It is going to depend up whether ICANN engages in transactions with that person (and 'person' is construed here as "legal or natural person") that are "prohibited transactions" within the meaning of the legislation, isn't it> If it's not a matter covered by the legislation, then, er, it's not a matter covered by the legislation. In practice,what is going to matter for any US private company (and ICANN is just a US private company) is compliance -- in other words that they can be sure that they are above board. And that inevitably requires inquiry and documentation. If I were a Board member or senior member of staff, I wouldn't want to go to gaol . . . On 01/08/17 06:57, parminder wrote:
Nigel
Are you suggesting that ICANN's dealings with registries, gTLD or ccLTD, may not even be a matter covered under OFAC, meaning even if an OFAC sanction is in force, it would not cover ICANN's dealings with a gTLD of ccTLD owned by a person within a sanctioned country? Do correct me if that is not what you are saying.
Well, we should then certainly ask ICANN legal this question:
Are ICANN's interactions with gTLDs and ccTLDs covered under sanctions assuming an OFAC sanction is in force over the country/ persons concerned?
This should clear the matter.
Greg, may I request ICANN legal also responds to the above question that arises from Nigel's email...
parminder
On Monday 31 July 2017 12:48 PM, Nigel Roberts wrote:
OFAC applies, it seems, to ALL countries, not a few
See answer 10 at https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Sanctions/Pages/faq_general.as...
The real key as to whether ICANN and/or PTI is seriously affected by OFAC depends not so much on the countries to which OFAC applies (to which, for the reasons above the answer is "ALL"), but to the true construction of the expression "prohibited transaction".
OFAC's own website gives a fairly general and broad definition: " trade or financial transactions and other dealings in which U.S. persons may not engage unless authorized by OFAC or expressly exempted by statute."
But what matters is the detail of the statute and the regulations issued under it.
Nonetheless, if ICANN, or PTI does not engage in prohibited transactions for which a license would be required, then the effect of the OFAC system is going to be negligible, or insignificant.
(Unfortunately, risk aversion, an over-abundance of caution, and a 'box-ticking' approach might result in an inappropriately disproportionate approach to compliance "just to make sure").
Which is a risk in itself.
On 31/07/17 07:53, Arasteh wrote:
Greg Tks for the info which are available on GOOGLE but nor quickly as you gathered. Appreciation for that I request you to kindly collect the names of countries to which OFAC applies by ICANN Kavouss
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On 31 Jul 2017, at 08:40, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc@gmail.com <mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com>> wrote:
All,
I thought it might be helpful to provide some background information on OFAC in advance of Tuesday's meeting. These are intended to provide overall information on OFAC, not analysis of the relationshipO between OFAC compliance and ICANN. If there are other helpful general resources, please reply to this email.
OFAC FAQ, General Questions: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Sanctions/Pages/faq_general.as...
A basic overview of OFAC compliance for US-based businesses (a little old (2011), but still helpful): https://www.law360.com/articles/262952/4-steps-toward-ofac-sanctions-complia...
(Also attached as PDF in case the link can't be accessed)
Good overview, though oriented toward banks and financial institutions, from FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, a US inter-agency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions): https://www.ffiec.gov/bsa_aml_infobase/pages_manual/olm_037.htm
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Foreign_Assets_Control
IEEE and OFAC: https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/compliance/legal/ofac/DF_IEEE_MIG_NAV_9...
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