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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury |
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Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Money and Finance |
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Chapter V - Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury |
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Part 558 - South Sudan Sanctions Regulations |
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Subpart E - Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing Policy |
§ 558.506 - Investment and reinvestment of certain funds.
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§ 558.506 Provision Investment and reinvestment of certain legal services authorized.
(a) The provision of the following legal services to or on behalf of persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to § 558.201 or any further Executive orders relating to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014, is authorized, provided that receipt of payment of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses must be specifically licensed or otherwise authorizedfunds.
Subject to the requirements of § 558.203, U.S. financial institutions are authorized to invest and reinvest assets blocked pursuant to § 558.
507201, subject to the following conditions:
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1) Provision of legal advice and counseling on the requirements of and compliance with the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, provided that such advice and counseling are not provided to facilitate transactions in violation of this part;(2) Representation of persons named as defendants in or otherwise made parties to legal, arbitration, or administrative proceedings before any U.S. federal, state, or local court or agency;
(3) Initiation and conduct of legal, arbitration, or administrative proceedings before any U.S. federal, state, or local court or agency;
(4) Representation of persons before any U.S. federal, state, or local court or agency with respect to the imposition, administration, or enforcement of U.S. sanctions against such persons; and
(5) Provision of legal services in any other context in which prevailing U.S. law requires access to legal counsel at public expense.
(b) The provision of any other legal services to persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to § 558.201 or any further Executive orders relating to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014, not otherwise authorized in this part, requires the issuance of a specific license.
(c) Entry into a settlement agreement or the enforcement of any lien, judgment, arbitral award, decree, or other order through execution, garnishment, or other judicial process purporting to transfer or otherwise alter or affect property or interests in property blocked pursuant to § 558.201 or any further Executive orders relating to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014, is prohibited unless licensed pursuant to this part.
U.S. persons seeking administrative reconsideration or judicial review of their designation or the blocking of their property and interests in property may apply for a specific license from OFAC to authorize the release of a limited amount of blocked funds for the payment of legal fees where alternative funding sources are not available. For more information, see OFAC's Guidance on the Release of Limited Amounts of Blocked Funds for Payment of Legal Fees and Costs Incurred in Challenging the Blocking of U.S. Persons in Administrative or Civil Proceedings, which is available on OFAC's Web site: www.treasury.gov/ofac.
a) The assets representing such investments and reinvestments are credited to a blocked account or subaccount that is held in the same name at the same U.S. financial institution, or within the possession or control of a U.S. person, but funds shall not be transferred outside the United States for this purpose;
(b) The proceeds of such investments and reinvestments shall not be credited to a blocked account or subaccount under any name or designation that differs from the name or designation of the specific blocked account or subaccount in which such funds or securities were held; and
(c) No immediate financial or economic benefit accrues (e.g., through pledging or other use) to a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to § 558.201.