[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR111.31]

[Page 473-474]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 111--CUSTOMS BROKERS--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart C--Duties and Responsibilities of Customs Brokers
 
Sec. 111.31  Conflict of interest.

    (a) Former officer or employee of U.S. Government. A broker who was 
formerly an officer or employee in U.S. Government service must not 
represent a client before the Treasury Department or any representative 
of the Treasury Department in any matter to which the broker gave 
personal consideration or gained knowledge of the facts while in U.S. 
Government service, except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 207.

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    (b) Relations with former officer or employee of U.S. Government. A 
broker must not knowingly assist, accept assistance from, or share fees 
with a person who has been employed by a client in a matter pending 
before the Treasury Department or any representative of the Treasury 
Department to which matter that person gave personal consideration or 
gained personal knowledge of the facts or issues of the matter while in 
U.S. Government service.
    (c) Importations by broker or employee. A broker who is an importer 
himself must not act as broker for an importer who imports merchandise 
of the same general character as that imported by the broker unless the 
client has full knowledge of the facts. The same restriction will apply 
if a broker's employee is an importer.