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Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 13O
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions...
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This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available on OFAC's website:
https://ofac.treasury.gov/.
Background
On September 29, 2025, OFAC issued GL 13O to authorize certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587. This GL was made available on OFAC's website (
https://ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. GL 13O replaced and superseded GL 13N. GL 13O has an expiration date of January 9, 2026. The text of this GL is provided below.
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations
GENERAL LICENSE NO. 13O
Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 Under Executive Order 14024
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, U.S. persons, or entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a U.S. person, are authorized to pay taxes, fees, or import duties, and purchase or receive permits, licenses, registrations, certifications, or tax refunds to the extent such transactions are prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024, Prohibitions Related to Transactions Involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, provided such transactions are ordinarily incident and necessary to the day-to-day operations in the Russian Federation of such U.S. persons or entities, through 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, January 9, 2026.
(b) This general license does not authorize:
(1) Any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial institution of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation; or
(2) Any transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 (RuHSR), including transactions involving any person blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, unless separately authorized.
(c) Effective September 29, 2025, General License No. 13N, dated July 8, 2025, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General License No. 13O.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Dated: September 29, 2025.
Bradley T. Smith,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.