Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

AGENCY:

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

DATES:

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for effective date(s).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855; or the Department of the Treasury's Office of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202-622-2410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC's website ( https://www.treasury.gov/ofac ).

Notice of OFAC Action(s)

On March 11, 2019, OFAC determined that the property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following person are blocked under the relevant sanctions authorities listed below.

Entity

1. EVROFINANCE MOSNARBANK (a.k.a. AKTSIONERNOE OBSHCHESTVO EVROFINANS MOSNARBANK; a.k.a. AKTSIONERNY KOMMERCHESKI BANK EVROFINANS MOSNARBANK; a.k.a. AO AKB EVROFINANS MOSNARBANK (Cyrillic: АО АКБ ЕВРОФИНАНС МОСНАРБАНК); f.k.a. EVROFINANS MOSNARBANK, AO; f.k.a. EVROFINANS MOSNARBANK, PAO), 29, ul. Novy Arbat, Moscow 121099, Russia; SWIFT/BIC EVRFRUMM; Registration ID 1027700565970 (Russia); Tax ID No. 7703115760 (Russia); Government Gazette Number 09610839 (Russia) [VENEZUELA-EO13850] (Linked To: PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA, S.A.).

Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018, “Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela,” as amended by Executive Order 13857, “Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Venezuela” of January 25, 2019, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., a person designated on January 28, 2019, for operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy.