Frequently Asked Questions

1122. Certain transactions related to telecommunications and certain internet-based communications are already authorized by Russia-related General License (GL) 25D. What additional transactions does Russia-related GL 65 authorize?

1122 … The United States generally supports the free flow of information globally as facilitated by telecommunications and certain internet-based communications. Accordingly, GL 25D authorizes — with certain exceptions and exclusions — (i) all transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the… Read more

1126. Under Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, "Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation," any person determined to operate or have operated in certain sectors of the Russian Federation economy may be blocked. How is OFAC defining those sectors?

1126 … Section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14024 imposes sanctions with respect to any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to operate or have operated in the technology sector or the defense and related materiel sector of the Russian Federation… Read more

1127. What does a determination of a sector pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 do?

1127 … A sector determination pursuant to E.O. 14024 exposes persons that operate or have operated in an identified sector to sanctions risk; however, a sector determination does not automatically impose sanctions on all persons who operate or have operated in the sector. Only persons determined,… Read more

1128. Under Executive Order (E.O.) 14071, “Prohibiting New Investment in and Certain Services to the Russian Federation in Response to Continued Russian Federation,” U.S. persons are prohibited from providing certain services to persons located in the Russian Federation. How will OFAC define those categories of services?

1128 … Section 1(a)(ii) of E.O. 14071 prohibits the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of any category of services as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with… Read more

1129. Do blocking sanctions issued by the State Department on May 19, 2023 on Polimetall AO apply to its corporate parent and affiliates?

1129 … On May 19, 2023, the Department of State designated Russia-based Polimetall AO pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 . These blocking sanctions apply only to this entity and any entities in which it owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest. Neither the Department… Read more

1113. If a decedent’s estate includes securities issued by non-blocked Russian entities, do the new investment prohibitions in Executive Order (E.O.) 14066, E.O. 14068, or E.O. 14071 prohibit the transfer of such securities, through inheritance, to the relevant beneficiary of the decedent’s estate?

1113 … No. U.S. persons, including U.S. financial institutions, may transfer securities issued by non-blocked Russian entities from a decedent’s estate to the account of a relevant beneficiary or beneficiaries, including a successor entity (e.g., a family trust), provided such transfers (i) are… Read more

1114. What actions were taken on February 24, 2023 related to the metals and mining sector of the Russian Federation economy?

1114 … On February 24, 2023, the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the Department of State, issued a sectoral determination pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 that authorizes the imposition of economic sanctions on any person determined to operate or have operated in the metals and… Read more

1115. For the purposes of the determination of February 24, 2023 made pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, what is meant by the term “metals and mining sector of the Russian Federation economy”?

1115 … For the purposes of the determination of February 24, 2023 made pursuant to E.O. 14024 , OFAC anticipates publishing regulations defining the term “metals and mining sector of the Russian Federation economy” to include any act, process, or industry of extracting, at the surface or… Read more

1116. Does the determination of February 24, 2023 made pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 with regard to the metals and mining sector of the Russian Federation economy mean that all persons that operate or have operated in this sector of the Russian Federation economy are sanctioned by OFAC?

1116 … No. The Director of OFAC, in consultation with the State Department, has issued a determination pursuant to E.O. 14024 that authorizes the imposition of economic sanctions on any person determined to operate or have operated in the metals and mining sector of the Russian Federation economy.… Read more

1117. My company provides goods or services to, or engages in trade with, persons that operate or have operated in the metals and mining sector of the Russian Federation economy. Does my company risk being sanctioned by OFAC?

1117 … The determination made on February 24, 2023 pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024 authorizes sanctions on any person determined to operate or have operated in the metals and mining sector of the Russian Federation economy. Non-U.S. persons may also be exposed to sanctions for activities… Read more

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