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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 594
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 23
Authorizing Transactions Related to Telecommunications Mail, and Certain Internet-Based Communications Involving Ansarallah
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this general license, all transactions prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), involving Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, with respect to the receipt or transmission of telecommunications to, from, or in Yemen are authorized.
(2) This paragraph does not authorize:
(i) The provision, sale, or lease of telecommunications equipment or technology; or
(ii) The provision, sale, or lease of capacity on telecommunications transmissions facilities (such as satellite or terrestrial network activity).
Note to paragraph (a)....
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1) For relevant background, refer generally to Temporary Note Concerning the Jan. 17, 2024 Redesignation of Ansarallah (the Houthis) as a SDGT Entity, for background concerning the Jan. 17, 2024 Redesignation of Ansarallah and related interpretive issues.
2) This GL Combines three GLs that are generally standard in OFAC’s broad embargo programs, and appear in other programs as well. First, with respect to the “financial transfers” carveout that is standard in this and other Jan. 2024 Ansarallah-related GLs, see section 6(v) Temporary Note Concerning the Status of the Unrecognized Government of Afghanistan Under the GTSR.
3) Telecommunications
Paragraph (a) of the GL authorizes transactions “involving Ansarallah…with respect to...