OFAC:Revocation of Counter Terrorism General Licenses; ..

 

Search OFAC's Sanctions Lists SDN List Additional Sanctions Lists Sanctions FAQs Press Releases OFAC Sanctions Programs Contact OFAC Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Revocation of Counter Terrorism General Licenses; Counter Terrorism Designations Removal and Updates; Yemen-related Designations Updates The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is revoking the following Counter Terrorism-related general licenses and removing them from its website: General License (GL) 9, “Official Business of the United States Government,” GL 10, “Official Activities of Certain International Organizations,” GL 11, “Certain Transactions in Support of Nongovernmental Organizations’ Activities in Yemen,” and GL 12, “Transactions Related to the Exportation or Reexportation of Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts and Components or Software Updates,” which were issued on January 19, 2021, and GL 13 “Authorizing Transactions Involving Ansarallah,” which was issued on January 25, 2021. OFAC is also removing Frequently Asked Questions 875, 876, and 877 from its website. Today, on February 16, 2021, the U.S. Department of State has revoked the Ansarallah designations which has resulted in Ansarallah no longer being blocked pursuant to the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594, the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 597, or Executive Order 13224, as amended. U.S. persons do not require authorization from OFAC to engage in transactions or activities with Ansarallah, provided such activities do not involve blocked persons or otherwise prohibited activities. For more information on this specific action, please visit the Recent Actions page.