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31 CFR § 539.203 - Evasions; attempts; conspiracies.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s539.203"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "31 CFR § 539.203 - Evasions; attempts; conspiracies."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "539.203"
section_name: "Evasions; attempts; conspiracies."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "539"
part_name: "WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION TRADE CONTROL REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 2751-2799aa-2; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13094, 63 FR 40803, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 200; E.O. 13382, 70 FR 38567, 3 CFR, 2005 Comp., p. 170."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 8716, Feb. 23, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "539"
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# 539.203 Evasions; attempts; conspiracies.

Any transaction by any United States person or within the United States on or after the effective date that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this part is prohibited. Any conspiracy formed for the purpose of engaging in a transaction prohibited by this part is prohibited.