US makes slight amendment to Sudan sanction rules
June 10, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – The US department of treasury introduced a new amendment to the rules pertaining to sanctions imposed on Sudan.
OFAC said that prior to the amendment the authorization was applicable to the “importation of any goods or services into the United States destined for official or personal use by the diplomatic missions of the Government of Sudan to the United States”.
After today, the Sudanese diplomatic mission and its employees will be allowed to receive goods and services by vendors in the United States.
However, the amendment imposes certain conditions on receiving the good and services within the US.
“The goods or services must be for the conduct of the official business of the missions, or for personal use of the employees of the missions, and not for resale…. such transactions must not involve the purchase, sale, financing, or refinancing of real property…. all such transactions must be conducted through an account at a U.S. financial institution specifically licensed by OFAC” the notice reads.
The change appears to be made in order to close a loophole in the regulations that technically prohibited Sudanese diplomatic mission in the US from receiving good and services from local companies.
US sanctions dating back to the Clinton administration bars any financial dealings with Sudan or institutions owned by Khartoum as such.
According to the US regulations on Sudan sanctions “all property and interests in property of the Government of Sudan that are in the United States, that come within the United States, or that are or come within the possession or control of U.S. persons, including their overseas branches” are to be blocked.
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Lokorai
US makes slight amendment to Sudan sanction rules
Good start Uncle Sam new administration! Its good to court Sudan than pull unnecessary salvos that only hurt an ordinary people on the ground. Zimbabwe and Somali are examples of your past dirty politics. Engagement pays and others don’t.
I’m warming up now to Obama….
Lokorai
Nhial Reath Thoan
US makes slight amendment to Sudan sanction rules
How long shall we be suffering running for your ideologies ??? When you learn that we are growing enough to catch up with you in power, you brought what you call Democracy to make us guilty under your own messes.
Lokorai Brother/Sister don`t listen to their policies , the problem in Sudan to United States is not failing of Democracy and Human rights as they said. Itis failing of Sudan to fulfill the U.S.A interest in the country Forexample trade and mining.
Take forexample in Zimbabwe , the problem is not failing of Democracy and Human Rights in the country. Failing of Zimbabwe Government to fulfill White People interest in the country is the only from in that country. If you go back to what they said seven months ago, they said they wouldn`t provide the United Government anything unless the farm which were taken from white farmer by Mogabe his government returned back and the imprvement of human rights in the country. No human rights violation happened there ,but white people interest objection.
They cause the problems and they are quick to judge others and when we are ready to solve the problem they cause , they say waite for peace , rule of law and democracy to delay our solutions to come together and identify where the problem is really is and catch up with development and good governance.
They want us to kill one another so to be laggard from their modern world.
Erich F.
US makes slight amendment to Sudan sanction rules
While the imposition of U.S. Sanctions are always problematic for the nations they target, there is promosing recent developments that may soon alleviate the burden bore by those citizens of sanctioned nations. OFAC seems to be moving away from targeting entire nations to targeting only specific individuals and entities. In my opinion this is a smarter and more effective route.
I am a lawyer in the United States who deals daily with clients who have been affected by OFAC and the U.S. sanctions regulations.
I write on this topics on my blog at: http://www.sanctionlaw.com