Frequently Asked Questions

1203 … GL 115 generally authorizes all transactions involving Gazprombank Joint Stock Company ("Gazprombank"), or any entity in which Gazprombank owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 percent or greater interest, related to civil nuclear energy. Civil nuclear energy means the following activities when… Read more

1167 … On February 29, 2024, OFAC issued Venezuela GL 45B , “Authorizing Certain Repatriation Transactions Involving Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos, S.A.,” which narrowed the scope of transactions previously authorized by GL 45A.  GL 45B no longer authorizes… Read more

1168 … On December 6, 2023 , and February 24, 2024 , the G7 Leaders issued statements signaling their intent to reduce Russia’s revenues from metals.  On April 12, 2024, in coordination with the United Kingdom, the United States issued two new prohibitions that will further disrupt the revenue that… Read more

1169 … The Metals Services Determination prohibits the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of the following categories of services to any person located in the Russian Federation:  warranting… Read more

1170 … For the purposes of the Metals Import Determination and the Metals Services Determination , OFAC anticipates publishing regulations defining “aluminum,” “nickel,” and “copper” to include articles or products defined at the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)… Read more

1171 … No.   FAQ 1019 clarifies that, for purposes of E.O. 14068 , as amended by E.O. 14114 , and the Metals Services Determination , the term “Russian Federation origin” excludes “any Russian Federation origin good that has been incorporated or substantially transformed into a foreign-made product… Read more

1172 … No.  The processing, clearing, or sending of payments related to Russian metals by a U.S. bank on behalf of non-U.S. persons is not prohibited by the Metals Services Determination where the bank:  (1) is operating solely as an intermediary; and (2) does not have any direct relationship with… Read more

1173 … User authentication services are services used to login or verify the identity of a user to a particular software or service, such as a user identification account often used to login to email, mobile app stores, or other activities authorized by 31 CFR § 560.540 . … What are “user… Read more

1174 … Persons providing web hosting services authorized pursuant to 31 CFR § 515.578 may reasonably rely on information provided to them by their customers in the ordinary course of business, unless they know or have reason to know their provision of web hosting services is for the promotion of… Read more

1175 … Yes.  Section 515.578(a)(1)(i) of the CACR authorizes the direct or indirect exportation or reexportation to Cuba, from the United States or by a person subject to U.S. jurisdiction, of certain services. Among these are API-related services incident to the exchange of communications over the… Read more