31 CFR § 586.302 - Licenses; general and specific.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s586.302"
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title: "31 CFR § 586.302 - Licenses; general and specific."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "586.302"
section_name: "Licenses; general and specific."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "586"
part_name: "CHINESE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX SANCTIONS REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "3 U.S.C. 301; 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. 13959, 85 FR 73185, 3 CFR, 2020 Comp., p. 475; E.O. 14032, 86 FR 30145."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 8736, Feb. 16, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 586.302 Licenses; general and specific.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the term *license* means any license or authorization contained in or issued pursuant to this part.

(b) The term *general license* means any license or authorization the terms of which are set forth in subpart E of this part or made available on OFAC's website: *www.treasury.gov/ofac.*

(c) The term *specific license* means any license or authorization issued pursuant to this part but not set forth in subpart E of this part or made available on OFAC's website: *www.treasury.gov/ofac.*

*See* § 501.801 of this chapter on licensing procedures.