CT-GL-26A

Summary

General License No. 26A authorizes transactions prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR part 594) and the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR part 597) that involve Ansarallah, or any entity in which Ansarallah owns 50 percent or greater interest, when those transactions are ordinarily incident and necessary to the operation of ports and airports in Yemen, or to the import or export of goods or transit of passengers through those facilities. The license includes an exception for certain financial transfers and excludes transactions involving arms, related materiel, and refined petroleum products (unless separately authorized).

Authorized activities

• Transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the operation of ports and airports in Yemen involving Ansarallah or any entity in which Ansarallah owns 50% or greater interest
• Import or export of goods through ports and airports in Yemen involving Ansarallah or any entity in which Ansarallah owns 50% or greater interest
• Transit of passengers through ports and airports in Yemen involving Ansarallah or any entity in which Ansarallah owns 50% or greater interest
• Financial transfers to blocked persons for the purpose of paying taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services

Conditions

Financial transfers to blocked persons are prohibited except for payment of taxes, fees, import duties, or purchase/receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services. Transactions involving imports or exports of arms or related materiel are prohibited. Transactions involving imports or exports of refined petroleum products are prohibited unless separately authorized. Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the GTSR or FTOSR are not authorized unless separately authorized. Nothing in the license relieves any person from compliance with other federal laws or requirements of other federal agencies.