OFAC FAQ (Current) # 918

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TURBOFAC Commentary (841 words)

Notes:

1) This FAQ is similar to other FAQs (see e.g. FAQ # 841 and FAQ # 883) addressing designations of individual entities that were made in conjunction with the issuance of a wind-down license. There is, however, one sentence that is irregular and worth examining. Note that the "wind down" language used in Belarus General License 4 is standard, so this FAQ may have cross-programmatic implications.

OFAC says:

GL 4 does not authorize the entry into new purchase contracts, or the stockpiling of inventory, involving Belaruskali OAO, or any entity in which Belaruskali OAO owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, on or after August 9, 2021 that are not ordinarily incident and necessary to the wind down of transactions.

The question is whether OFAC is suggesting that "the entry into new purchase contracts [] or...

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OFAC FAQ (Current) # 918 - Belarus EO

TURBOFAC Commentary (841 words)