[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 31, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 31CFR538.211]



[Page 185-186]

 

                  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 B_Prohibitions

 

Sec. 538.211  Exempt transactions.



    (a) Personal communications. The prohibitions contained in this part 

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 this part do not 

apply to donations by United States persons of articles, such as food, 

clothing, and



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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 or 

informational materials as defined in Sec. 538.306, whether commercial 

or otherwise, regardless of format or medium of transmission, are exempt 

from the prohibitions and regulations of this part.

    (2) This section does not 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. Such prohibited 

transactions include, without limitation, payment of advances for 

informational materials not yet created and completed, provision of 

services to market, produce or co-produce, create or assist in the 

creation of information and informational materials, and payment of 

royalties to the Government of Sudan or a person in Sudan with respect 

to income received for enhancements or alterations made by U.S. persons 

to information or informational materials imported from the Government 

of Sudan or a person in Sudan.

    (3) This section does not authorize transactions incident to the 

exportation of software subject to the Export Administration 

Regulations, 15 CFR parts 730-774, or to the exportation of goods, 

technology or software for use in the transmission of any data. The 

exportation of such items to the Government of Sudan or to Sudan is 

prohibited, as provided in Sec. Sec. 538.201 and 538.205.

    (d) Travel. The prohibitions contained in this part do not apply to 

transactions ordinarily incident to travel to or from any country, 

including exportation or 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 non-scheduled air, sea, or land 

voyages.

    (e) Official business. The prohibitions contained in this part do 

not apply to transactions for the conduct of the official business of 

the Federal Government or the United Nations by employees thereof.

    (f) Journalistic activity. The prohibitions contained in this part 

do not apply to transactions in Sudan for journalistic activity by 

persons regularly employed in such capacity by a news-gathering 

organization.



[63 FR 35810, July 1, 1998, as amended at 66 FR 36688, July 12, 2001]