On December 9, 2014, the Department of the Treasury published in the Federal Register a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). On the basis of the best information currently available to the Department of the Treasury, the following countries require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, such an international…
On September 22, 2014, the Diario Oficial de la Federación (the Official Gazette) published a joint (Economy and Foreign Affairs) Acuerdo amending the Acuerdo which prohibits exports to, or imports from, certain countries, agencies or persons in order to implement the arms embargos for shipments of certain listed military materials to Lebanon in accordance with UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution № 1701 (2006), and the Central African Republic in accordance with UNSC Resolution № 2127…
On July 31, 2014, the Federal Register published the Notice of July 29, 2014 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Lebanon. The notice extends for an additional year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13441 (August 1, 2007) pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) because certain ongoing activities, such as continuing arms transfers to Hizballah that include increasingly sophisticated weapons systems, serve to undermine Lebanese sovereignty,…
On February 24, 2014, the Treasury Department published in the Federal Register, in accordance with section 999(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). On the basis of the best information currently available to the Department of the Treasury, the following countries require or…
On July 31, 2013, the Federal Register published the President’s Notice of July 29, 2013—Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Lebanon. The national emergency was declared on August 1, 2007 in Executive Order 13441. The Administration believes the measures adopted then, must continue in effect for 1 year because certain ongoing activities, such as continuing arms transfers to Hizballah that include increasingly sophisticated weapons systems, serve to undermine Lebanese sovereignty, contribute to political…