OFAC Regulatory Provisions - 31 CFR § 542.405 - Exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply of services; provision of services.

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TURBOFAC Commentary (835 words)

[Update - the have been repealed and were removed from the on 8/26/2025]

1) On 6-4-25, OFAC amended 542.405 to modernize the provision, bringing it in line with (e.g.) 589.405 (URSR). Of substantive note, OFAC (i) added 542.405(d) (dealing with the receipt of services),(ii) added the example of “negotiate or enter into contracts signed by” a blocked person as an example of a prohibited provision or receipt of services, and (iii) added language specifying that the blocking prohibition applies to “services received in the United States or by U.S. persons, wherever located, where the service is performed by, or at the direction of” a blocked person.

2) This provision is substantively similar to a like provision contained in all non-abbreviated sanctions regulations, except that (i)...

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31 CFR § 542.405 Exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply of services; provision and receipt of services.

TURBOFAC Commentary (835 words)