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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control

31 CFR Part 550

 

Libyan Sanctions Regulations; Specially Designated Nationals List

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule; amendments to the list of specially designated 
nationals.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Foreign Assets Control is amending the Libyan 
Sanctions Regulations to add Arab Hellenic Bank, S.A., Lafitrade 
Holdings BV, and three other entities to appendix A, Organizations 
Determined to be within the Term ``Government of Libya'' (Specially 
Designated Nationals of Libya); to note a name change for an entity 
previously listed in appendix A; to identify certain blocked property 
in appendix A; and to add the names of 10 individuals to appendix B, 
Individuals Determined to be Specially Designated Nationals of the 
Government of Libya.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 7, 1994.

ADDRESS: Copies of the list of persons whose property is blocked 
pursuant to the Libyan Sanctions Regulations are available upon request 
at the following location: Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. 
Department of the Treasury, Annex, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20220. The full list of persons blocked pursuant to 
economic sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control is available electronically on The Federal Bulletin 
Board (see Supplementary Information).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Robert McBrien, Chief, 
International Programs Division, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 
tel.: 202/622-2420.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

    This document is available as an electronic file on The Federal 
Bulletin Board the day of publication in the Federal Register. By modem 
dial 202/512-1387 or call 202/512-1530 for disks or paper copies. This 
file is available in Postscript, WordPerfect 5.1 and ASCII.

Background

    The Office of Foreign Assets Control (``FAC'') is amending the 
Libyan Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 550 (the ``Regulations''), to 
add new entries to appendices A and B. Appendix A, Organizations 
Determined to be Within the Term ``Government of Libya'' (Specially 
Designated Nationals of Libya), is a list of organizations determined 
by the Director of FAC to be within the definition of the term 
``Government of Libya,'' as set forth in Sec. 550.304(a) of the 
Regulations, because they are owned or controlled by or act or purport 
to act directly or indirectly on behalf of the Government of Libya. 
Appendix B, Individuals Determined to be Specially Designated Nationals 
of the Government of Libya, lists individuals determined by the 
Director of FAC to be acting or purporting to act directly or 
indirectly on behalf of the Government of Libya, and thus to fall 
within the term ``Government of Libya'' in Sec. 550.304(a).
    Appendix A to part 550 is amended to provide public notice of the 
designation of Arab Hellenic Bank, S.A., Lafitrade Holdings BV, Sabtina 
Limited, Teknica Oil Services (Overseas) Limited, and Teknica (UK) 
Limited as Specially Designated Nationals of Libya. In addition, the 
listing for The Libyan Arab Uganda Bank for Foreign Trade and 
Development is amended to note the bank's new name, Tropical Africa 
Bank Limited. Finally, Jardine House, located at 6 Crutched Friars, 
London EC3N 2HT, England, is identified as blocked property of the 
Government of Libya.
    Appendix B to part 550 is amended to provide public notice of ten 
individuals determined to be Specially Designated Nationals of the 
Government of Libya: Dino Armani, Giampiero Armani, Dr. Najmeddine 
Abdalla Arifi, Dr. Nuri Abdalla Berruien, Marcello Busenti, Dr. Mukhtar 
Ali El-Ageli, Bahjat Fadel El Amir, Mustapha Ali El-Khoja, Smeida El-
Hosh El Naili, and Hassan Senoussi Zughaid. Messrs. Dino and Giampiero 
Armani and Mr. Busenti are shareholders in Oilinvest (Netherlands) 
B.V., previously identified as a Specially Designated National, and the 
remaining individuals are officers or directors in other institutions 
named as Specially Designated Nationals in this amendment.
    All prohibitions in the Regulations pertaining to the Government of 
Libya apply to the entities and individuals identified in appendices A 
and B. All unlicensed transactions with such entities or persons, or 
transactions in property in which they have an interest, are prohibited 
unless otherwise exempted or generally licensed in the Regulations.
    Determinations that persons fall within the definition of the term 
``Government of Libya'' and are thus Specially Designated Nationals of 
Libya are effective upon the date of determination by the Director of 
FAC, acting under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
Public notice is effective upon the date of publication or upon actual 
notice, whichever is sooner.
    The list of Specially Designated Nationals in appendices A and B is 
a partial one, since FAC may not be aware of all agencies and officers 
of the Government of Libya, or of all persons that might be owned or 
controlled by, or acting on behalf of the Government of Libya within 
the meaning of Sec. 550.304(a). Therefore, one may not rely on the fact 
that a person is not listed in appendix A or B as a Specially 
Designated National as evidence that it is not owned or controlled by, 
or acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly on behalf of, the 
Government of Libya. The Treasury Department regards it as incumbent 
upon all persons governed by the Regulations to take reasonable steps 
to ascertain for themselves whether persons with whom they deal are 
owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act on behalf of, 
the Government of Libya, or on behalf of other countries subject to 
blocking or transactional restrictions administered by FAC.
    Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1705, provides for civil penalties not to exceed $10,000 for 
each violation of the Regulations. Criminal violations of the 
Regulations are punishable by fines of up to $250,000 or imprisonment 
for up to 10 years per count, or both, for individuals and criminal 
fines of up to $500,000 per count for organizations. See 50 U.S.C. 
1705; 18 U.S.C. 3571.
    Because the Regulations involve a foreign affairs function, 
Executive Order 12866 and the provisions of the Administrative 
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553, requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, 
opportunity for public participation, and delay in effective date, are 
inapplicable. Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for 
this rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, does not 
apply.

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 550

    Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, Banking, Blocking of 
assets, Exports, Foreign investment, Foreign trade, Government of 
Libya, Imports, Libya, Loans, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Securities, Services, Specially designated nationals, 
Travel restrictions.

PART 550--LIBYAN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 31 CFR part 550 is 
amended as set forth below:

    1. The authority citation for part 550 continues to read as 
follows:
    Authority: 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706; 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651; 22 U.S.C. 
287c; 49 U.S.C. App. 1514; 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-8 and 2349aa-9; 3 U.S.C. 
301; E.O. 12543, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 181; E.O. 12544, 3 CFR, 1986 
Comp., p. 183; E.O. 12801, 3 CFR, 1992 Comp., p. 294.

    2. Appendix A to part 550 is amended by adding the following 
entries in alphabetical order, to read as follows:

APPENDIX A TO PART 550--ORGANIZATIONS DETERMINED TO BE WITHIN THE 
TERM ``GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA'' (SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS OF 
LIBYA)

* * * * *
ARAB HELLENIC BANK, S.A.,
    80-88 Syngrou Avenue, GR-117 41 Athens, Greece,
    P.O. Box 19126, GR-117, 10 Athens, Greece,
    43 Penepistimiou Street, GR-105 64 Athens, Greece.
* * * * *
LAFITRADE HOLDINGS BV,
    De Lairessestraat 133, 1075 HJ Amsterdam, Netherlands,
    P.O. Box 75265, 1070 AG Amsterdam, Netherlands.
* * * * *
SABTINA LIMITED,
    530-532 Elder House, Elder Gate, Central Milton Keynes MK9 1LR, 
England.
* * * * *
TEKNICA OIL SERVICES (OVERSEAS) LIMITED,
    Cyprus.
* * * * *
TEKNICA (UK) LIMITED,
    (f.k.a. FC9063 Limited),
    15/17 Lodge Road, St. Johns Wood, London NW8 7JA, England,
    Avon House, 360-366 Oxford Street, London W1N 9HA, England,
    Tripoli, Libya.
* * * * *
TROPICAL AFRICA BANK LIMITED,
    (f.k.a. The Libyan Arab Uganda Bank for Foreign Trade and 
Development),
    P.O. Box 9485, Kampala, Uganda.
* * * * *

    3. Appendix A to part 550 is further amended by adding the 
following entry at the end thereof:
Blocked Property:
JARDINE HOUSE,
    6 Crutched Friars, London EC3N 2HT, England.

    4. Appendix B to part 550 is amended by adding the following 
entries in alphabetical order, to read as follows:

APPENDIX B TO PART 550--INDIVIDUALS DETERMINED TO BE SPECIALLY 
DESIGNATED NATIONALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA

* * * * *
ARMANI, Dino,
    Via San Francesco d'Assisi 10, Milan (MI), Italy,
    Via Abruzzi 94, Milan (MI), Italy,
    Viale Abruzzi 24, Milan (MI), Italy.
    DOB 20 Sep 20.
* * * * *
ARMANI, Giampiero,
    Viale Abruzzi 94, Milan (MI), Italy.
    DOB 15 Sep 32.
* * * * *
ARIFI, Dr. Najmeddine Abdalla,
    (a.k.a. Dr. Nagmeddin Abdalla Arifi),
    P.O. Box 2134, Tripoli, Libya.
    DOB 21 Nov. 47.
* * * * *
BERRUIEN, Dr. Nuri Abdalla,
    c/o Arabian Gulf Oil Company, P.O. Box 263, Benghazi, Libya.
    DOB 18 Mar 46.
* * * * *
BUSENTI, Marcello,
    (a.k.a. Busenti, Marcantonio),
    Via Alatri 14, Rome (RM), Italy.
    DOB 30 May 38.
* * * * *
EL-AGELI, Dr. Mukhtar Ali,
    (a.k.a. Dr. Muktar Ali El-Ageli; Dr. Muktar Ali Al-Ageli),
    Apartment 10, Maida Vale, Little Venice, London, England,
    15/17 Lodge Road, St. Johns Wood, London NW8 7JA, England.
    DOB 23 Jul 44.
* * * * *
EL AMIR, Bahjat Fadel,
    5 Rowsham Dell, Gifford Park, Milton Keynes Bucks MK14 5JS, 
England.
    DOB 01 Jan 42.
* * * * *
EL-KHOJA, Mustapha Ali,
    Saied Ibnu Zeid, Tripoli, Libya.
* * * * *
EL NAILI, Smeida El-Hosh,
    21 Redlands Drive, Loughton, Milton Keynes Bucks MK5 8EJ, 
England.
    DOB 19 Feb 44.
* * * * *
ZUGHAID, Hassan Senoussi,
    15/17 Lodge Road, St. Johns Wood, London NW8 7JA, England.
* * * * *

    Dated: September 16, 1994.
      
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Steven I. Pinter,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    Approved: September 16, 1994.
      
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R. Richard Newcomb,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary (Law Enforcement).

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