§ 562.407. Significant transaction or transactions.
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In determining, for purposes of section 1(a)(ii) and 1(a)(iii) of Executive Order 13871, whether a transaction is significant, the Secretary of the Treasury may consider the totality of the facts and circumstances. As a general matter, the Secretary may consider some or all of the following factors:
(a)Size, number, and frequency. The size, number, and frequency of transactions performed, over a period of time, including whether the transactions are increasing or decreasing over time and the rate of increase or decrease.
(b)Nature. The nature of the transaction(s), or the goods or services for sale, supply, or transfer, including the type, complexity, and commercial purpose of the transaction(s), or the goods or services for sale, supply, or transfer.
(c)Level of Awareness; Pattern of Conduct.
(1)Whether the transaction(s) is performed with the involvement or approval of management or only by clerical personnel; and
(2)Whether the transaction(s) is part of a pattern of conduct or the result of a business development strategy.
(d)Nexus. The proximity between the person that engaged in the transaction(s) and the activity described in sections 1(a)(ii) and
(iii)of Executive Order 13871.
(e)Impact. The impact of the transaction(s) on the objectives of Executive Order 13871, including the economic or other benefit conferred or attempted to be conferred on Iran or the iron, steel, aluminum, and copper sectors of Iran.
(f)Deceptive practices. Whether the transaction(s) involves an attempt to obscure or conceal the actual parties or true nature of the transaction(s), or to evade sanctions.
(g)Other relevant factors. Such other factors that the Secretary deems relevant on a case-by-case basis in determining the significance of a transaction(s) or the sale, supply, or transfer of goods or services. \[84 FR 38550, Aug. 7, 2019\]
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