NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES --~--------------------------~X In the Matter of CONSENT ORDER UNDER NEW YORK BANKING LAW § 44 BNP P ARIBAS, S.A. New York Branch __________________________________X of Financial Services ("the Department" or "DFS") and The New York State Department BNP Paribas S.A., Paris, France ("BNP Paribas" or "BNPP" or the "Bank") stipulate that: WHEREAS, BNP Paribas is a foreign bank with complex operations and multiple business lines and legal entities in many countries worldwide; WHEREAS, BNP Paribas conducts operations in the United States through various subsidiaries and entities including its branch in New York, New York (the "New York Branch"); WHEREAS, the Department is the licensing agency ofthe New York Branch, pursuant to Article II of the New York Banking Law ("NYBL") and is responsible for its supervision and regulation. WHEREAS, BNP Paribas is pleading guilty to a one-count information filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District ofNew York on June 30,2014, which accuses the Bank of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 3 71, by conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA"), codified at Title 50, United States Code, Section 1701 et seq., and regulations issued thereunder, and the Trading with the Enemy Act ("TWEA"), codified at Title 50. United States Code Appendix.
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