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Does OFAC authorize U.S. persons to engage in construction projects in Syria?
GL 22 authorizes U.S. persons to engage in certain activities in certain non-regime held areas of northeast and northwest Syria in the following economic sectors: agriculture, information and telecommunications, power grid infrastructure, construction, finance, clean energy, transportation and warehousing, water and waste management, health services, education, manufacturing, and trade. Please see the Annex to GL 22 and FAQs 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, and 1045 for more information.
Further, NGOs are authorized to provide a range of humanitarian services in Syria, including non-commercial development projects directly benefiting the Syrian people, which may involve some construction. Specifically, the Syria NGO general license authorizes
NGOs to engage in non-commercial development projects directly benefiting the Syrian people, including preventing infectious disease and promoting maternal/child health, sustainable agriculture, and clean water assistance. As noted in FAQ 938, this...
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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...