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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.

	What related guidance does OFAC have on these sanctions?
	Sanctions Brochures
		Overview of Sanctions
		Overview of Sanctions (text)
	Forms
		Application for the Release of Blocked Funds
	General Licenses
		Please see the following Federal Register Notice 70 FR 48240-05
		General License Number 14 - Authorizing Certain Financial Transactions In Support Of Humanitarian Or Religious Activities By Nongovernmental Organizations In Burma
		Amendment to General License Number 14
		Amendment to General License Number 14-A
		Amendment to General License Number 14-B
		General License Number 15 - Noncommercial, personal remittances to Burma authorized.

	Interpretative Guidance
		Burmese Origin Imports (Burma)
		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.
		Guidance On Entities Owned By Persons Whose Property And Interests In Property Are Blocked

What other information can OFAC make available on these sanctions?
	Charts on Organizational Structures and Financial Networks
		2008	^Top

		Tay Za Financial Network	February, 2008
		Steven Law Financial Network	February, 2008

Civil Penalties Chart

	What related guidance does OFAC have on its enforcement policies?
	Does OFAC publish Enforcement Guidelines?
		OFAC Enforcement Guidelines
	What is your OFAC Risk?
		OFAC Risk Matrices (for financial institutions as of June 2005)
		OFAC Risk Matrix (for the Charitable Sector as of March 2007)
		OFAC Risk Matrix (for the Securities Sector as of November 2008)
	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)
	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
		Civil Penalties - Revised Interim Policy (October. 28, 2008)
		Civil Penalties - Interim Policy (Nov. 27, 2007)

	What laws, rules and regulations provide the legal framework for the sanctions?
	Executive Orders
		13464 Blocking Property And Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related To Burma (April 30, 2008)
		13448 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma) (October 18, 2007)
		13310 (July 28, 2003)
		13047 (May 20, 1997)
	Statutes
		Tom Lantos Block Burmese Jade (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act Of 2008, Public Law 110-286
		Burma Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, Public Law 108-61
		Section 570 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997
		IEEPA, 50 USCS Sec 1701
		Criminal Code, 18 USCS Sec 1001
		Criminal Code, 18 USC Sec. 3571
	Code of Federal Regulations
		31 CFR Part 537
	Federal Register Notices
		70 FR 48240-05 - Burmese Sanctions Regulations
		71 FR 29251-06 - Revisions to IEEPA made by the Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2005
		72 FR 34376-07 - OFAC licensing policy with respect to the issuance of specific licenses for the importation of Burmese origin animals and specimens

Legal Disclaimer:

This web page is explanatory only and does not have the force of law. The Executive Orders and implementing Burmese Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR Part 537) contain the legally binding provisions governing the sanctions against Burma described above. This document does not supplement or modify the Executive Orders or 31 CFR Part 537.