15 CFR § 970.505 - Breach of international peace and security involving armed conflict.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s970.505"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "15 CFR § 970.505 - Breach of international peace and security involving armed conflict."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "970.505"
section_name: "Breach of international peace and security involving armed conflict."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE"
part_number: "970"
part_name: "DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR EXPLORATION LICENSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1401"
cfr_part: "970"
---
# 970.505 Breach of international peace and security involving armed conflict.
Before issuing or transferring an exploration license, the Administrator must find that the exploration proposed in the application will not create a situation which may reasonably be expected to lead to a breach of international peace and security involving armed conflict.