[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR80.3]

[Page 369-370]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 80--FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT OPINION PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 80.3  Transaction.

    The entire transaction which is the subject of the request must be 
an actual--not a hypothetical--transaction but need not involve only 
prospective conduct. However, a request

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will not be considered unless that portion of the transaction for which 
an opinion is sought involves only prospective conduct. An executed 
contract is not a prerequisite and, in most--if not all--instances, an 
opinion request should be made prior to the requestor's commitment to 
proceed with a transaction.