Case No. MUL-239-1

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TURBOFAC Commentary (433 words)

Notes:

1) Compare 020416-FACRL-CU-01 (in re: “Computerized Reservation Systems”) and Case No. CU-2013-303724-1. In those guidance letters, OFAC takes the position that displays of information by computerized reservation systems are exempt under the informational materials exemption so long as they do not entail an operational component (“processing of hotel reservations in the Cuba market, or otherwise engaging in operational transactions involving the Cuba market, such transactions would be prohibited unless specifically licensed by OFAC.”) Those two guidance documents address the only, where there is an informational materials exemption, but not a travel exemption. In this letter, OFAC response to the operator of an “e-ticketing database” (or “global distribution system”) provides “e-ticketing database services to numerous airlines worldwide,” including, in this case, to airlines in Iran and then-sanctioned Sudan through a non-sanctioned intermediary referred to...

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Case No. MUL-239-1

TURBOFAC Commentary (433 words)