# 31 CFR § 536.306: Information and informational materials

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.306

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 CFR § 536.306
- **Heading:** Information and informational materials
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance > CHAPTER V—OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 536—NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS > Subpart C—General Definitions

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [31 CFR § 536.100 § 536.100 Licensing procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.100.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.101 § 536.101 Relation of this part to other laws and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.101.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.201 § 536.201 Prohibited transactions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.201.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.202 § 536.202 Effect of transfers violating the provisions of this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.202.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.203 § 536.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.203.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.204 § 536.204 Evasions; attempts; conspiracies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.204.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.205 § 536.205 Exempt transactions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.205.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.206 § 536.206 Expenses of maintaining blocked tangible property; liquidation of blocked property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.206.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.300 § 536.300 Applicability of definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.300.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.301 § 536.301 Blocked account; blocked property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.301.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.302 § 536.302 Effective date.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.302.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.303 § 536.303 Entity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.303.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.304 § 536.304 Foreign person.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.304.md)
- [31 CFR § 536.306 § 536.306 Information and informational materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-536.306.md)

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