[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR535.438]

[Page 663]
 
                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
 CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 535_IRANIAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart D_Interpretations
 
Sec. 535.438  Standby letters of credit, performance or payment bonds 
and similar obligations.

    (a) Nothing contained in Sec. Sec. 535.212, 535.213 and 535.214 or 
in any other provision or revocation or amendment of any provision in 
this part affects the prohibition in Sec. 535.201 and the licensing 
procedure in Sec. 535.568 relating to certain standby letters of 
credit, performance bonds and similar obligations. The term funds and 
securities as used in this part does not include substitute blocked 
accounts established under section 535.568 relating to standby letters 
of credit, performance or payment bonds and similar obligations.
    (b) No transfer requirement under Sec. 535.213 or Sec. 535.214 
shall be deemed to authorize or compel any payment or transfer of any 
obligation under a standby letter of credit, performance bond or similar 
obligation as to which a blocked account has been established pursuant 
to Sec. 535.568 or as to which payment is prohibited under an 
injunction obtained by the account party.

(Secs. 201-207, 91 Stat. 1626, 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706; E.O. 12170, 44 FR 
65729; E.O. 12205, 45 FR 24099; E.O. 12211, 45 FR 26685; E.O. 12276, 46 
FR 7913; E.O. 12279, 46 FR 7919; E.O. 12280, 46 FR 7921; E.O. 12281, 46 
FR 7923; E.O. 12282, 46 FR 7925; E.O. 12283, 46 FR 7927, and E.O. 12294, 
46 FR 14111)

[46 FR 14336, Feb. 26, 1981, as amended at 46 FR 30341, June 8, 1981]