The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control published on June 2 a list of answers to frequently asked questions related to the recent authorization of sanctions on South Sudanese individuals (see 14040419).
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list and made changes to one entity on May 30:
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following individual to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on May 23:
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is now providing secure download capability for its Specially Designated Nationals and Foreign Sanctions Evaders lists files by using Secure Socket Layer. The new capability is available by changing the relevant URL header from http:// to https://, it said.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on May 20:
Wine labeling changes to accommodate a new requirement in Argentina will not need a new certificate of label approval (COLA), said the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) on May 16. The Argentine government recently required that labels on wine in Argentina, including exported wine, bear either (1) the phrase “Vino Argentino Bebida Nacional”; (2) a logo with the phrase “Vino Argentino Bebida Nacional”; or a two-dimensional barcode like a Quick Response (QR) code that provides access to a company website with the logo. TTB considers the information to be additional or optional label information, so the label still has to be truthful, but the agency isn’t requiring a new COLA.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following individuals and entities to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on May 14:
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following individuals and entities to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on May 7:
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published new Ukraine-Related Sanctions Regulations in the Federal Register on May 8 to implement three relevant executive orders issued in March. OFAC intends to supplement this final rule with additional guidance on licensing policy.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the following individuals and entities to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list on May 7: