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OFAC Balkans-Related Sanctions

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OFAC Balkans-Related Sanctions is a sanctions program maintained by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeting Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia. It imposes asset freeze, financial restrictions and travel ban.

Last updated 12 Jun 2026

Overview

Sanctions program targeting persons contributing to destabilizing situations in the Western Balkans, including the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Albania. The program blocks property and suspends entry into the United States of designated persons.

Targeted countries

Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Kosovo Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Slovenia

Legal bases

Executive Order 14140
Executive Order 14033
Executive Order 13304
Executive Order 13219
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1706
National Emergencies Act (NEA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1651
31 CFR Part 588
UNSCR 1244

Official resources

E.O. 14140 - Taking Additional Steps with Respect to the Situation in the Western Balkans

E.O. 14033 - Blocking Property and Suspending Entry into the United States of Certain Persons Contributing to the Destabilizing Situation in the Western Balkans (June 08, 2021)

E.O. 13304 - Termination of Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001

E.O. 13219 - Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans (Effective Date - June 27, 2001)

31 CFR Part 588 - Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations

Western Balkans General License (No. 1) - Legal Representation in Matters Pending before the International Criminal Tribunal the former Yugoslavia (July 09, 2003)

Western Balkans General License (No. 3A) - Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts and Components, Software Updates, or Medical Prevention, Diagnosis, or Treatment, or Clinical Trials Involving Certain Blocked Entities (June 18, 2024)

Guidance on the Provision of Certain Services Relating to the Requirements of U.S. Sanctions Laws (January 12, 2017)

Overview of Balkans-Related Sanctions

Balkans-related Sanctions FAQ Topic Page

UNSCR 1244 - Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (June 10, 1999)

89 FR 96901-24 - Publication of Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations Web General License 5A

89 FR 84472-24 - Publication of Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations Web General Licenses 3A, 4, and 5

89 FR 16452-24 - Publication of Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations Web General Licenses 2 and 3

88 FR 25491-23 - Publication of Corrections in the Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations and General License (Nongovernmental Organizations)

87 FR 78484-22 - Publication of Humanitarian Sanctions Regulations Amendment and General Licenses (Nongovernmental Organizations, Agricultural, and Medicine)

87 FR 58983-22 - Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations

76 FR 38002-11 - Final rule containing the Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations

76 FR 38000-11 - Removal of the sanctions pertaining to the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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