31 CFR § 578.407 - Payments from blocked accounts to satisfy obligations prohibited.
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t31/s578.407
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 Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 115-44, 131 Stat. 886 (codified in scattered sections of 22 U.S.C.); E.O... 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601 1701 Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 115-44, 131 Stat. 886 (codified in scattered sections of 22 U.S.C.); E.O. 13694, 80 FR 18077, 3 CFR 2015 Comp., p. 297; E.O. 13757, 82 FR 1, 3 CFR 2016 Comp., p. 659.
# 578.407 Payments from blocked accounts to satisfy obligations prohibited.Pursuant to § 578.201, no debits may be made to a blocked account to pay obligations to U.S. persons or other persons, except as authorized by or pursuant to this part.*See also* § 578.502(e), which provides that no license or other authorization contained in or issued pursuant to this part authorizes transfers of or payments from blocked property or debits to blocked accounts unless the license or other authorization explicitly authorizes the transfer of or payment from blocked property or the debit to a blocked account.