Global Magnitsky General License 2A (Expired)- Authorizing Certain Wind Down and Divestment Transactions and Activities Related to Blocked Subsidiaries of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC)​

Date issued: Sep. 25 2020

TURBOFAC Commentary (236 words)

Notes:

1) With the exceptions described below, this is a normal entity-specific "wind down" general license. Compare Global Magnitsky General License 1A and see the related FAQ, issued on the same day at the GL, at FAQ # 835.

2) The GL is irregular insofar as it only covers transactions with entities blocked pursuant to the 50% rule as a result of their ownership by the SDN at issue, instead of all transactions with the SDN plus any entities blocked pursuant to the 50% rule as a result of their ownership by the SDN at issue.

The GL is also irregular insofar as it contains a separate "divestment" and securities-related GL, that operates in addition to the wind-down portion at paragraph (a). Paragraph (b) specifies that U.S. persons may “facilitate the transfer of debt, equity, or other holdings in any Blocked XPCC Subsidiary by a non-U.S. person to another non-U.S. person…” These authorizations apply irrespective of whether or not they directly involve any “Blocked XPCC Subsidiary”—they normally would not—and apply independent of the question of whether the securities-related transaction at issue would otherwise fall within the scope of the “wind down” language.

3) License amended on 9-25-2020 to extend the expiration date.

4) Refer generally to General Note on GLs and Other Types of Authorizations as Applied to Dealings in or Related to Securities of Sanctioned Issuers.