28 CFR § 5.300 - Burden of establishing availability of exemption.

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title: "28 CFR § 5.300 - Burden of establishing availability of exemption."
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section_name: "Burden of establishing availability of exemption."
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part_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT OF 1938, AS AMENDED"
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authority: "28 U.S.C. 509, 510; Section 1, 56 Stat. 248, 257 (22 U.S.C. 620); title I, Pub. L. 102-395, 106 Stat. 1828, 1831 (22 U.S.C. 612 note)."
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# 5.300 Burden of establishing availability of exemption.

The burden of establishing the availability of an exemption from registration under the Act shall rest upon the person for whose benefit the exemption is claimed.