The Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License J-1, which authorizes the re-exportation of eligible civil aircraft involving code-sharing arrangements to Iran on temporary sojourn and related transactions, OFAC said (here). This license supersedes General License J. OFAC also updated related to the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iran under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry on Dec. 15 renewed the U.S.' waiver of sanctions on Iran under the JCPOA, according to a statement (here).

The Office of Foreign Assets Control added one individual and two entities to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under counterterrorism designations, OFAC said (here).

The Office of Foreign Assets Control added two individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under Democratic Republic of the Congo designations, OFAC said (here).

The Office of Foreign Assets Control added two individuals and one entity to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under counterterrorism designations, OFAC said (here).

The Office of Foreign Assets Control added seven individuals, 16 entities and 16 aircraft to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under North Korea and nonproliferation designations, OFAC said (here). The additions follow the UN Security Council's Nov. 30 passage of more sanctions on the country, which imposes a "hard, binding cap" cutting North Korea's coal exports by more than 60 percent, and banning its export of copper, nickel, silver and zinc, a State Department spokesman said (here). "These exports have provided tens of millions of dollars to the regime annually," the spokesman said, adding that it is his understanding that China agreed with the sanctions.

The Treasury Department is issuing a current list (here) of countries that require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott. The list includes Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control removed eight individuals and four entities from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under Kingpin Act designations, and updated two individuals and one entity on the list under Kingpin Act designations, OFAC said (here).

The Office of Foreign Assets Control removed one individual from the list of Specially Designated Nationals under Zimbabwe designations, OFAC said (here).

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is proposing to amend its regulations on the production of wine, it said (here). Proposed changes affect the permissible treatments that may be applied to wine and to juice from which wine is made. Comments on the proposed rule are due Jan. 23.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control added six individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under Russia/Ukraine-related designations, OFAC said (here).