Case No. Ukraine-EO13685-2015-318232-1

Date issued: Aug. 09 2019

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TURBOFAC Commentary (251 words)

Notes:

1) At the time this guidance letter was issued (and as of the date on which the letter was added to the Research System), OFAC administered a comprehensive embargo on Crimea, which extends to “any maritime area over which sovereignty, sovereign rights, or jurisdiction is claimed based on purported sovereignty over that land territory.”

The applicant produces “the Navtex transmitter system, which provides the means to broadcast navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts, as well as provide urgent marine safety information, to ships at sea.” See https://www.danphone.com/media/2034/danphones-navtex-brochure.pdf. The applicant wanted to export those goods to Russia, more specifically “Radio Complex and FSUE Rosmorport in Russia”. FSUE Rosmorport manages and operates NAVTEX coastal stations, including one that is close to, but not located in, Crimea (https://en.portnews.ru/news/346188/).

OFAC concludes that no specific license is required...