[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: 31CFR586.206]



[Page 378-379]

 

                  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 B_Prohibitions

 

Sec. 586.206  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) 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. 586.309, 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, 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), 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 

persons whose property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to 

Sec. 586.201 with respect to income received for enhancements or 

alterations made by U.S. persons to information or informational 

materials imported from persons whose property and property interests 

are blocked pursuant to Sec. 586.201.

    (3) This section does not exempt or authorize transactions incident 

to the exportation f software subject to the Export Administration 

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

technology or software, or to the sale or leasing of telecommunications 

transmission facilities (such as satellite links or dedicated lines) for 

use in the transmission of any data. The exportation of such items or 

services and the sale or leasing of such facilities to a person whose 

property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 586.201 

is prohibited.

    (c) 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.



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

do not apply to transactions in the FRY (S&M) for journalistic activity 

by persons regularly employed in such capacity by a news-gathering 

organization.

    (e) Humanitarian donations. The prohibitions of this part do not 

apply to donations by U.S. persons of articles, such as food, clothing, 

and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering.