# Prohibition on Importation of Jadeite or Rubies Mined or Extracted From Burma, and Articles of Jewelry Containing Jadeite or Rubies Mined or Extracted From Burma
> **CBP** · Final rule. · Published 2016-08-23 · Effective 2016-08-23 · 81 FR 57456
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-20057
- **Category:** customs-cbp
- **Sub-agency:** CBP
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 57456
- **CFR reference:** 19 CFR 12
- **Publication date:** 2016-08-23
- **Effective date:** 2016-08-23
- **Treasury docket:** Docket No. USCBP-2016-0054
## Abstract

This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") regulations to update the provisions relating to the prohibition on importation of jadeite or rubies mined or extracted from Burma, and articles of jewelry containing jadeite or rubies mined or extracted from Burma, following the expiration of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, as amended by the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008. The CBP regulations are amended to reflect the import prohibitions set forth in Executive Order 13651 of August 6, 2013.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/23/2016-20057/prohibition-on-importation-of-jadeite-or-rubies-mined-or-extracted-from-burma-and-articles-of)
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