You cannot do something indirectly that you would not be able to do directly. Therefore, these sites can be used to facilitate authorized transactions, but you cannot use them to perform a transaction which would be in violation of U.S. law. For example, the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR)… Read more
Complying with United States sanctions policy presents unique challenges to institutions that operate exclusively on the Internet. The Internet has often been thought of as an "anonymous venue" in that e-commerce transactions can be conducted in relative privacy with little or no face-to-face… Read more
The exportation to Iran of apps that are designated EAR99 or classified under export control classification number (ECCN) 5D992.c, as specified in category (8) of the Annex to GL D-2 , is authorized under the GL D-2, including apps downloaded via online app stores. Date Updated: January 11, 2023 …… Read more
Yes. Paragraph (a)(3) of GL D-2 authorizes the exportation of certain anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-tracking, and anti-censorship software, as specified in categories (6), (7), and (9) of the Annex to GL D-2 . Date Updated: January 11, 2023 … 435 … Is the exportation of anti-virus, anti-malware,… Read more
SSLs, as described in category (11) of the Annex to GL D-2 encompass “provisioning and verification software for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificates designated EAR99 or classified under ECCN 5D992.c, and services necessary for the operation of such software.” Additional provisioning and… Read more
Yes. Accessories for use in conjunction with hardware specified in categories (1) and (5) of the Annex to GL D-2 , and peripherals for use in conjunction with hardware specified in category (5) of the same are authorized for export to Iran under GL D-2. Authorized accessories for mobile phones… Read more
No. While the exportation of certain accessories and peripherals specified in categories (1) and (5) of the Annex to GL D-2 , is authorized under paragraph (a)(3) of GL D-2, the exportation of hardware parts or components is not. Requests for specific licenses to export parts or components,… Read more
No. To qualify for GL D-2, all individual software items in a bundled package must fall within one of GL D-2 authorizations. If some software in a bundled package is authorized by GL D-2 but other software is not, the portion of the software falling outside the authorizations in GL D-2 would need… Read more
Yes. Fee-based desktop publishing software and productivity software suites have been determined to fall within the scope of fee-based software that enables services incident to the exchange of communications as described in paragraph (a)(2) of GL D-2 , provided that the software meets the… Read more
Yes. Paragraph(a)(1) of GL D-2 authorizes the exportation to Iran of fee-based cloud computing services that support the exchange of communications over the internet. In addition, paragraph (a)(2)(i) authorizes software that is incident to, or enables services incident to, the exchange of… Read more