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Office Of Enforcement

Weapons of Mass Destruction/Non-proliferation Sanctions

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To whom do these sanctions regulations apply?

 

  All U.S. persons and entities (companies, non-profit groups, government agencies, etc.) wherever located.
Compass Icon What related guidance does OFAC have on these sanctions?
  Sanctions Brochures
    Overview of Sanctions PDF icon
    Overview of Sanctions (text)
 
Forms
    Application for the Release of Blocked Funds PDF icon
 
General Licenses
    None
 
Interpretative Guidance
    Index of Interpretative Guidance
 
Guidance on OFAC Licensing Policy
    Guidance on the Release of Limited Amounts of Blocked Funds for Payment of Legal Fees and Costs Incurred in Challenging the Blocking of U.S. Persons in Administrative or Civil Proceedings. PDF icon
    Guidance On Entities Owned By Persons Whose Property And Interests In Property Are Blocked PDF icon
Civil Penalties Chart
magnifying glass icon What related guidance does OFAC have on its enforcement policies?
  Does OFAC publish Enforcement Guidelines?
    OFAC Enforcement Guidelines PDF icon
 
What is your OFAC Risk?
    OFAC Risk Matrices (for financial institutions as of June 2005) PDF icon
    OFAC Risk Matrix (for the Charitable Sector as of March 2007) PDF icon
 
How do I manage my OFAC risk as compared to Bank Secrecy Act expectations?
    BSA/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual - Office of Foreign Assets Control (July 2006) PDF icon
 
How do OFAC's actions and expectations intersect with the bank regulators?
    Memoranda of Understanding between OFAC and bank regulators
 
Notice of new OFAC Civil Penalties Interim Policy
    Increased the maximum civil penalty applicable to violations of orders or regulations issued under IEEPA PDF icon
Capitol Building Icon What laws, rules and regulations provide the legal framework for the sanctions?
  Executive Orders
    13382 PDF icon (June 28, 2005)
    13159 PDF icon (June 22, 2000)
    13094 PDF icon (July 28, 1998)
    12938 PDF icon (November 14, 1994)
 
Statutes
    IEEPA, 50 USCS Sec 1701 PDF icon
    Criminal Code, 18 USCS Sec 1001 PDF icon
    Criminal Code, 18 USC Sec. 3571 PDF icon
 
Code of Federal Regulations
    31 CFR Part 539 PDF icon (Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade Control Regulations)
    31 CFR Part 540 PDF icon (Highly Enriched Uranium Assets Control Regulations)
 
Federal Register Notices
    68 FR 28314-03 PDF icon - Bureau of Nonproliferation; Imposition
of Nonproliferation Measures
    71 FR 29251-06 PDF icon - Revisions to IEEPA made by the Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2005
 
United Nations Security Council Resolutions
    1540 PDF icon (28 April 2004)
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