U.S. Sanction Laws and the LC Independence Principle - Part 1

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Notes:

[1]See North Korea Sanction Program, shome.treasury.gov/system/files/126/nkorea.pdf

[2]See North Korea Sanction Program, shome.treasury.gov/system/files/126/nkorea.pdf

[3] See North Korea Sanctions Advisory, issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on February 23, 2018

[4]OFAC FAQs: General Questions: Question 11: Who must comply with OFAC regulations?

[5]See Department of Justice release at: s.justice.gov/opa/pr/bnp-paribas-agrees-plead-guilty-and-pay-89-billion-illegally-processing-financial.

[6]See Department of Justice release at: s.justice.gov/opa/pr/bnp-paribas-agrees-plead-guilty-and-pay-89-billion-illegally-processing-financial.

[7]Adequate contacts or minimum contacts is a term used in the U.S. law of civil procedure to determine when it is appropriate for a court in one state to assert personal jurisdiction over a defendant from another state.

[8]§4(a)(i) , (ii) of E.O. 13810

[9]See Department of Justice release at: shome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0257

[10]The Fifth Circuit, in East Girard Sav. Ass'n v. Citizens Nat'l Bank & Trust Co., 593 F.2d 598 (5th Cir. 1979), stated that a LC is ‘simply not an ordinary contract. The LoC is a unique device developed to meet specific needs of the marketplace.’ Id. at 603. See also J. DOLAN, THE LAW OF LOCS: COMMERCIAL AND STANDBY CREDITS 2.01, 2.02 (1984).

[11]See Article 7, 8, 15 of UCP 600.

[12]See BSA/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual - Office of Foreign Assets Control (July 2006)

[13]See Id.

[14]See Id.

作者简介

梅良（Liang Mei）

北京德和衡律师事务所高级联席合伙人

梅良，北京德和衡律师事务所高级联席合伙人、北京德和衡（华盛顿）律师事务所主任。

梅良律师毕业于加州大学伯克利法学院，是中国和美国加利福尼亚州执业律师，中国注册会计师（非执业）。

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