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CIRCULAR 2006
TRAVEL, CARRIER and REMITTANCE FORWARDING SERVICE PROVIDER PROGRAM
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
March 2006
Circular 2006
I. Overview
This Circular describes the regulatory program administered by the Treasury Department ’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) that permits certain otherwise prohibited transactions involving the provision of travel services, carrier services and the forwarding of remittances in which Cuba has an interest. This program is administered pursuant to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 CFR Part 515, and the Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations, 31 CFR Part 501 (jointly, the "Regulations"). Each Travel Service Provider (“TSP”), Carrier Service Provider (“CSP”), and Remittance Forwarder (“RF”) (collectively “SP(s)” or “you”) is responsible for satisfying the requirements set out in the Regulations, the SP ’s individual authorization and amendments thereto, and this Circular, including its Appendices,...
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1) BACKGROUND
This "Circular" was produced in 2006, and up through Jan. 2015 it governed the terms of the provision, by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S., of travel, carrier, and remittance-forwarding services involving Cuba [1]. In order to provide such services, 515.572 required persons subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. to obtain special authorization from OFAC, and to abide by a detailed set of guidelines laid out in the Circular and its appendices. In 2015, 515.572 was amended to generally license the provision of travel, carrier, and remittance-forwarding services, removing the requirement for special authorization by OFAC in advance of the provision of any service.
While the Circular no longer serves its initial purpose, and has been removed from the main Cuba page of the OFAC website, the URL remains live as of 5/2019, and the Circular retains some...