(a) With respect to merchandise the importation of which is prohibited by Sec. 515.204, all Customs transactions are authorized except the following:
(1) Entry for consumption (including any appraisement entry, any entry of goods imported in the mails, regardless of value, and any other informal entries);
(2) Entry for immediate exportation;
(3) Entry for transportation and exportation;
(4) Withdrawal from warehouse;
(5) Transfer or withdrawal from a foreign-trade zone; or
(6) Manipulation or manufacture in a warehouse or in a foreign-trade zone.
(b) Paragraph (a) of this section is intended solely to allow certain restricted disposition of merchandise which is imported without proper authorization. Paragraph (a) of this section does not authorize the purchase or importation of any merchandise.
(c) The purchase outside the United States for importation into the United States of nickel-bearing materials presumptively subject to Sec. 515.204 and the importation of such merchandise into the United States (including transactions listed in paragraph (a) of this section) are authorized if there is presented to the collector of customs in connection with such importation the original of an appropriate certificate of origin as defined in paragraph (d) of this section and provided that the merchandise was shipped to the United States directly, or on a through bill of lading, from the country issuing the appropriate certificate of origin.
(d) A certificate of origin is appropriate for the purposes of this section only if
(1) It is a certificate of origin the availability of which for Cuban Assets Control purposes has been announced in the Federal Register by the Office of Foreign Assets Control; and
(2) It bears a statement by the issuing agency referring to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations or stating that the certificate has been issued under procedures agreed upon with the U.S. Government. [30 FR 15371, Dec. 14, 1965, as amended at 47 FR 4254, Jan. 29, 1982; 50 FR 5753, Feb. 12, 1985; 54 FR 5234, Feb. 2, 1989] Sec. 515.540 [Reserved]