The Treasury Department is issuing a current list (here) of countries that require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott. The list includes Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control removed eight individuals and four entities from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under Kingpin Act designations, and updated two individuals and one entity on the list under Kingpin Act designations, OFAC said (here).
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is proposing to amend its regulations on the production of wine, it said (here). Proposed changes affect the permissible treatments that may be applied to wine and to juice from which wine is made. Comments on the proposed rule are due Jan. 23.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control removed one individual from the list of Specially Designated Nationals under Zimbabwe designations, OFAC said (here).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added six individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under Russia/Ukraine-related designations, OFAC said (here).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added four individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under counter-terrorism designations, OFAC said (here).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added nine individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under Kingpin Act designations, and removed 15 individuals from the list under counterterrorism designations, OFAC said (here).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added five individuals and one entity to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under transnational counter-terrorism designations, OFAC said (here).
President Barack Obama's executive order removing Myanmar sanctions (see 1610110029) included lifting an eight-year ban on Myanmar-origin jadeite and ruby imports, according to a Treasury Department fact sheet (here). Furthermore, the order removed all individuals and entities blocked under the Burmese Sanctions Regulations (BSR) from the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, but doesn't impact Myanmar individuals or entities blocked pursuant to other OFAC sanctions authorities, including counter-narcotics sanctions, whose property and property interests remain blocked, Treasury said.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added four individuals and nine entities to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under transnational criminal organization designations, OFAC said (here).