§ 536.306 Information and informational materials.

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Title 31 CFR: Money and Finance: Treasury › Chapter V: OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY › Part 536: NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS › Subpart C: General Definitions › § 536.306: § 536.306 Information and informational materials.

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(a) For purposes of this part, the term

information and informational materials

means:

(1) Publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news wire feeds, and other information and informational articles.

(2) To be considered informational materials, artworks must be classified under chapter subheading 9701, 9702, or 9703 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

(b) The terms

information

and

informational materials

with respect to U.S. exports do not include items:

(1) That were, as of April 30, 1994, or that thereafter become, controlled for export pursuant to section 5 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, 50 U.S.C. App. 2401-2420 (the “EAA”), or section 6 of the EAA to the extent that such controls promote nonproliferation or antiterrorism policies of the United States, including

software

as defined in 15 CFR part 772 that is not

publicly available

(see 15 CFR parts 734 and 772); or

(2) With respect to which acts are prohibited by 18 U.S.C. chapter 37.

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