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title: "U.S. Embargo on Sudan Permanently Lifted, But Some Restrictions Remain"
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# U.S. Embargo on Sudan Permanently Lifted, But Some Restrictions Remain

 October 6, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today the [State Department announced](https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/10/274659.htm) that the U.S. would permanently lift the embargo on Sudan effective October 12, 2017. The decision comes 10 months after President Obama lifted the embargo on an interim basis pending [further cooperation by Sudan](http://www.state.gov/p/af/rls/2017/274667.htm) on various human rights and combating terrorism.

Despite the lifting of the embargo, items on [the Commerce Control List](https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=db7d876ab9bc1793bad3b47552ca3d8f&mc=true&node=pt15.2.774&rgn=div5) (the U.S. list of dual use items) will still require a license to be exported or reexported to Sudan. As noted in a new [General License issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcxMDA2Ljc5MTU1MzAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MTAwNi43OTE1NTMwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDU2NzMwJmVtYWlsaWQ9cnNsYWNrQGtlbGxleWRyeWUuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1yc2xhY2tAa2VsbGV5ZHJ5ZS5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&110&&&https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/tsra_gla.pdf), certain restrictions apply to the sale of agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Sudan.

 

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