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1110. What are key changes made by the May 17, 2024, amendment to 31 CFR § 560.540 in comparison to Iran General License D-2?
On May 17, 2024, OFAC amended 31 CFR § 560.540 of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR) to incorporate the provisions of General License (GL) D-2 into 31 CFR § 560.540, with certain additional amendments. Section 560.540 supersedes GL D-2, which OFAC issued on September 23, 2022, to further support the provision of communication tools to ordinary Iranians and assist in their efforts to resist repressive internet censorship and surveillance tools deployed by the Iranian government. In addition to incorporating GL D-2 into the ITSR, the amended 31 CFR § 560.540 includes several key changes:
• The list of services, software, and hardware incident to communications authorized for exportation, reexportation, or provision to Iran previously found in the Annex to...
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* FAQ amended on 5-16-24 in connection with OFAC’s incorporation of Iran GL D-2 into the ITSR at section 560.540. FAQ introduces changes to GL D-2 after its incorporation into 560.540, as described at section 0.0 of the comments section to 560.540. FAQ specifies that the new authorization at 560.540(a)(7) (services conducted outside Iran to install, repair, or replace hardware or software authorized for exportation, reexportation, or provision to Iran) does “authorize the service provider to engage in such services while in Iran.”
---Below comments not amended as a result of the 5-16-24 amendments---
1) This FAQ, which was issued concurrently with the amendment of all other FAQs that had previously referenced Iran GL D-1, essentially conveys that which OFAC already conveyed in the Iran GL D-2-Related Press Statements/Briefings released along with GL D-2. See comments thereto. Of...