CT-GL-4
ActiveTransactions with entities under the control of the Palestinian President and certain other entities.
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Summary
This General License authorizes U.S. persons to engage in all transactions otherwise prohibited under 31 C.F.R. parts 594, 595, or 597 with specified Palestinian Authority entities and individuals, including the Palestinian Authority Presidency, the Palestinian Judiciary, certain Palestinian Legislative Council members, and named independent agencies. It also authorizes U.S. financial institutions to reject (rather than block) transactions with PLC members elected on the Hamas or other FTO/SDT/SDGT party slate, provided those individuals are not on OFAC's SDN list. The license explicitly does not authorize debits to Palestinian Authority accounts held at U.S. financial institutions or to any blocked account.
Authorized activities
- All transactions otherwise prohibited under 31 C.F.R. parts 594, 595, or 597 with the Palestinian Authority Presidency (including the Office of the President, Presidential Security, General Intelligence Apparatus, Governors and Governorate staff, the Attorney General's Office, the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), the Border Crossings Administration, and the Palestine Broadcasting Corporation)
- All transactions otherwise prohibited under 31 C.F.R. parts 594, 595, or 597 with the Palestinian Judiciary, including the Higher Judicial Council
- All transactions otherwise prohibited under 31 C.F.R. parts 594, 595, or 597 with members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) who were not elected to the PLC on the party slate of Hamas, or any other FTO, SDT, or SDGT
- All transactions otherwise prohibited under 31 C.F.R. parts 594, 595, or 597 with the Central Elections Commission, the Independent Citizens Rights Commission, the General Audit Authority / External Audit Agency, and the Palestinian Monetary Authority
- U.S. financial institutions are authorized to reject transactions with PLC members elected on the party slate of Hamas or any other FTO, SDT, or SDGT, provided those individuals are not named on OFAC's SDN list
Conditions
No debit to a Palestinian Authority account on the books of a U.S. financial institution or to any blocked account is authorized. The authorization for PLC members applies only to those not elected on the party slate of Hamas or any other FTO, SDT, or SDGT. The rejection authority for U.S. financial institutions applies only where the relevant PLC individuals are not named on OFAC's SDN list.