[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 31, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 31CFR800.202] [Page 698] 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 Subpart B_Definitions Sec. 800.202 Affiliate. An affiliate of an entity, as that term is used in Sec. Sec. 800.205 and 800.402, is any other entity in the chain of ownership between a parent and that entity. Example. Corporation P holds 50 percent of the voting securities of Corporations R and S. Corporation R holds 40 percent of the voting securities of Corporation X, and Corporation S holds 50 percent of the voting securities of Corporation Y. Under this definition, Corporation S is an affiliate of Corporation Y. (An entity can be both an affiliate and a parent.) Corporation R is not an affiliate of Corporation S or Y because it is not in the chain of ownership between Corporation P and Corporation Y. Corporation X is also not an affiliate of Corporation Y.