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OFAC Offers Users Secure Download Capability for SDN, FSE Files
May 22, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Treasury Dept.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is now providing secure download capability for its Specially Designated Nationals and Foreign Sanctions Evaders lists files by using Secure Socket Layer. The new capability is available by changing the relevant URL header from http:// to https://, it said.

Argentina Wine Label Changes Won't Require New COLA, Says TTB
May 19, 2014 by Brian Feito|Treasury Dept.

Wine labeling changes to accommodate a new requirement in Argentina will not need a new certificate of label approval (COLA), said the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) on May 16. The Argentine government recently required that labels on wine in Argentina, including exported wine, bear either (1) the phrase “Vino Argentino Bebida Nacional”; (2) a logo with the phrase “Vino Argentino Bebida Nacional”; or a two-dimensional barcode like a Quick Response (QR) code that provides access to a company website with the logo. TTB considers the information to be additional or optional label information, so the label still has to be truthful, but the agency isn’t requiring a new COLA.

OFAC Levels Sanctions on South Sudanese Rival Leaders
May 7, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Treasury Dept.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added two South Sudanese individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals List on May 6 for fueling internecine conflict in the country that has continued unabated in recent months. The two individuals are as follows:

TTB Outlines Requirements for Alcohol Facts Labels
May 7, 2014 by Brian Feito|Treasury Dept.

The Treasury Department’s Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) posted to its website a new FAQ on optional alcohol facts statements. TTB rules allow for alcohol facts labels that are similar to serving facts labels but instead show the number of servings per container, and the percentage of alcohol by volume together with a numerical statement of the number of fluid ounces of pure ethyl alcohol per serving. Any nutrient statements still have to be made on a serving facts label, but both may be placed on the same container, said TTB.