US Sectoral Sanctions
US Direct Sanctions - SDNs (cont'd)
SDN Companies
Dramatic SDN company designations of April 2018 (and wind-down periods, including several
successive extensions, set by General Licenses (GLS) for dealings with them), including
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En+, RUSAL, Basic Element, GAZ Group, EuroSibEnergo, Russian Machines, others (linked to
Mr. Deripaska)
Renova (linked to Mr. Vekselberg)
As well as any other companies ultimately owned ≥50% by any of the SDN individuals
These designations hit hard - for the first time in the heart of Russia's private-sector economy
More still to come from the Jan. 2018 "Oligarchs List"? (depends ongoing course of US-Russia
events) but nothing more yet
Then OFAC's SDN delisting of Deripaska-controlled companies – RUSAL, En+, EuroSibEnergo
In Jan. 2019 per OFAC Update
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Benefited these three companies and their subsidiaries - but Mr. Deripaska himself (and any
company he continues to hold ≥ 50% of) remain as SDN per his April 2018 designation
Followed the three companies' petition to OFAC (per 31 CFR § 501.807) and months-long
negotiation (and several related General Licenses / extensions during that period - see slide 39),
and based on a set of strict restructuring and governance change undertakings
And these companies are subject to redesignation if any of the agreed terms are violated
See slides 41-43, presenting several more Russia-related SDN designations in various
categories - which may be less directly important to most business but should be kept in mind
Morgan Lewis
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