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US Announces Energy Import Ban, and Further Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia and Belarus; Restricts Russian Aircraft from...

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Between March 2 and 8, 2022, the US undertook a number of measures escalating the sanctions against Russia and Belarus. The US banned the imports of certain Russian energy products, prohibited new investment in the Russian...more

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BIS adds a number of companies to the Entity List, including Iran Air

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As of 16 March 2020 Iran Air and a number of other entities were placed on the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Entity List. Summary - Companies that use Iran Air as transport, particularly companies engaging in...more

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BIS Imposes Additional Cuba Trade Restrictions and Restricts Use of Temporary Sojourn License Exception for Multiple Countries

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BIS has restricted Cuba’s access to commercial aircraft and other goods, lowered de minimis for foreign items containing US content to 10%, and restricted the temporary sojourn by aircraft in Iran, Syria, Sudan, and North...more

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U.S. Government Loosens Controls on Transactions Involving Sudan

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Before leaving office, former President Barack Obama signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13761 on Jan. 13, 2017, in response to "positive actions" by the Government of Sudan. E.O. 13761 establishes a basis for complete revocation...more

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From Implementation to Takeoff: Nine Months Later, OFAC Issues Licenses to Boeing and Airbus for Commercial Aircraft Deals With...

The beginning of the year brought the arrival of “Implementation Day” under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and its potential for business opportunities in Iran that had been shut off for decades (See Jan. 22,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

OFAC General License Loosens Restrictions on Non-US Carrier Flights to Iran

On Friday, July 29, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License J under the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR). This general license authorizes non-US airlines to fly US origin...more

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Cleared for Takeoff: OFAC’s General License J Allows Boeing, Airbus and Other Aircraft to Land in Iran

On July 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new General License J (GL-J). GL-J authorizes the reexportation of certain civil aircraft on temporary sojourn to Iran,...more

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OFAC and BIS Announce Further US Sanctions Authorizations and Export Licensing Policies for Cuba

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The US Departments of the Treasury and Commerce are taking further action to implement President Obama's initiatives to normalize US-Cuba relations and to “engage and empower the Cuban people.” The measures announced...more

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