14 CFR § 297.23 - Waiver of sovereign immunity.

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title: "14 CFR § 297.23 - Waiver of sovereign immunity."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "297.23"
section_name: "Waiver of sovereign immunity."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "297"
part_name: "FOREIGN AIR FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND FOREIGN COOPERATIVE SHIPPERS ASSOCIATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. Chapters 401, 417."
regulatory_source: "ER-1159, 44 FR 69635, Dec. 4, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 297.23 Waiver of sovereign immunity.

By accepting an approval registration form under this part, a carrier waives any right it may possess to assert any defense of sovereign immunity from suit in any action or proceeding instituted against the carrier in any court or other tribunal in the United States based upon any claim arising out of operations by the carrier under this part.