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) BACKGROUND
In October and November of 2010 (first and second round, respectively), Laurent Gbagbo, the then-President of Cȏte d’Ivoire (CdI), ran an election against Alassane Ouattura. The results of the election were contested, with the Ivorian "Constitutional Council" finding Gbagbo to be winner due to alleged irregularities in parts of the country, with the "Independent Election Commission" declaring Ouattura to be the winner. As a result, both Gbagbo and Ouattura declared themselves to be the winners and took the presidential oath of office (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Gbagbo).
At that point, the CdI-related E.O. 13396 was in effect, but neither Gbagbo nor the Government of CdI ("GoCdI") were sanctioned or otherwise blocked by OFAC.
In late 2010, after the election, the GoCdI, through the CdI embassy to the U.S., contracted the law firm of U.S. lawyer and lobbyist Lanny Davis (LID&A) to...