[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 19CFR111.31]



[Page 518-519]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 111_CUSTOMS BROKERS--Table of Contents

 

        Subpart C_Duties and Responsibilities of Customs Brokers

 

Sec.  111.31  Conflict of interest.



    (a) Former officer or employee of U.S. Government. A broker who was 

formerly an officer or employee in U.S. Government service must not 

represent a client before the Treasury Department or any representative 

of the Treasury Department in any matter to which the broker gave 

personal consideration or gained knowledge of the facts while in U.S. 

Government service, except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 207.



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    (b) Relations with former officer or employee of U.S. Government. A 

broker must not knowingly assist, accept assistance from, or share fees 

with a person who has been employed by a client in a matter pending 

before the Treasury Department or any representative of the Treasury 

Department to which matter that person gave personal consideration or 

gained personal knowledge of the facts or issues of the matter while in 

U.S. Government service.

    (c) Importations by broker or employee. A broker who is an importer 

himself must not act as broker for an importer who imports merchandise 

of the same general character as that imported by the broker unless the 

client has full knowledge of the facts. The same restriction will apply 

if a broker's employee is an importer.