The US Office Of Foreign Assets Control Published Updated Iranian Transactions And Sanctions Regulations

On December 22, 2016, OFAC published updated regulations on Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulation. The amended regulation narrows the definition of "goods of Iranian origin" and "Iranian-origin goods," allowing for the export and reexport of medical devices and agricultural commodities to Iran. Further, the amended regulation expands the definition of "non-Iranian goods" to include goods transported on a vessel or aircraft through Iranian territorial waters or stopped at a port or place in Iran en route to a destination outside of Iran that have not otherwise come into contact with Iran.

The text of the OFAC regulation is available at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-12-23/pdf/2016-30968.pdf.