---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 719.3"
title: "15"
number: "719.3"
heading: "Violations of the IEEPA subject to judicial enforcement proceedings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/719.3"
---

# §719.3. Violations of the IEEPA subject to judicial enforcement proceedings.

- (a) **Violations—**
  - (1) **Import restrictions involving Schedule 1 chemicals.** Except as otherwise provided in [§ 712.2](/cfr/15/712.2.md) of the CWCR, no person may import any Schedule 1 chemical (See supplement no. 1 to [part 712](/cfr/15/part712.md) of the CWCR) unless:
    - (i) The import is from a State Party;
    - (ii) The import is for research, medical, pharmaceutical, or protective purposes;
    - (iii) The import is in types and quantities strictly limited to those that can be justified for such purposes; and
    - (iv) The importing person has notified BIS not less than 45 calendar days before the import pursuant to [§ 712.6](/cfr/15/712.6.md) of the CWCR.
  - (2) **Import restrictions involving Schedule 2 chemicals.** Except as otherwise provided in [§ 713.1](/cfr/15/713.1.md) of the CWCR, no person may, on or after April 29, 2000, import any Schedule 2 chemical (see supplement no. 1 to [part 713](/cfr/15/part713.md) of the CWCR) from any destination other than a State Party.
- (b) **Civil penalty.** A civil penalty not to exceed $50,000 may be imposed in accordance with this part on any person for each violation of this [section. 1](/cfr/15/1.md)
- (c) **Criminal penalty.** Whoever willfully violates paragraph [(a)(1)](#a-1) or [(2)](#a-2) of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $50,000, or, if a natural person, imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both; and any officer, director, or agent of any corporation who knowingly participates in such violation may be punished by like fine, imprisonment, or both. 2

## Notes

### Amendments

[71 FR 24929, Apr. 27, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 14410, Mar. 28, 2007]

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR 1994, Comp., p. 950; E.O. 13128, 64 FR 36703, 3 CFR 1999 Comp., p. 199.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 24929, Apr. 27, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[71 FR 24929, Apr. 27, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 14410, Mar. 28, 2007]