[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: 31CFR800.207] [Page 933] TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY CHAPTER VIII--OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 800_REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, AND TAKEOVERS BY FOREIGN PERSONS--Table of Contents Subpart B_Definitions Sec. 800.207 Effective date. The term effective date means August 23, 1988, the date section 721 became effective.