OFAC FAQ (Current) # 1235 - Venezuela Sanctions

Date issued: Feb. 06 2026

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TURBOFAC Commentary (491 words)

Notes:

1) See comments to Venezuela GL 46 for consolidated comment on the GL.

2) This is a very rare public statement from acknowledging the notion of there being an “extinguishment of interest” of a blocked person producer of a tangible item. See generally General Note on the Notion of an "Interest in Property" as Applied to Physical Goods and Technology Produced or Processed in Whole or in Part by Blocked Persons. In FAQ # 374, OFAC addresses the notion of an extinguishment of interest in property as a result of transactions that occurred prior to the date of designation, where there is no ongoing interest of the blocked person (for example, “the products are not fully paid for or are being sold on consignment”). In the standard “[t]ermination and acquisition of...