[{"text":"Documents Related to the <strong>Enforcement of Primary Sanctions<\/strong> Prohibitions","state":{"value":"ENF","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0},"children":[{"text":"All <strong>Enforcement Information \u201cWeb Posts\u201d \/ \u201cEnforcement Releases\u201d<\/strong> Published by OFAC (From Jan. 2006 \u2013 Present)","state":{"value":"ENFWP","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"OFAC began publishing \u201cEnforcement Information\u201d web posts in Jan, 2006. Where web posts contain information for penalties assessed against multiple entities, each penalty is broken out into a separate returnable item. This search criterion returns all discrete penalty assessments from 2006 through the present, but omits penalties assessed against individuals for purchases of Cuban cigars. Because of the low penalty amounts and high volume of such cases up through 2010, they have been omitted from the Research System to avoid clutter, with one cigar-related web post included for illustrative purposes. See <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctions.org\/turbofac\/research\/OFAC-civil-penalty-Cuban-Cigars-Illustrative\" target=\"_blank\">Unnamed Individuals Fined for Purchasing Cuban Cigars (Penalty Extract Illustrative of Others Omitted From System)<\/a> (2008).","max":0}},{"text":"All Available <strong>Settlement Agreements Involving OFAC<\/strong> (Published or Otherwise)","state":{"value":"ENFOFACSA","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"<strong>Correspondence Between\nOFAC and Alleged Sanctions Violators<\/strong> in Enforcement Proceedings,\n(e.g., Penalty Notices, Cautionary Letters, FOV Notices)","state":{"value":"ENFPNFOV","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"All Published <strong>Settlement Agreements Between BIS<\/strong> and Alleged Violators of the EAR","state":{"value":"ENFBISSA","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0,"notes":"Limited to where activity violating the EAR also violated OFAC-administered sanctions."}},{"text":"Notable Documents Related to\n<strong>Criminal Violations of Sanctions Laws<\/strong> (e.g.,\nCertain Indictments, Pleas, Deferred Prosecution Agreements)","state":{"value":"","disabled":false,"disabledCustom":true,"expanded":false,"checked":false,"count":0,"max":0},"children":[{"text":"DOJ-Produced Documents Connected to OFAC Enforcement Actions (e.g. Indictments, Pleas, Etc.)","state":{"value":"ENFDOJANDOFAC","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"DOJ-Produced Documents in Connection With Other Notable Criminal Cases Resulting From Alleged Violations of Sanctions Laws (Indictments, Pleas, Etc.)","state":{"value":"ENFDOJSOLODOJ","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}}]},{"text":"All Enforcement-Related Documents Not Described Above","state":{"value":"ENFMISC","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}}]},{"text":"<strong>\u201cSecondary Sanctions\u201d Enforcement<\/strong>-Related Documents; <strong>Selected \u201cDerivative Designation\u201d Notices<\/strong> of Concern to the Regulated Community (OFAC & State Dep't)","state":{"value":"2ND-DD","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0},"children":[{"text":"All Secondary Sanctions Enforcement Announcements (Press Releases)","state":{"value":"2ND-DD-2NDNOTICE","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"This search criterion includes all secondary sanctions enforcement announcements made by any agency, i.e. the State Department and\/or OFAC, in connection with authorities administered in whole or in part by OFAC. For comments on the enforcement of the Cuba-related, \u201csecondary sanctions\u201d-like provisions administered by the State Department, see <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctions.org\/turbofac\/research\/OFAC-cuba-Enforcement-of-Titles-III-and-IV-of-Helms-Burton\" target=\"_blank\">Note on Enforcement of Titles III and IV of the Helms-Burton Act (or \u201cLIBERTAD Act\u201d)<\/a>.","max":0}},{"text":"Selected \u201cDerivative Designation\u201d Notices (Press Releases)","state":{"value":"2ND-DD-DDNOTICE","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"The explanation for the criteria used to determine whether a given derivative designation notice merits inclusion in the research is discussed in <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctions.org\/turbofac\/research\/OFAC-Introductory-Note-Derivative-Designation-Notices\" target=\"_blank\">Introductory Note Common to all Derivative Designation Notices Included in the Research System<\/a>.","max":0}}]},{"text":"<strong>All Guidance Published by OFAC<\/strong> (e.g. \u201cFAQs,\u201d \u201cInterpretive Rulings\u201d and \u201cAdvisories\u201d)","state":{"value":"PUBGUI","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0},"children":[{"text":"<strong>FAQs<\/strong>","state":{"value":"FAQ","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0},"children":[{"text":"All Current OFAC FAQs (i.e. Available on Website but Not \u201cArchived\u201d and Superseded Versions of Current FAQs)","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-FAQCURRENT","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"FAQs Removed From OFAC\u2019s Website","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-FAQREMOVED","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"FAQs \u201cArchived\u201d on OFAC\u2019s Website","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-FAQARCHIVED","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}}]},{"text":"<strong>\u201cInterpretive Rulings\u201d<\/strong> Published by OFAC","state":{"value":"INDEX","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"Initially, OFAC\u2019s \u201cinterpretive ruling\u201d index was limited to published guidance letters written to private parties. OFAC has published general guidance documents on the \u201cinterpretive ruling\u201d index that are, for practical purposes, difficult to distinguish from other guidance documents found in locations other than the \u201cinterpretive ruling\u201d index. See https:\/\/www.treasury.gov\/resource-center\/sanctions\/OFAC-Enforcement\/pages\/rulings-index.aspx. For example, there is no apparent reason why the \u201cInterpretive Guidance and Statement of Licensing Policy on Internet Freedom in Iran\u201d is on the general \u201cinterpretive ruling\u201d index, but the \u201cGuidance on Transshipments to Iran\u201d is only found on the main Iran sanctions landing page. For the purposes of this search criterion, use the term \u201cinterpretive ruling\u201d to refer only to documents that are actually on or were on the \u201cinterpretive ruling\u201d index, without regard to the substantive content or form of a given document.","max":0},"children":[{"text":"\u201cInterpretive Rulings\u201d Currently on the Index on OFAC\u2019s Website","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-IRONINDEX","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"\u201cInterpretive Rulings\u201d Removed From the Index on OFAC\u2019s Website","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-IROFFINDEX","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}}]},{"text":"<strong>Advisories<\/strong> Currently on OFAC\u2019s Website","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-ADVISORY","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"As with \u201cinterpretive ruling,\u201d we use the term \u201cadvisory\u201d to refer to OFAC\u2019s titling and\/or characterization of a given document, not the substantive content of the document, which may or may not be capable of characterization as general \u201cguidance.\u201d","max":0}},{"text":"<strong>Alerts<\/strong> Currently on OFAC\u2019s Website","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-ALERT","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"As with \u201cinterpretive ruling,\u201d we use the term \u201calert\u201d to refer to OFAC\u2019s titling and\/or characterization of a given document, not the substantive content of the document, which may or may not be capable of characterization as general \u201cguidance.\u201d","max":0}},{"text":"OFAC <strong>Information for Industry<\/strong> Groups","state":{"value":"infoforig","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"This search criterion returns items that are on or were on the \u201cOFAC Information for Industry Groups\u201d landing page, without regard to the substantive content of the document, which may or may not be capable of characterization as general \u201cguidance.\u201d See https:\/\/www.treasury.gov\/resource-center\/sanctions\/Pages\/regulations.aspx","max":0},"children":[{"text":"Information for Industry Groups Currently on OFAC\u2019s Website","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-INFOFORIG-CURRENT","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Information for Industry Groups Removed From OFAC\u2019s Website","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-INFOFORIG-REMOVED","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}}]},{"text":"Published <strong>Guidance<\/strong> (Other Than \u201cInterpretive Rulings,\u201d \u201cAdvisories\u201d and Industry Group Info)","state":{"value":"NONIRGUIDANCE","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0},"children":[{"text":"Published Guidance Currently on OFAC\u2019s Website","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-CURRENT-NONIRGUIDANCE","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Published Guidance Removed From OFAC\u2019s Website","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-REMOVED-NONIRGUIDANCE","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}}]},{"text":"Repealed\/<strong>Superseded Regulatory Provisions<\/strong> With Ongoing Interpretive Value","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-NOTABLEREPEALED","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"Prior to OFAC\u2019s practice of publishing interpretive guidance on its website, the primary mechanism by which \u201cinterpretive guidance\u201d was provided, in particular as it related to the scope of the 200-level prohibitions found in regulations, was through the implementation of 400-level \u201cinterpretive\u201d provisions. Some of these provisions, which interpret standard 200-level prohibitions and exemptions found in modern sanctions regulations, contain notable statements concerning the scope of certain broad, standard 200-level prohibitions found in active sanctions regulations.","max":0}}]},{"text":"Notable <strong>Unpublished OFAC-Related Documents (Guidance Letters\/Advisory Opinions, Specific Licenses, Court Filings, etc.)<\/strong> ","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0},"children":[{"text":"<strong>Unpublished Correspondence<\/strong> (e.g. Interpretive Guidance Letters, Specific License Application Responses, Blocking Notices)","state":{"value":"","disabled":false,"disabledCustom":true,"expanded":false,"checked":false,"count":0,"max":0},"children":[{"text":"All","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-LETTER","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"All Excluding Items Substantively Duplicative of Others in the Research System","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-LETTER-ND","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Internal\/Intra-Governmental Correspondence Only","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-LETTER-ND-GOV","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Notable Blocking\/Unblocking Notices","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-LETTER-ND-BLK","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}}]},{"text":"Notable <strong>Specific Licenses<\/strong>","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-SPECLICENSE","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"Refer to the comments section of any\ngiven license for an explanation of the value of the specific license. We\ngenerally limit the inclusion of specific licenses in the Research System to\nthose that are notable because they either i) confirm aspects of OFAC\u2019s\nlicensing practices that are not otherwise evident from OFAC\u2019s regulations or\nother documents on the website, or ii) otherwise serve to make an implied\nstatement as to the applicability to a given transaction of one or more\n200-level prohibitions, or the inapplicability of pre-existing general\nlicenses. For relevant background reading, refer to <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/sanctions.org\/turbofac\/research\/OFAC-a-contrario-readings\"\ntarget=\"_blank\">General Note on the a Contrario (or \u201cNegative\u201d)\nReading of Certain Specific and General\nLicenses<\/a>.<\/br><\/br>Note that many of the specific\nlicenses on file fall into more than one of the categories identified below.<\/br><\/br>Relevant background reading: <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/sanctions.org\/turbofac\/research\/OFAC-general-note-on-and-notable-examples-of-specific-licenses-issued-pursuant-to-unwritten-licensing-policies\"\ntarget=\"_blank\">General Note on, and Notable Examples of, Specific\nLicenses Issued Pursuant to Unwritten Licensing Policies<\/a>\n","max":0},"children":[{"text":"Authorizing Transactions Unrelated to Blocked Property (General Commercial)","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-SPECLICENSE-TRANSACTIONAL-COMMERCIAL","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Authorizing Transactions Unrelated to Blocked Property (Non-profit\/Humanitarian)","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-SPECLICENSE-TRANSACTIONAL-NGONONPROFIT","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Authorizing Transactions Unrelated to Blocked Property (U.S. Gov't Business)","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-SPECLICENSE-TRANSACTIONAL-GOVERNMENTBIZ","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Authorizing Transactions Unrelated to Blocked Property (Legal Services\/Payments)","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-SPECLICENSE-LEGALSERVICES","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Authorizing Transactions Unrelated to Blocked Property (Other)","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-SPECLICENSE-TRANSACTIONAL-OTHER","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Authorizing the Transfer or Unblocking of \"Blocked Property\" (Commercial)","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-SPECLICENSE-UNBLOCKING-COMMERCIAL","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Authorizing the Transfer or Unblocking of \"Blocked Property\" (U.S. Gov't Business)","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-SPECLICENSE-UNBLOCKING-GOVBIZ","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Authorizing the Transfer or Unblocking of \"Blocked Property\" (Other)","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-SPECLICENSE-UNBLOCKING-OTHER","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Authorizing Transactions Involving Blocked Real Property Located in the U.S.","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-SPECLICENSE-BRPUS","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}}]},{"text":"Notable OFAC\/USG <strong>Declarations, Briefs, and Statements of Interest Filed<\/strong> in Litigation Involving Sanctions Laws","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-DECandSOI","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Misc. <strong>Notable on-the-Record Statements From OFAC<\/strong>\/Treasury Officials","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-OTRSTATEMENTS","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Notable <strong>Practitioner-Reported Guidance<\/strong> From OFAC (Informal or Otherwise)","state":{"value":"NOPUBCORR-PRAC-REPORTED","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"One of the primary purposes of the Research System is to have an understanding of the scope of OFAC-administered sanctions laws without reliance on \u201cagency lore\u201d and other forms of hearsay. In general, we do not consider unsupported statements by persons other than OFAC officials as to the scope of OFAC-administered laws to be relevant\u2014particularly when these statements are the product of a person\u2019s general experience or understanding of how these laws work\u2014but where one or more reliable sources publishes the contents of a specific conversation with the agency, we consider such publications to be relevant as evidence for the scope and operation of the sanctions provisions discussed.","max":0}}]},{"text":"All Active <strong>Legal Authorities<\/strong> (Incl. CFR Regulatory Provisions; Loose-Leaf General Licenses; Executive Orders and Statutes)","state":{"value":"AUTH","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0},"children":[{"text":"All Active Regulatory Provisions Implemented in the CFR (Incl. 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The Executive Orders are in loose-leaf format, except for those incorporated into the CFR as annexes to sanctions regulations.","max":0},"children":[{"text":"Active Executive Orders Containing Prohibitions Administered by OFAC, Whether or Not Incorporated in Sanctions Regulations","state":{"value":"AUTH-EO-ACTIVE","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Revoked Executive Orders of Continued Interpretive Relevance","state":{"value":"AUTH-EO-REVOKED","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}}]},{"text":"Statutes and Statutory Provisions Underlying, or Closely Related to, OFAC-administered Sanctions Prohibitions","state":{"value":"AUTH-STAT","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}}]},{"text":"Selected Notable <strong>Federal Court Opinions<\/strong> Involving the Scope and Operation of Sanctions Laws","state":{"value":"OPINION","checked":false,"count":0,"notes":"Our general methodology is to treat the scope of OFAC-administered sanctions as being no narrower or broader than OFAC itself interprets them. In general, we consider the relevance of judicial opinions pertaining to OFAC-administered sanctions laws not to be that they define the scope of the laws, or establish principles by which OFAC must and always does abide, but instead to serve as important context for OFAC\u2019s likely interpretation of a given statute and\/or legal provision where there is otherwise some uncertainty on a given legal question. For relevant background reading, see <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctions.org\/turbofac\/research\/OFAC-General-Note-Self-executing-Blocking-Prohibitions\" target=\"_blank\">General Note on the Scope of the Self-executing Blocking Prohibitions Depending on Whether OFAC has made an Affirmative Determination as to a Given Set of Facts<\/a>.","max":0}},{"text":"<Strong>Research System Notes<\/Strong> (Thematic Articles and Overviews of Key Issues Published Exclusively in the Research System)","state":{"value":"Systemnote","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Notable Sanctions-Related FAQs, Guidance and Advisories Issued by the <strong>State Department<\/strong>","state":{"value":"STATE-","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0},"children":[{"text":"Sanctions-Related FAQs Issued by the State Department","state":{"value":"PUBGUI-STATE-FAQ","checked":false,"count":0,"max":0}},{"text":"Notable Sanctions-Related Guidance and Advisories Issued by the State Department (Excl. 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