Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on January 14, 2021, that it had implemented the Secretary of State’s rescission of Sudan as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) by amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).… Continue Reading
On 6 October, the Trump administration announced that it would permanently revoke economic sanctions against Sudan, effective 12 October 2017. The State Department published this decision in the Federal Register, 82 Fed. Reg. 47287, on 11 October 2017. This decision means that US companies can invest in Sudan and export their products and services to Sudan, subject to compliance with … Continue Reading
On 25 October, the EU adopted Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/1948 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1942, updating information on its Sudan sanctions list concerning Mr Alnsiem (see Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 747/2014).… Continue Reading
Sudan Sanctions In 1997, the US imposed a comprehensive trade and investment embargo against Sudan. In January 2017, i.e., in the closing days of the Obama Administration, President Obama announced a six-month suspension of US economic sanctions, citing ongoing dialogue with the Sudanese government and the government’s progress in achieving milestones agreed upon in those negotiations. Specifically, the Obama Administration … Continue Reading
On 8 June 2017, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a settlement agreement with American Honda Finance Corporation (AHFC), a California company, under which AHFC agreed to pay US$87,255 to settle apparent violations of Cuba sanctions. Separately, on 26 June 2017, OFAC announced a settlement agreement with American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a Delaware company headquartered in New York, … Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 17 January 2017, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published in the Federal Register a far-reaching amendment to its Sudanese Sanctions Regulations (SSR), 31 CFR Part 538. While styled as a “general license,” the amendment will have the practical effect of terminating the embargo of Sudan that the US imposed in 1997. … Continue Reading
On Tuesday, January 17, 2017, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) will publish in the Federal Register a far-reaching amendment to its Sudanese Sanctions Regulations (SSR), 31 CFR Part 538. While styled as a “general license,” the amendment will have the practical effect of terminating the embargo of Sudan that the US … Continue Reading
OFAC announced settlement agreements with two different companies. First, HyperBranch Medical Technology, Inc. agreed to a US$107,691.30 settlement for apparent violations of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. Second, Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Alcon Management, SA, Settle Potential Civil Liability agreed to a US$7.6 million settlement for apparent violations of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations and the … Continue Reading
