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1205. What is the purpose of Syria General License (GL) 24 ("Authorizing Transactions with Governing Institutions in Syria and Certain Transactions Related to Energy and Personal Remittances") and what does it authorize?
GL 24 is intended to ensure that sanctions do not impede essential governance-related services in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024, including for the provision of public services or certain transactions related to energy or personal remittances. GL 24 complements OFAC's existing humanitarian-related authorizations by authorizing the following transactions, with some conditions and exceptions, through July 7, 2025: transactions with governing institutions in Syria following December 8, 2024; transactions in support of the sale, supply, storage, or donation of energy, including petroleum, petroleum products, natural gas, and electricity, to or within Syria; and transactions that are ordinarily incident and necessary to processing the transfer of noncommercial, personal remittances to Syria,...
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1) On 1-6-25, OFAC issued Syria GL 24 and related FAQs FAQ # 1205, FAQ # 1206, FAQ # 1207, FAQ # 1208, FAQ # 1209, FAQ # 1210, FAQ # 1211, and FAQ # 1212. These actions were accompanied by the Press Releases entitled “U.S. Treasury Issues Additional Sanctions Relief for Syrian People”, available at https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2770.
2) This FAQ straightforwardly introduces Syria GL 24 without providing much in the way of “guidance” that is not already evident from the face of the GL itself. See generally comments to Syria GL 24.