# 31 CFR § 579.305: Information or informational materials

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-579.305

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 CFR § 579.305
- **Heading:** Information or 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 579—FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN U.S. ELECTIONS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS > Subpart C—General Definitions

## Text

(a)(1) The term information or informational materials includes publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news wire feeds.
(2) To be considered information or informational materials, artworks must be classified under 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 (1979) (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.

## Nearby sections

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- [31 CFR § 579.202 § 579.202 Effect of transfers violating the provisions of this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-579.202.md)
- [31 CFR § 579.203 § 579.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment and reinvestment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-579.203.md)
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- [31 CFR § 579.205 § 579.205 Exempt transactions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-579.205.md)
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- [31 CFR § 579.302 § 579.302 Effective date.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-579.302.md)
- [31 CFR § 579.303 § 579.303 Entity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-579.303.md)
- [31 CFR § 579.304 § 579.304 Financial, material, or technological support.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-579.304.md)
- [31 CFR § 579.305 § 579.305 Information or informational materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-579.305.md)
- [31 CFR § 579.306 § 579.306 Interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-579.306.md)
- [31 CFR § 579.307 § 579.307 Licenses; general and specific.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-579.307.md)

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