Archive of Selected Revoked and Expired General Licenses

This is only a partial archive of certain expired general licenses likely to be of interest -- it is not an exhaustive list of every general license that may relate to OFAC sanctions programs. Users of this site are cautioned that new general licenses may be enacted, revoked or amended at any time; accordingly, the list and attachments made available on this site may not reflect all relevant general licenses or the most recent amendments to listed general licenses. Users of this site are responsible for ensuring that they are consulting all appropriate laws as currently amended. Additional information regarding general licenses may be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, on the individual program pages, on the Federal Register Notices page, and in the Federal Register.

Belarus Sanctions

• Belarus General License 2-E - General License with Respect to Entities Blocked Pursuant to Executive Order 13405 (Effective October 30, 2015, updated on April 27, 2018) (Superseded by General License 2-F)
• Belarus General License 2-F - General License with Respect to Entities Blocked Pursuant to Executive Order 13405 (Effective October 24, 2018) (Superseded by General License 2-G)
• Belarus General License 2-G - General License with Respect to Entities Blocked Pursuant to Executive Order 13405 (Effective October 22, 2019) (Superseded by General License 2-H)
• Belarus General License 2-H - General License with Respect to Entities Blocked Pursuant to Executive Order 13405 (Effective April 19, 2021)
• Belarus General License 4 - Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Belaruskali OAO (August 09, 2021)
• Belarus General License 5 - Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Open Joint Stock Company Belarusian Potash Company or Agrorozkvit LLC (Effective December 02, 2021) (Expired on April 01, 2022)

CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY COMPANIES

• General License 1B - Authorizing Transactions Involving Securities of Certain Communist Chinese Military Companies (May 18, 2021)
• General License 2 - Authorizing Securities Exchanges Operated by U.S. Persons to Engage in Transactions Involving Securities of Communist Chinese Military Companies (January 14, 2021)

• Iran General License (No. D-1) - General License with Respect to Certain Services, Software, and Hardware Incident to Personal Communications (Superseded by Iran General License D-2)
• Iran General License (No. I) - Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Negotiation of, and Entry into, Contingent Contracts for Activities Eligible for Authorization Under the Statement of Licensing Policy for Activities Related to the Export or Re-export to Iran of Commercial Passenger Aircraft and Related Parts and Services (Revoked on June 27, 2018)
• Iran General License (No. H) - Authorizing Certain Transactions relating to Foreign Entities Owned or Controlled by a United States Person (Revoked on June 27, 2018)
• Iran General License (No. K) - Authorizing Maintenance or Wind Down of Transactions Involving Cosco Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co., Ltd.​ (Superseded by Iran General License K-1)
• Iran General License (No. K-1)​ - Authorizing Maintenance or Wind Down of Transactions Involving Cosco Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co., Ltd.​
• Iran General License N - Authorizing Certain Activities to Respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic 
  (Superseded by General License N-1)

Nicaragua-related Sanctions

• Nicaragua General License No. 1a - Official Business of the United States Government (Incorporated into 31 CFR Part 582​​ - Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations)
• Nicaragua General License No. 2a​ - Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving the Nicaraguan National Police (Expired on May 06, 2020)

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions

• Russia-related General License 8E  - Authorizing Transactions Related to Energy (Superseded by General License 8F)
• Russia-related General License 8F  - Authorizing Transactions Related to Energy (Superseded by General License 8G)
• Russia-related General License 13D - Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024 (Superseded by General License 13E)
• Russia-related General License 15 - Authorizing Transactions Involving Certain Blocked Entities Owned by Alisher Burhanovich Usmanov (Revoked on April 12, 2023)
• Russia-related General License 58 - Authorizing the Wind Down and Rejection of Transactions Involving Public Joint Stock Company Rosbank (Expired on March 15, 2023)
• Russia-related General License 59 - Authorizing Transactions Related to Debt or Equity of, or Derivative Contracts Involving, Public Joint Stock Company Rosbank (Expired on March 15, 2023)

SYRIA SANCTIONS

• Syria General License 20 - Authorizing Transactions and Activities Necessary for Wind Down of Transactions with Emma Tel LLC (Expired on December 30, 2020)
• Syria General License 21 - Authorizing Certain Activities to Respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (Superseded by General License 21A)

SYRIA-related SANCTIONS

• Syria-related General License 2 - Authorizing Certain Activities Necessary to the Wind Down of Operations or Existing Contracts Involving the Ministry of National Defence or the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Government of Turkey (Revoked as of 11/05/2019)
• Syria-related General License 3 - Authorizing Official Activities of Certain International Organizations Involving the Ministry of National Defence or the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Government of Turkey (Revoked as of 11/05/2019)

Ukraine-/Russia-RELATED Sanctions