[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: 31CFR586.502] [Page 384] 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. 586.502 Effect of license or authorization. (a) No license or other authorization contained in this part, or otherwise issued by or under the direction of the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control pursuant to this part, authorizes or validates any transaction effected prior to the issuance of the license, unless specifically so provided in such license or authorization. (b) No regulation, ruling, instruction, or license authorizes any transaction prohibited under this part unless the regulation, ruling, instruction, or license is issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control and specifically refers to this part. No regulation, ruling, instruction, or license referring to this part authorizes any transaction prohibited by any provision of this chapter unless the regulation, ruling, instruction or license specifically refers to such provision. (c) Any regulation, ruling, instruction, or license authorizing any transaction otherwise prohibited under this part has the effect of removing a prohibition or prohibitions contained in this part from the transaction, but only to the extent specifically stated by its terms. Unless the regulation, ruling, instruction, or license otherwise specifies, such an authorization does not create any right, duty, obligation, claim, or interest in, or with respect to, any property which would not otherwise exist under ordinary principles of law. Note to paragraph (c) of Sec. 586.502: The general license in Sec. 586.516 authorizing transactions with respect to property in which the Government of the Republic of Montenegro has an interest removes such property and interests in property from the phrase ``property and interests in property blocked pursuant to Sec. 586.201'' for purposes of this part. (d) Any general license or statement of licensing policy contained in this part authorizing transactions with respect to the Government of the FRY (S&M) shall, unless otherwise stated, also authorize analogous transactions with respect to the Governments or territories of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro.