Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 13M

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July 23, 2025

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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 Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 13M, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13843]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Part 587


Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions 
Regulations Web General License 13M

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Publication of a web general license.

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SUMMARY: 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 Regulations: GL 13M, 
which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

DATES: GL 13M was issued on April 7, 2025. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for additional relevant dates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for 
Regulatory Affairs, 202-622-4855; or <a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac">https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

    This document and additional information concerning OFAC are 
available on OFAC's website: <a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov/">https://ofac.treasury.gov/</a>.

Background

    On April 7, 2025, OFAC issued GL 13M 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 (<a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov">https://ofac.treasury.gov</a>) when it was 
issued. GL 13M replaced and superseded GL 13L. GL 13M has an expiration 
date of July 9, 2025. The text of this GL is provided below.

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations

31 CFR Part 587

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 13M

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 daylight time, July 9, 2025.
    (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 April 7, 2025, General License No. 13L, dated January 
7, 2025, is replaced and superseded in its entirety by this General 
License No. 13M.

Lisa M. Palluconi,

Acting Director,

Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Dated: April 7, 2025.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2025-13843 Filed 7-22-25; 8:45 am]
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