31 C.F.R. § 560.516 Payment and United States dollar clearing transactions involving Iran.
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(a) United States depository institutions are authorized to process transfers of funds to or from Iran, or for the direct or indirect benefit of persons in Iran or the Government of Iran, if the transfer is covered in full by any of the following conditions and does not involve debiting or crediting an Iranian account: (1) The transfer is by order of a foreign bank which is not an Iranian entity from its own account in a domestic bank (directly or through a foreign branch or subsidiary of a domestic bank) to an account held by a domestic bank (directly or through a foreign branch or subsidiary of a domestic bank) for a second foreign bank which is not an Iranian entity. For purposes of this section “foreign bank” includes a foreign subsidiary, but not a foreign branch of a domestic bank; (2) The transfer arises from an underlying transaction that has been authorized by a specific or general license issued pursuant to this part; (3) The transfer arises from an underlying transaction that is not prohibited by this part, such as a non-commercial remittance to or from Iran (e.g., a family remittance not related to a family-owned enterprise); a U.S.-related commercial transfer not prohibited by this part (see, e.g., §560.515(b)); or a third-country transaction not prohibited by this part; or (4) The transfer arises from an underlying transaction that is exempted from regulation pursuant to §203(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), such as an exportation to Iran or importation from Iran of information and informational materials, a travel-related remittance, or payment for the shipment of a donation of articles to relieve human suffering. (b) United States registered brokers or dealers in securities are authorized to process transfers of funds to or from Iran, or for the direct or indirect benefit of persons in Iran or the Government of Iran, if the transfer is covered in full by any of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a)(2) through (4) of this section and does not involve the debiting or crediting of an Iranian account. (c) Before a United States depository institution initiates a payment on behalf of any customer, or credits a transfer to the account on its books of the ultimate beneficiary, the United States depository institution must determine that the underlying transaction is not prohibited by this part. (d) Pursuant to the prohibitions contained in §560.208, a United States depository institution may not make transfers to or for the benefit of a foreign-organized entity owned or controlled by it if the underlying transaction would be prohibited if engaged in directly by the U.S. depository institution. (e) This section does not authorize transactions with respect to property blocked pursuant to part 535. [60 FR 47063, Sept. 11, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 20174, Apr. 26, 1999; 70 FR 15584, Mar. 28, 2005]
Title 31: Money and Finance: Treasury
PART 560—IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS REGULATIONS
Subpart E—Licenses, Authorizations and Statements of Licensing Policy
§ 560.516 Payment and United States dollar clearing transactions involving Iran.
