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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Venezuela Sanctions Regulations
31 CFR part 591
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 45B
Authorizing Certain Repatriation Transactions Involving Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos, S.A.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the repatriation of Venezuelan nationals from non-U.S. jurisdictions in the Western Hemisphere to Venezuela, and which are exclusively for the purposes of such repatriation, involving Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos, S.A. (Conviasa), or any entity in which Conviasa owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, that are prohibited by Executive Order (E.O.) 13850, as amended by E.O. 13857, or E.O. 13884, each as incorporated into the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the VSR), are authorized.
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1) This GL, unique to the Venezuela program, is aimed at enabling “repatriation flights” of Venezuelan nationals from non-U.S. jurisdictions in the Western Hemisphere (defined in FAQ # 1137) to Venezuela. Consorcio is an SDN, blocked pursuant to EO 13884.
2) As part of the broader sanctions relief deal related to the 10-18-23 sanctions actions, Venezuela agreed to allow repatriation / deportation flights from the U.S. to Venezuela (see https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-10/us-venezuela-near-deal-on-sanctions-relief-for-steps-toward-fair-elections). This GL appears aimed at facilitating those flights, which would evidently take off from Mexico and other non-U.S. jurisdictions.
3) Venezuela General License 45A
GL amended on 11-16-23 (Venezuela General License 45A) to (i) add new paragraphs (b) and (c) and an annex, which authorize the maintenance and repair of...