Ed. Note: if you’re new to TURBOFAC, please take note that the text string filtration function generally shouldn’t be used for terms such as “ordinarily resident,” “causing” or “new debt”. For research on the meaning of words and phrases such as those, i.e. terms central to the key legal issues in sanctions law that appear on a cross-programmatic basis, you’re typically better off locating and checking the appropriate box in the “Key Legal Issues” search category, which will limit the results to those that have been manually assessed as being relevant for the interpretation of the terms at issue.
Try typing your search term (“ordinarily resident,” “new debt,” or something else) in the “Find a Search Filter” box at the top of the page, and the corresponding “Key Legal Issues” check box will pop up instantly, if one exists. Once you check the box (e.g. “new debt,” with ~55 results), you can always use the text string filtration function to further refine your search (e.g. by typing “invoice” and narrowing the ~55 results to ~10).
Note in addition that the same applies to text string searches such as “14071” (if you’re looking for items related to EO 14071). By typing “14071” in the “Find a Search Filter” field up top, you will be able to instantly narrow the results down to items manually assessed as relating to EO 14071. Ditto terms such as “515.204” or “Iran General License G” (try the “Discrete Legal Provision” search category).
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1) This guidance letter contains a notable interpretation of the scope of the standard GL for publishing (here 560.538). CUNY writes on behalf of an Iranian national that is present in the U.S., and as a result is a U.S. person generally prohibited from exporting or importing services to and from Iran. The question is whether the publishing GL covers "sit[ting] on the editorial board of two scientific journals [] published in Iran". OFAC concludes that, to the extent the editorial board-related activities are not exempt altogether, they qualify for the publishing GL. It is not clear whether the basis for this is 560.538(a)(2) (Collaborating on the creation and enhancement of written publications), or the catch-all at 560.538(a)(7) "Other transactions necessary and ordinarily incident to the publishing and marketing of written publications as described in [560.538(a)]." The task of individuals sitting...