---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 597.407"
title: "31"
number: "597.407"
heading: "Palestinian Authority."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/597.407"
---

# §597.407. Palestinian Authority.


Following the January 2006 Palestinian elections, Hamas, a designated terrorist entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to [§ 597.201](/cfr/31/597.201.md), has been determined to have a property interest in the transactions of the Palestinian Authority. Accordingly, pursuant to [§ 597.201](/cfr/31/597.201.md), U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in transactions with the Palestinian Authority unless authorized. Certain transactions with the Palestinian Authority may be authorized by license, see [subpart E](/cfr/31/subpartE.md) of this part.


## Notes

### Amendments

[71 FR 27202, May 10, 2006]

### Authority

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1189; 18 U.S.C. 2339B; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note).

### Source

Source: 62 FR 52495, Oct. 8, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[71 FR 27202, May 10, 2006]