GL-29
ActiveCertain Transactions Involving the Government of Venezuela in Support of Certain Nongovernmental Organizations' Activities Authorized
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Summary
This license authorizes all transactions involving the Government of Venezuela that are ordinarily incident and necessary to certain activities conducted by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including processing and transfers of funds, and payment of taxes, fees, and import duties. Covered activities include humanitarian projects to meet basic human needs, democracy building, education support, non-commercial development projects, and environmental protection in Venezuela. The license also covers purchasing or receiving permits, licenses, or public utility services from the Government of Venezuela in support of these NGO activities.
Authorized activities
- Humanitarian projects to meet basic human needs in Venezuela, including drought and flood relief, health services, assistance for vulnerable populations, environmental programs, and food, nutrition, and medicine distribution
- Democracy building activities, including rule of law, citizen participation, government accountability, universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, access to information, and civil society development projects
- Education support in Venezuela, including combating illiteracy, increasing access to education, international exchanges, and assisting education reform projects
- Non-commercial development projects directly benefiting the Venezuelan people, including preventing infectious disease, maternal/child health, sustainable agriculture, and clean water assistance
- Environmental protection in Venezuela, including preservation and protection of threatened or endangered species and remediation of pollution or other environmental damage
- Processing and transfers of funds, payment of taxes, fees, and import duties to, and purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services from, the Government of Venezuela
Conditions
The license does not authorize any transactions or dealings otherwise prohibited by E.O. of August 5, 2019, or E.O. 13850 of November 1, 2018, E.O. 13835 of May 21, 2018, E.O. 13827 of March 19, 2018, E.O. 13808, or E.O. 13692 of March 8, 2015, each as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 25, 2019, or any part of 31 C.F.R. chapter V, or any transactions or dealings with any blocked person other than the Government of Venezuela persons described in paragraph (a).