[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR538.505]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
 CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 538--SUDANESE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing Policy
 
Sec. 538.505  Provision of certain legal services to the Government of Sudan, persons in Sudan, or benefitting Sudan.

    (a) The provision to the Government of Sudan, to a person in Sudan, 
or in circumstances in which the benefit is otherwise received in Sudan, 
of the legal services set forth in paragraph (b) of this section is 
authorized, provided that all receipts of payment therefor must be 
specifically licensed. The provision of any other legal services as 
interpreted in Sec. 538.406 requires the issuance of a specific license.
    (b) Specific licenses may be issued, on a case-by-case basis, 
authorizing receipt, from unblocked sources, of payment of professional 
fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses for the following legal 
services by U.S. persons to the Government of Sudan or to a person in 
Sudan:
    (1) Provision of legal advice and counseling to the Government of 
Sudan, to a person in Sudan, or in circumstances in which the benefit is 
otherwise received in Sudan, on the requirements of and compliance with 
the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States, provided that 
such advice and counseling is not provided to facilitate transactions in 
violation of this part;
    (2) Representation of the Government of Sudan or a person in Sudan 
when named as a defendant in or otherwise made a party to domestic U.S. 
legal, arbitration, or administrative proceedings;
    (3) Initiation of domestic U.S. legal, arbitration, or 
administrative proceedings in defense of property interests subject to 
U.S. jurisdiction of the Government of Sudan, or of a person in Sudan;
    (4) Representation of the Government of Sudan or a person in Sudan 
before any federal agency with respect to the imposition, 
administration, or enforcement of U.S. sanctions against Sudan; and
    (5) Provision of legal services in any other context in which 
prevailing U.S. law requires access to legal counsel at public expense.
    (c) Enforcement of any lien, judgment, arbitral award, decree, or 
other order through execution, garnishment or other judicial process 
purporting to transfer or otherwise alter or affect a property interest 
of the Government of Sudan is prohibited unless specifically licensed in 
accordance with Sec. 538.202(e).