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GL 52A

GL 52A — Transactions Involving Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.

Version history

  • Jun 10, 2026La GL 52A reemplaza en su totalidad a la GL 52 (18-mar-2026).

Issued

Jun 10, 2026

Expiration

No expiration

Authorized entity

PdVSA y entidades ≥50% de PdVSA

Type

General

Regulation

31 CFR part 591 (VSR)

Executive orders

E.O. 14373 (9-ene-2026), E.O. 13884, E.O. 13850, E.O. 13808 (preservada)

Signatory

Bradley T. Smith, Director, OFAC

Signed

Jun 10, 2026

Scope

Authorizes an established U.S. entity to engage with PdVSA and its entities in transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13884 and 13850, subject to U.S./allied law and forum and Treasury payment routing. Preserves the E.O. 13808 prohibitions on bonds and debt. Supersedes GL 52.

Authorized parties

Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA)Entidades ≥50% de PdVSAGobierno de Venezuela

Authorized activities

  • ·Transacciones con PdVSA y entidades ≥50% de PdVSA prohibidas por las E.O. 13884 y 13850
  • ·Transacciones con el Gobierno de Venezuela necesarias para esas actividades

Prohibited activities

  • ·Transacciones prohibidas por la E.O. 13808 (bonos y deuda del Gobierno de Venezuela o PdVSA) y por la E.O. 13835
  • ·Operaciones con personas de Rusia, Irán, Corea del Norte o Cuba, o en empresa mixta con ellas
  • ·Operaciones con entidades de Venezuela o EE.UU. controladas por —o en empresa mixta con— personas de China
  • ·Desbloqueo de bienes bloqueados; operaciones con buques bloqueados

Conditions

  • ·“Established U.S. entity”: entidad constituida bajo las leyes de EE.UU. o de alguna de sus jurisdicciones en o antes del 29 de enero de 2025.
  • ·Todo contrato con el Gobierno de Venezuela o la entidad cubierta debe estipular que (i) se interprete bajo la ley de un estado o jurisdicción de EE.UU. y (ii) las disputas se resuelvan en EE.UU., Reino Unido, Francia o Singapur.
  • ·Cualquier pago monetario a una persona bloqueada —salvo impuestos, permisos o tasas locales— debe depositarse en los Foreign Government Deposit Funds (cuenta bajo custodia del Tesoro de EE.UU., E.O. 14373 del 9-ene-2026) o en la cuenta que indique el Tesoro.

Excluded jurisdictions

RusiaIránCorea del NorteCubaChina (control o empresa mixta)

VENE · ECONOMIST Analysis

Fact
OFAC emitió la GL 52A el 10 de junio de 2026, reemplazando a la GL 52. Autoriza un universo amplio de transacciones con PdVSA bajo las E.O. 13884 y 13850, manteniendo intacta la prohibición de la E.O. 13808 sobre bonos y deuda.
Implication
Es la licencia paraguas que permite a las entidades estadounidenses establecidas operar con PdVSA sin licencia específica, pero el carve-out de la E.O. 13808 mantiene congelada la liquidación de bonos: el endgame de la deuda sigue fuera de esta puerta.
Indicator to monitor
Persistencia del carve-out de la E.O. 13808 en futuras versiones; y la frontera entre lo autorizado por la GL 52A y lo que aún exige licencia específica.
Official license textShow

General License No. 52A — Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.

(a) Transactions otherwise prohibited by E.O. 13884 or E.O. 13850 involving PdVSA and PdVSA Entities by an established U.S. entity are authorized, provided that (1) contracts specify U.S. governing law and dispute resolution in the U.S., U.K., France, or Singapore; and (2) any payment to a blocked person is made into the Foreign Government Deposit Funds (E.O. 14373). (b) Related Government of Venezuela transactions necessary for paragraph (a) are likewise authorized.

(c) Does not authorize: transactions prohibited by the VSR, such as E.O. 13808 (bonds and debt) and E.O. 13835; transactions involving Russia, Iran, the DPRK, or Cuba, or a joint venture with such persons; transactions involving a Venezuelan or U.S. entity owned/controlled by or in a joint venture with the PRC; unblocking of blocked property; or blocked vessels.

Bradley T. Smith — Director, OFAC. Dated: June 10, 2026.

Official source

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