June 10, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – The US department of treasury introduced a new amendment to the rules pertaining to sanctions imposed on Sudan.
The notice published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said that it is expanding the scope of exemptions afforded to the diplomatic mission of Sudan in the United States.
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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