[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: 31CFR560.210]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
 CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 560--IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Prohibitions
 
Sec. 560.210  Exempt transactions.

    (a) Personal communications. The prohibitions of Secs. 560.204 and 
560.206 do not apply to any postal, telegraphic, telephonic, or other 
personal communication, which does not involve the transfer of anything 
of value.
    (b) Humanitarian donations. The prohibitions of Secs. 560.204 and 
560.206 do not apply to donations by United States persons of articles, 
such as food, clothing, and medicine, intended to be used to relieve 
human suffering.
    (c) Information and informational materials. (1) The importation 
from any country and the exportation to any country of information and 
informational materials as defined in Sec. 560.315, whether commercial 
or otherwise, regardless of format or medium of transmission, are exempt 
from the prohibitions and regulations of this part.

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    (2) This section does not exempt from regulation or authorize 
transactions related to information and informational materials not 
fully created and in existence at the date of the transactions, or to 
the substantive or artistic alteration or enhancement of informational 
materials, or to the provision of marketing and business consulting 
services. Transactions that are prohibited notwithstanding this section 
include, but are not limited to, payment of advances for information and 
informational materials not yet created and completed (with the 
exception of prepaid subscriptions for widely circulated magazines and 
other periodical publications), and provision of services to market, 
produce or co-produce, create or assist in the creation of information 
and informational materials.
    (3) This section does not exempt from regulation or authorize 
transactions incident to the exportation of software subject to the 
Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730-774).
    (4) This section does not exempt from regulation or authorize the 
exportation of goods (including software) or technology or the sale or 
leasing of telecommunications transmission facilities (such as satellite 
links or dedicated lines) where such exportation, sale or leasing is for 
use in the transmission of any data.
    (d) Travel. The prohibitions contained in this part do not apply to 
transactions ordinarily incident to travel to or from any country, 
including importation of accompanied baggage for personal use, 
maintenance within any country including payment of living expenses and 
acquisition of goods or services for personal use, and arrangement or 
facilitation of such travel including nonscheduled air, sea, or land 
voyages. This exemption extends to transactions with Iranian carriers 
and those involving group tours and payments in Iran made for 
transactions directly incident to travel.
    (e) Letters of Credit. Letters of credit and other financing 
agreements with respect to trade contracts in force as of May 6, 1995, 
may be performed pursuant to their terms with respect to underlying 
trade transactions occurring prior to 12:01 a.m. EDT, June 6, 1995. See 
Sec. 560.413.

[60 FR 47063, Sept. 11, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 20171, Apr. 26, 1999; 
64 FR 58791, Nov. 1, 1999]