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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Belarus Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 548
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 9
Authorizing Transactions Related to Civil Aviation Safety or the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Open Joint Stock Company Belavia Belarusian Airlines
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all transactions prohibited by the Belarus Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 548 (BSR), that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the provision, exportation, or reexportation of goods, technology, or services to ensure the safety of civil aviation involving Open Joint Stock Company Belavia Belarusian Airlines, or any entity in which Open Joint Stock Company Belavia Belarusian Airlines owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest (collectively, the “Belavia Entities”), are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, September 8, 2023, provided that the goods, technology, or services that are provided,...
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1) Paragraph (b) is a standard wind-down general license, authorizing the processing of underlying transactions that may not involve U.S. persons (see e.g., FAQ 807), but not including authorizations for the "maintenance" of activities. Refer to the Research System for documents dealing with the scope of the types of transactions that qualify for "wind down" GLs such as this. See in particular Examples of Transactions Deemed to be, and not to be, Within the Scope of the Standard "Wind-down" and "Maintenance" GLs.
2) Paragraph (a) temporarily authorizes "the provision, exportation, or reexportation of goods, technology, or services to ensure the safety of civil aviation" irrespective of whether the transactions wouldn't otherwise qualify as a wind down transaction (i.e. "new" contracts are authorized). The scope of paragraph (a) is not elaborated on, but see Third Amended Statement...