[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: 31CFR586.509]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
 CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 586--FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA (SERBIA & MONTENEGRO) KOSOVO SANCTIONS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing Policy
 
Sec. 586.509  Provision of certain legal services authorized.

    (a) The provision to or on behalf of a person whose property or 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 586.201 of the legal 
services set forth in paragraph (b) of this section is authorized, 
provided that all receipt of payment therefor must be specifically 
licensed.
    (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 a person whose property or interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 586.201:
    (1) Provision of legal advice and counseling 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 that would violate any of the prohibitions 
contained in this part;
    (2) Representation of a person whose property or interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 586.201 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 a person whose property or interests in property 
are blocked pursuant to Sec. 586.201;

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    (4) Representation of a person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 586.201 before any federal or 
state agency with respect to the imposition, administration, or 
enforcement of U.S. sanctions against such person; 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) The provision of any other legal services to a person whose 
property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 586.201, 
not otherwise authorized in or exempted by this part, requires the 
issuance of a specific license.
    (d) Entry into a settlement agreement affecting property or 
interests in property of a person whose property or interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 586.201 or the 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 such person is 
prohibited unless specifically licensed in accordance with 
Sec. 586.202(e).