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) Note on the Relationship Between the "50% rule" and the Regulatory Definitions of "Government of [X]"
Any “person” (i.e. individual or entity) that meets the applicable definitions of "Government of Venezuela," "Government of Syria," "Government of North Korea" or "Government of Iran" is blocked. In all four cases, the applicable definitions [1] provide that an ENTITY meets the definition of "Government of [X]" if it is one that is "owned or controlled, directly or indirectly" by the blocked government.
In three of the four cases, OFAC's regulations specify that an ENTITY meets the definition of "Government of [Syria/Iran/North Korea]" if it is one in which the government owns "owns a 50 percent or greater interest or a controlling interest." This is not the case for Venezuela.
In all four cases, a person is blocked if the person is one in which...