT OR HIS AGENT, IT MAY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, BE DECLARED VOID FROM THE

DATE OF ITS ISSUANCE, OR FROM ANY OTHER DATE.

C A SPECIFIC LICENSE DOES NOT EXCUSE COMPLIANCE WITH ANY LAW OR REGULATION ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN

ASSETS CONTROL OR ANOTHER AGENCY (INCLUDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS) APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSACTIONS AND

ACTIVITIES THEREIN LICENSED, NOR DOES IT RELEASE THE LICENSEES OR THIRD PARTIES FROM CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR

VIOLATION OF ANY LAW OR REGULATION.

C A SPECIFIC LICENSE IS ISSUED BY DIRECTION AND ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.

C ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO 19 U.S.C. §§ 1592 AND 1595A, 18 U.S.C. § 545, 18 U.S.C. § 1001, 50 U.S.C. APP. § 16, AND SECTION 701 ET

SEQ (PENALTIES) OF THE RELEVANT PART OF 31CFR. PERTAINING TO THE ATTACHED LICENSE.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: The paperwork requirement has been cleared under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Department

of the Treasury requires this information to be furnished pursuant to 31 CFR Part 501. The information collected will be used for U.S. Government to evaluate and process license applications submitted

by applicants whose money has been blocked pursuant to OFAC sanctions. It is the policy of OFAC to protect the confidentiality of information in appropriate cases pursuant to the exemptions from disclosure

provided under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act. The estimated burden associated with this collection of information is 30 minutes per respondent. Comments concerning the accuracy

of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Compliance Programs Division, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania

Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20220 and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (OMB NUMBER WILL BE INSERTED HERE), Washington, D.C. 20503. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid control number assigned by OMB.

Form Approved TD F 90-22.54

OMB No.: 1505-0170

Expiration Date: 11/30/2002 

WARNING!

MAKING FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENTS ON OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS

APPLICATION, ALTERING THE DETERMINATION, OR FORGING THE SIGNATURE OF THE

AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL OR THE OFAC SEAL MAY CONSTITUTE SERIOUS CRIMINAL

AND/OR CIVIL VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL LAW AND MAY RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL FINES