Case No. IA-2014-308303-1

Date issued: May. 05 2015

Last substantive commentary amendment:
Jan. 02 2024

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TURBOFAC Commentary (2276 words)

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1) BACKGROUND

This guidance letter provides important clarity on a number of interpretive issues arising under Iran General License (No. E) (GL E), and given the general parallelism between GL E and other NGO GLs, the letter has significant cross-programmatic implications. In addition, the letter provides notable guidance on the scope of the travel exemption, and to a lesser extent the informational materials exemption.

First note that the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), notwithstanding the Belgian address and headquarters, is a “U.S. person” due to it being “incorporated in the United States”. As a result, the activities carried out from the Belgian headquarters were directly subject to the ITSR prohibitions without regard to 560.215 of the ITSR. ISN was/is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization...