§ 553.201 Prohibited transactions.

(a) All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that come within the United States, or that are or come within the possession or control of any U.S. person of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:

(1) The persons listed in the Annex to E.O. 13667 of May 12, 2014; and

(2) Any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State:

(i) To be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, directly or indirectly, any of the following in or in relation to the Central African Republic:

(A) Actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of the Central African Republic;

(B) Actions or policies that threaten transitional agreements or the political transition process in the Central African Republic;

(C) Actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in the Central African Republic;

(D) The targeting of women, children, or any civilians through the commission of acts of violence (including killing, maiming, torture, or rape or other sexual violence), abduction, forced displacement, or attacks on schools, hospitals, religious sites, or locations where civilians are seeking refuge, or through conduct that would constitute a serious abuse or violation of human rights or a violation of international humanitarian law;

(E) The use or recruitment of children by armed groups or armed forces in the context of the conflict in the Central African Republic;