# Imposition of Fifth Special Measure Against the Islamic Republic of Iran as a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern
> **FinCEN** · Final rule. · Published 2019-11-04 · Effective 2019-11-14 · 84 FR 59302
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-23697
- **Category:** aml-bsa-fincen
- **Sub-agency:** FinCEN
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 59302
- **CFR reference:** 31 CFR 1010
- **Publication date:** 2019-11-04
- **Effective date:** 2019-11-14
## Abstract

FinCEN is issuing this final rule, pursuant to Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, to prohibit the opening or maintaining of correspondent accounts in the United States for, or on behalf of, Iranian financial institutions, and the use of foreign financial institutions' correspondent accounts at covered U.S. financial institutions to process transactions involving Iranian financial institutions.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/04/2019-23697/imposition-of-fifth-special-measure-against-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-as-a-jurisdiction-of)
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