15 CFR § 971.404 - International obligations of the United States.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s971.404"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "15 CFR § 971.404 - International obligations of the United States."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "971.404"
section_name: "International obligations of the United States."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE"
part_number: "971"
part_name: "DEEP SEABED MINING REGULATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL RECOVERY PERMITS"
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"
regulatory_source: "54 FR 525, Jan. 6, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "971"
---


# 971.404 International obligations of the United States.

Before issuing or transferring a commercial recovery permit, the Administrator must find that the commercial recovery proposed in the application will not conflict with any international obligation of the United States established by any treaty or international convention in force with respect to the United States.