# 31 C.F.R. § 560.315 (2026): Information or informational materials

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## Section

- **Citation:** 31 C.F.R. § 560.315 (2026)
- **Heading:** Information or informational materials
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 31 CFR: Money and Finance: Treasury / Chapter V: OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY / Part 560: IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS AND SANCTIONS REGULATIONS / Subpart C: General Definitions / § 560.315: § 560.315   Information or informational materials.

## Text

(a) For purposes of this part, the term
information or
informational materials
includes, but is not limited to, publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news wire feeds.
Note to paragraph (
a
) of § 560.315:
To be considered information or informational materials, artworks must be classified under chapter heading 9701, 9702, or 9703 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
(b) The term
information or
informational materials,
with respect to exports, does 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 the nonproliferation or antiterrorism policies of the United States; or
(2) With respect to which acts are prohibited by 18 U.S.C. chapter 37.

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