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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Please click "Apply Text String Filters" again after clicking the "Close" button immediately below.
1) FAQ Amended on 2-25-2022 to add references to GTSR/FTOSR General License 20 and clarifying that it overlaps in scope with other Taliban-related GLs.
2) For further discussion of GL 15, refer to comments to GTSR/FTOSR General License 15. The FAQ does not provide much if anything in the way of "interpretive guidance" that is not otherwise discernible from the face of GL 14. The two exceptions are (i) the statement concerning the possibility of specific licenses for transactions not otherwise generally licensed, and (ii) the following statement:
"For purposes of clarity, transfers of funds to or from Afghanistan that are ordinarily incident and necessary to give effect to the activities authorized in GL 15, including clearing and settlement involving banks in Afghanistan, are authorized under GL 15."
That funds transfers are (unless otherwise...