Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury last revised: Jan 02, 2026
§ 569.201 - Prohibited transactions.

All transactions prohibited pursuant to Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019 (E.O. 13894), or any further Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13894, are prohibited pursuant to this part.

Note 1 to § 569.201:

The names of persons designated or identified as blocked pursuant to E.O. 13894, E.O. 13606, or any further Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O 13894, whose property and interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to this section, are published in the Federal Register and incorporated into OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) using the following identifiers: for E.O. 13894: “[PAARSSR-EO13894]”; for E.O. 13606: “[HRIT-SY]”; and for any further Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in 13894: using the identifier formulation “[PAARSSR-E.O.[E.O. number pursuant to which the person's property and interests in property are blocked]].” The names of persons designated or identified as blocked pursuant to the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (“Caesar Act”), whose property and interests in property therefore are blocked pursuant to this section, are published in the Federal Register and incorporated into the SDN List with the identifier “[SYRIA-CAESAR].” Certain transactions with persons blocked pursuant to this section may result in the imposition of secondary sanctions pursuant to the Caesar Act, and therefore such blocked persons' entries on the SDN List will be updated to include the descriptive prefix text “Secondary sanctions risk:”, followed by information about the applicable secondary sanctions authority. The SDN List is accessible through the following page on OFAC's website: www.treasury.gov/sdn. Additional information pertaining to the SDN List can be found in appendix A to this chapter. See § 569.406 concerning entities that may not be listed on the SDN List but whose property and interests in property are nevertheless blocked pursuant to this section.

Note 2 to § 569.201:

Section 203 of the of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702) authorizes the blocking of property and interests in property of a person during the pendency of an investigation. Except as described in note 3 to this section, the names of persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pending investigation pursuant to this section are published in the Federal Register and incorporated into the SDN List using the following identifiers: for E.O. 13894: “[BPI-PAARSSR-EO13894]”; for E.O. 13606: “[BPI-HRIT-SY]”; for the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019: “[BPI-CAESAR]”; or for any further Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13894: using the identifier formulation “[BPI-PAARSSR-EO[E.O. number pursuant to which the person's property and interests in property are blocked pending investigation]].”

Note 3 to § 569.201:

In certain cases, OFAC may issue an order to: identify as blocked specific property or interests in property of a person designated or otherwise blocked pursuant to this section; block specific property or interests in property of a person pending investigation; or block or impose other prohibitions with respect to specific property or interests in property less than full blocking sanctions. Notice of such orders will be provided: by publication in the Federal Register; in writing to persons OFAC may assess to have an interest in the property; or by issuing an order or directive in writing to financial institutions or other transaction intermediaries, and requiring the recipient of the order or directive to promptly disclose it to affected persons with whom the recipient maintains direct commercial relationships. Inquiries regarding any such order should be directed to OFAC's Compliance Division at 202-622-2490 or https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac.

Note 4 to § 569.201:

The names of persons determined by the Secretary of State to meet the criteria for the imposition of non-blocking sanctions pursuant to E.O. 13894, or any further Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13894, will be incorporated into a data file containing OFAC's Consolidated Non-SDN data and will also be provided in a human readable format on the following page on OFAC's website: www.treasury.gov/cons. These listings will include specific information on the sanctions imposed on such persons pursuant to E.O. 13894, or any further Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13894. However, for any persons determined to meet the criteria for the imposition of blocking sanctions pursuant to E.O. 13894, or any further Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13894, where the Secretary of State chooses to impose the blocking sanctions described in E.O. 13894, or any further Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13894, such persons' names will instead be incorporated into OFAC's SDN List using the identifier “[PAARSSR-EO[E.O. number pursuant to which the person's property and interests in property are blocked]]”. The names of persons determined to meet the criteria for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to E.O. 13894, or any further Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13894, will be published in the Federal Register along with the applicable sanctions that have been imposed on such persons under that section.

Note 5 to § 569.201:

The names of foreign financial institutions for which the opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or a payable-through account in the United States is prohibited or for which the maintenance of a correspondent account or payable-through account is subject to one or more strict conditions pursuant to section 3 of E.O. 13894, or pursuant to any further Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13984, will be added to the List of Foreign Financial Institutions Subject to Correspondent Account or Payable-Through Account Sanctions (CAPTA List) on OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/ofac), and published in the Federal Register along with the applicable prohibition or strict condition(s) that have been imposed on such foreign financial institutions under that section.

Note 6 to § 569.201:

Subpart E of part 501 of this chapter describes the procedures to be followed for the release of property and interests in property blocked pursuant to this section, including funds blocked due to mistaken identity or typographical or similar errors, and for administrative reconsideration of one's status as a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this section.

[85 FR 34510, June 5, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 75963, Sept. 17, 2024; 90 FR 46058, Sept. 25, 2025]
source: 85 FR 34510, June 5, 2020, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 31 CFR 569.201