New U.S. Executive Order targeting foreign sanctions evaders
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a fact sheet relating to a new Executive Order (E.O.), “Prohibiting Certain Transactions with and Suspending Entry into the United States of Foreign Sanctions Evaders with Respect to Iran and Syria”.
The E.O. is aimed at foreign individuals and entities that have attempted to violate U.S. sanctions or have been involved in deceptive transactions for persons who are subject to U.S. sanctions in place against Iran and Syria.
This E.O. grants authority to the Department of the Treasury to publicly identify foreign individuals and entities that have been involved in violating U.S. sanctions and generally bar access to the U.S. financial and commercial systems.
U.S. persons will be prohibited from providing to or receiving from, individuals or entities identified as having evaded sanctions, services, goods or technology. This will therefore effectively exclude the sanctions evader from the U.S. marketplace.
The Department of the Treasury fact sheet can be read here.
The Department of the Treasury has also produced a list of FAQ’s relating to the E.O. which can be read here.