31 CFR § 569.305 - Information or informational materials.
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t31/s569.305
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury
Authority
3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601 1701 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended); 22 U.S.C. 8791 (Pub. L. 112-158, Title VII, sec. 705, 126 Stat. 1268); 22 U.S.C... 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601 1701 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended); 22 U.S.C. 8791 (Pub. L. 112-158, Title VII, sec. 705, 126 Stat. 1268); 22 U.S.C. 8791 note (Pub. L. 116-92, Div. F, Title LXXIV, 133 Stat. 2291); 22 U.S.C. 9528(a); 50 U.S.C. 1701 note (Pub. L. 118-50, div. P, 138 Stat. 992); E.O. 13606, 77 FR 24571, 3 CFR 2012 Comp., p. 243, E.O. 13894, 84 FR 55851, 3 CFR, 2019 Comp., p. 382, E.O. 14142, 90 FR 6709, E.O. 14312, 90 FR 29395.
# 569.305 Information or informational materials.(a)(1) The term *information or informational materials* includes publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news wire feeds.(2) To be considered information or informational materials, artworks must be classified under heading 9701, 9702, or 9703 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.(b) The term *information or informational materials,* with respect to exports, does not include items:(1) That were, as of April 30, 1994, or that thereafter become, controlled for export pursuant to section 5 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, 50 U.S.C. App. 2401-2420 (1979) (EAA), or section 6 of the EAA to the extent that such controls promote the nonproliferation or antiterrorism policies of the United States; or(2) With respect to which acts are prohibited by 18 U.S.C. chapter 37.