For purposes of § 561.203(i) and § 561.204(f), a country includes any jurisdiction that has its own central bank or contains a separate financial sector authority, and a foreign financial institution (including its foreign branches outside of the United States) is under a country’s primary jurisdiction if the foreign financial institution is organized under the laws of the country or any jurisdiction within that country.

[78 FR 16409, Mar. 15, 2013]