Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 50A and 51A
Key claim: The Treasury Department’s OFAC is putting two previously posted Venezuela sanctions general licenses (50A and 51A) into the Federal Register.
Abstract
(Rule · Treasury Department, Foreign Assets Control Office) The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing two general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: GLs 50A and 51A, each of which was previously made available on OFAC’s website.
[This finding represents 2 closely related documents issued 2026-09-11 (same source, same action). Related: fedreg:2026-18569]
Why this matters
Federal Register publication of OFAC’s Venezuela general licenses formalizes authorizations that U.S. persons and financial institutions had been relying on from the OFAC website, giving them stronger legal footing without altering the permitted scope of dealings with otherwise-blocked Venezuelan parties. For importers, exporters, and banks working on Venezuela-linked transactions, the codification step improves regulatory clarity but does not open or close any transaction pathway.