---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 802.52"
title: "16"
number: "802.52"
heading: "Acquisitions by or from foreign governmental entities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/802.52"
---

# §802.52. Acquisitions by or from foreign governmental entities.


An acquisition shall be exempt from the requirements of the act if:

- (a) The ultimate parent entity of either the acquiring person or the acquired person is controlled by a foreign state, foreign government, or agency thereof; and
- (b) The acquisition is of assets located within that foreign state or of voting securities or non-corporate interests of an entity organized under the laws of that state.

## Notes

### Amendments

[43 FR 33544, July 31, 1978, as amended at 67 FR 11904, Mar. 18, 2002; 70 FR 4996, Jan. 31, 2005; 76 FR 42482, July 19, 2011]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 18a(d).

### Source

Source: 43 FR 33544, July 31, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[43 FR 33544, July 31, 1978, as amended at 67 FR 11904, Mar. 18, 2002; 70 FR 4996, Jan. 31, 2005; 76 FR 42482, July 19, 2011]