{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-587.205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 587.205","heading":"Exempt transactions.","body":"(a) Personal communications. The prohibitions contained in this part do not apply to any postal, telegraphic, telephonic, or other personal communication that does not involve the transfer of anything of value.\n(b) Official business. The prohibitions contained in § 587.201(a) do not apply to transactions for the conduct of the official business of the United States Government or the United Nations (including its Specialized Agencies, Programmes, Funds, and Related Organizations) by employees, grantees, or contractors thereof.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance","CHAPTER V—OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","PART 587—RUSSIAN HARMFUL FOREIGN ACTIVITIES SANCTIONS REGULATIONS","Subpart B—Prohibitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"50b9a2ce2d391e17d343a60e2a78d121738615e5ccc692f406869d8925be8aa4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-587.204","next":"us/31-cfr-587.300"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}