White House Renews CAR Sanctions

Updated on: May 13, 2024

Latest Event


  • May 2024 Fed Reg Continuation
  • On May 9, 2024, White House issued CAR sanction continuation in the federal register.
  • Also published notice of continuation and a message to Congress explaining that the national emergency issued in EO 13667 is to continue in effect until May 12, 2025.

On May 8, White House renewed OFAC sanctions, Central African Rep.

  • Renewed for year, national emergency and sanctions of Central African Republic (CAR).
  • Renewal Rationale
  • Situation continues in CAR, marked by a breakdown of law and order, intersectarian tension, widespread violence and atrocities, pervasive, forced use of child soldiers.
  • This threatens the peace, security, stability of the CAR and neighboring states.
  • Continues to pose unusual, extraordinary threat to US national security, foreign policy.
  • Effectiveness
  • National emergency to continue in effect beyond May 12, 2020, for an additional year.
  • May 6, 2021 White House Continuation
  • On May 6, 2021, White House issued a continuation of the national emergency with respect to Central African Republic; order will remain in effect beyond May 12, 2021.
  • Emergency sanctions are renewed for an additional year until May 12, 2022.
  • May 10, 2021 White House Fed Register
  • On May 10, 2021, White House published notice of continuation in the federal register.
  • May 2022 White House Continuation
  • On May 11, 2022, White House published notice of continuation of the national emergency with respect to the Central African Republic (CAR) in the federal register.
  • National emergency regarding CAR and CAR sanctions are renews until May 12, 2023.
  • May 2023 White House Notice
  • On May 11, 2023, White House published notice on the continuation of the national emergency re the Central African Republic, extending EO 13667 to May 11, 2024.
  • Notice cited the situation in CAR as posing an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the US; accompanied by message to Congress.
  • Notice was issued on May 10, 2023 and published in the federal register on May 11.
  • May 2024 Fed Reg Continuation
  • On May 9, 2024, White House issued CAR sanction continuation in the federal register.
  • Also published notice of continuation and a message to Congress explaining that the national emergency issued in EO 13667 is to continue in effect until May 12, 2025.
Regulators
House; OFAC; Senate; White House
Entity Types
B/D; Bank; Corp; Ins; MSB; Thrift
Reference
89 FR 40357, 5/9/2024; PR, Nt, 5/8/2024; 88 FR 30637, 5/11/2023; PR, Lt, 5/10/2023; 87 FR 29019, 5/11/2022; PR, Lt 5/9/2022; 86 FR 25795, 5/10/2021; PR, 5/6/2021; 85 FR 27641, 5/8/2020
Functions
AML; Anti-Bribery; Compliance; Financial; Operations; Reporting; Sanctions
Countries
Central African Republic; United States of America; Cross-Border
Category
State
N/A
Products
Banking; Deposits; Insurance; Loan; Mortgage; Payments; Securities
Rule Type
Final
Regions
Am
Rule Date
May 8, 2020
Effective Date
May 12, 2025
Rule ID
77305
Linked to
N/A
Reg. Last Update
May 9, 2024
Report Section
AML & Enforcement