Nicaragua Sanctions License Finally Hits the Register
Published Date: 9/11/2026
Rule
Summary
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations: GL 5, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Temporary Wind-Down Permission for EMSA Deals
OFAC’s General License 5 lets you complete transactions that are ordinarily incident and necessary to wind down deals involving Exportadora de Metales Sociedad Anonima (EMSA) or entities 50 percent or more owned by EMSA. The authorization was issued April 16, 2026 and only covers wind-down transactions through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 16, 2026, and any payment to a blocked person must be made into a blocked account under the Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations.
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations and the Illicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations: GL 35. This GL was previously made available on OFAC's website.
Next: 2026-18569, Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 30B and 51.
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing two general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: GLs 30B and 51, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website.