Venezuela Sanctions Regulations — General Licenses

Current understanding

OFAC is formally publishing in the Federal Register three general licenses (GLs 46, 46A, and 46B) issued under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR Part 591) that had previously only been posted on OFAC’s website. The action is administrative codification rather than a substantive policy change; the underlying authorizations and their scope for U.S. persons transacting with otherwise-blocked Venezuelan parties remain as previously published. Status: final rule publication.

Evidence log

• 2026-09-23 — Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 5X and 5Y: 2026 — OFAC publishing Venezuela GLs 5X and 5Y in the Federal Register, formalizing web-posted authorizations; routine administrative codification with no substantive change to scope. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-09-30 — Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 46D, 47B, 48C, 50C, 51C, 52B, 54B, and 61A: OFAC publishing eight amended Venezuela GLs (46D, 47B, 48C, 50C, 51C, 52B, 54B, 61A) in the Federal Register, formalizing web-posted authorizations; routine administrative codification with no substantive change to scope. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-09-11 — Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 50A and 51A: OFAC publishing amended Venezuela GLs 50A and 51A in the Federal Register, formalizing web-posted authorizations; routine administrative codification with no substantive change to scope. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-05-07 — Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 47, 48, 49, and 50: OFAC publishing GLs 47, 48, 49, and 50 in the Federal Register, formalizing authorizations previously posted only on its website; administrative codification with no substantive change to scope. (novelty: 2)

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