800.601—Finality of actions under section 721.

(a) All authority available to the President or the Committee under section 721(d), including divestment authority, shall remain available at the discretion of the President with respect to covered transactions proposed or pending on or after August 23, 1988. Such authority shall not be exercised if:
(1) The Committee, through its Staff Chairperson, has advised a party (or the parties) in writing that a particular transaction with respect to which voluntary notice has been filed is not a covered transaction;
(2) The parties to the transaction have been advised in writing pursuant to § 800.504 or § 800.506(d) that the Committee has concluded all action under section 721 with respect to the covered transaction; or
(3) The President has previously announced, pursuant to section 721(d), his decision not to exercise his authority under section 721 with respect to the covered transaction.
(b) Divestment or other relief under section 721 shall not be available with respect to transactions that were completed prior to August 23, 1988.