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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1) Note Common to All 8-8-23 "Humanitarian Assistance" Guidance Entries
On 8-8-23, concurrent with the expiration of the earthquake-related Syria General License 23, OFAC removed its Guidance on Authorized Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria and replaced it (using the same URL) with OFAC Compliance Communique: Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to Syria.
Because OFAC addresses a multitude of authorities in the "Humanitarian Assistance" guidance, and does so in a way that has implications for the scope and operation of such authorities beyond the four corners of the guidance document, we have categorized each of the 25 questions as separate Research System entries. The questions and associated Research System links are as follows:
Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to Syria - Q # 1...