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Office of Foreign Assets Control amends its Iranian transactions and sanctions regulations to authorize wind-down transactions and extension of section 218 deadline under Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- Iran, Syria, USA
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- December 28 2012
On December 26, 2012, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued its long-anticipated "guidance" on Section 218 of the Iran Threat Reduction and
Congress passes new legislation tightening sanctions on Iran
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- December 21 2012
On December 19, 2012, House and Senate conferees reached agreement on the final language of the Menendez Amendment (SA 3232) (the "Amendment") to the
SEC clarifies reporting requirements for certain activities relating to Iran and specially designated nationals; DOD, GSA and NASA issue interim procurement rule to implement Iranian sanctions
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- December 20 2012
On August 10, 2012, President Obama signed the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the “Act”), which includes a wide array of amendments to the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (ISA), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA), and other measures designed to prohibit transactions with Iran and persons or entities listed on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDNs
New sanctions legislation mandates public disclosure and investigation of certain activities involving Iran, SDNs
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- Iran, USA
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- November 19 2012
On August 10, 2012, President Obama signed the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the “Act”), which includes a wide array of amendments to the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (ISA), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA) and other measures designed to prohibit transactions with Iran and persons or entities listed on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDNs
Urgent: President issues executive order implementing Section 218 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 eliminating immediately the “foreign subsidiary loophole” to u.s. iran sanctions
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- Iran, Syria, USA
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- October 10 2012
On October 9, 2012, the President issued an Executive Order implementing a number of provisions under various Iran-related statutes, including Section 218 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which for the first time applies Office of Foreign Assets Control Iran sanctions to U.S.-controlled offshore subsidiaries
Congress finalizes further Iran sanctions legislation; Obama administration issues new Iran executive order and designations
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- Iran, USA
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- August 1 2012
On July 30, 2012, House and Senate conferees reached agreement on the final language of a new package of sanctions on Iran, the “Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the “Act”
Obama Administration eases sanctions on Burma (Myanmar)
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- Myanmar, USA
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- July 12 2012
On July 11, 2012, the White House issued a triad of regulatory steps consisting of two General Licenses and an Executive Order that, taken together, liberalize current U.S. sanctions on Burma in several important respects, effective as of their issuance
Iranian sanctions update: enforcement jurisdiction of Office of Foreign Assets Control and status of pending Iran sanctions legislation
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- Iran, USA
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- May 22 2012
This client advisory summarizes two recent developments concerning the ever-changing picture of U.S. sanctions on Iran: a recent penalty case issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which appears to break new jurisdictional grounds and the status of significant new sanctions legislation currently pending in Congress
President issues two new Executive Orders tightening sanctions on Iran and Syria
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- Iran, Syria, USA
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- May 3 2012
President Obama has issued two new Executive Orders that impose significant new extraterritorial sanctions on persons who do business with Iran or Syria
Congress readies additional Iran sanctions that would close the foreign subsidiary loophole
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- Iran, USA
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- February 21 2012
On February 13, 2012, the Senate Banking Committee placed on the Senate legislative calendar the “Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012” (S. 2101) (the “Bill”), which it had approved on February 2, 2012
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