Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions regulations
31 CFR Chapter V · Read 2026-08-15
In force and amended continuously. The programmes rest on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and on executive orders, and the Specially Designated Nationals list is updated throughout the year.
Identifier
- Identifier
- 31 CFR Chapter V
- Level
- Federal
- Status
- In force
- Adopted
- 1977-12-28
- Applies from
- 1977-12-28
- Supervisory bodies
- OFAC, FinCEN
Named requirements
Blocking of property
31 CFR 501 and the programme parts
Property and interests in property of designated persons within US jurisdiction.
Ownership rule
OFAC guidance of 13 August 2014
Entities owned fifty per cent or more by blocked persons are themselves blocked.
Reports on blocked property
Initial and annual reports on blocked and rejected transactions.
General and specific licences
Authorisations that permit otherwise prohibited transactions.
Official source
United States case law
20 decisions · Read from CourtListener, Free Law Project on 2026-08-22.
- Axel Diegelmann v. Scott Bessent
D.C. Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
- Bacardi and Company Limited v. John Squires
4th Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
- Massimiliano Cali v. Donald Trump
D.C. Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
- Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
SCOTUSFinal, the decision cannot be appealed
- Abdollah Nia v. Bank of America, N.A.
9th Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
- Yifan Shen v. Commissioner, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
11th Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
- Casa Express Corp v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
11th Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
- Estate of Jeremy Isadore Levin v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
D.C. Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
- Havlish v. Taliban; Aliganga v. Taliban
2d Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
- Popa v. Microsoft Corporation
9th Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
- Studco Building Systems US, LLC v. 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union
133 F.4th 2644th Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
- North American Sugar Industries, Inc. v. Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
124 F.4th 132211th Cir.Open to review by a higher court, the source does not state the outcome
Change monitoring
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Register | OFAC — 31 CFR Chapter V |
| Publisher | U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control |
| Last read | 2026-08-15 |
| Interval | Every 30 days |
| Next re-read | 2026-09-14 |
| Status | Checked against the publisher |
Row history
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| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Row read against the official publication | U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control |
| 1977-12-28 | Adopted under 31 CFR Chapter V | U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control |
| 1977-12-28 | Date of application according to the publisher | U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control |
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31 CFR Chapter V, Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions regulations. ExploreWorld Legal, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/us/regler/ofac-sanctions (hämtad 2026-08-25, bevis sha256:52bcdcb6b1fa856d, bygge legal-2026-08-25).
- sha256:
- 52bcdcb6b1fa856d8de69faab6b26b0a97204f1f9536374576e769411ea2aa50
- hämtad:
- 2026-08-25
- source_confidence:
- official
- bygge:
- legal-2026-08-25
- officiell källa:
- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V
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