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OFAC authorizes all petroleum-related transactions with South Sudan, loosens restrictions on Sudan

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • Sudan, USA
  • -
  • December 19 2011

On December 8, 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) issued a final rule adding two new general licenses to the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations (SSR), 31 C.F.R. Part 538

OFAC names the Commercial Bank of Syria, the Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank and Syriatel as specially designated nationals; additional sanctions against Syria expected

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • Syria, USA
  • -
  • August 11 2011

On August 10, 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) named the Commercial Bank of Syria, its subsidiary the Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, and Syriatel, Syria’s largest mobile phone company, as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) under three separate executive orders

BIS adds South Sudan to EAR, loosens restrictions on US-origin items

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • Sudan, USA
  • -
  • July 12 2011

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Commerce issued a final rule adding the new nation of the Republic of South Sudan (South Sudan) to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) on July 12, 2011

OFAC issues Libyan sanctions regulations (July 1, 2011)

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 1 2011

On July 1, 2011, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published a final rule imposing sanctions against Libya

BAE Systems settles civil charges of ITAR violations for $79 million

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 24 2011

On May 16, 2011, BAE Systems plc (BAES UK), a multinational defense contractor headquartered in the United Kingdom, entered into a Consent Agreement (Agreement) with the US Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC

OFAC issues new Iranian financial sanctions regulations

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • August 26 2010

On August 16, 2010, the US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), published as a final rule the Iran Financial Sanctions Regulations (IFSR), 75 Fed. Reg. 49,836, which impose new conditions and prohibitions targeting non-US financial institutions that conduct business or transactions with the Government of Iran (GOI