[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: 31CFR595.206]



[Page 468]

 

                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY

 

 CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 595_TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart B_Prohibitions

 

Sec. 595.206  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. 595.306, 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 by a U.S. 

person. 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 a specially designated terrorist 

with respect to income received for enhancements or alterations made by 

U.S. persons to information or informational materials imported from a 

specially designated terrorist.

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

exportation of technical data under restriction as defined in Sec. 

779.4 of the Export Administration Regulations, 15 CFR parts 768-799 

(1994), or to the exportation of goods for use in the transmission of 

any data. The exportation of such goods to specially designated 

terrorists is prohibited, as provided in Sec. 595.201 of this part.

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

transactions ordinarily incident to travel to or from any country, 

including 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.