§ 148.87 Officers and employees of, and representatives to public international organizations.

(a)

Exemption for baggage and effects.

The baggage and effects of the alien officers and employees of, or representatives of foreign governments, to the organizations designated by the President as public international organizations pursuant to section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and the baggage and effects of their families, suites, and servants, shall be admitted free of duty and without entry under subheading 9806.00.15, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), but only upon the receipt in each instance of instructions from the United States Customs Service issued at the request of the Department of State.

(b)

Designated public international organizations.

The President, by virtue of the authority vested in him by section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act of December 29, 1945 (22 U.S.C. 288), has designated certain organizations as public international organizations entitled to the free entry privileges of that statute. The following is a list of the public international organizations currently entitled to such free entry privileges and the Executive orders by which they were designated:

Organization

Executive Order

Date

African Development Bank

12403

Feb. 8, 1983.

African Development Fund

11977

Mar. 14, 1977.

Asian Development Bank

11334

Mar. 7, 1967.

Border Environment Cooperation Commission

12904

Mar. 16, 1994.

Caribbean Organization

10983

Dec. 30, 1961.

Commission for Environmental Cooperation

12904

Mar. 16, 1994.

Commission for Labor Cooperation

12904

Mar. 16, 1994.

Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal

12567

Oct. 2, 1986.

Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO)

13240

Dec. 18, 2001.

Customs Cooperation Council

11596

June 5, 1971.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

12766

June 18, 1991.

European Space Agency (formerly the European Space Research Organization (ESRO))

12766

June 18, 1991.

Food and Agriculture Organization

9698

Feb. 19, 1946

a Canal

12567

Oct. 2, 1986.

Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO)

13240

Dec. 18, 2001.

Customs Cooperation Council

11596

June 5, 1971.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

12766

June 18, 1991.

European Space Agency (formerly the European Space Research Organization (ESRO))

12766

June 18, 1991.

Food and Agriculture Organization

9698

Feb. 19, 1946.

Great Lakes Fishery Commission

11059

Oct. 23, 1962.

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices

13052

June 30, 1997.

Inter-American Defense Board

10228

Mar. 26, 1951.

Inter-American Development Bank

10873

Apr. 8, 1960.

Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences

9751

July 11, 1946.

Inter-American Investment Corporation

12567

Oct. 2, 1986.

Inter-American Statistical Institute

9751

Do.

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

11059

Oct. 23, 1962.

Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization

10795

Dec. 13, 1958.

International Atomic Energy Agency

10727

Aug. 31, 1957.

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

9751

July 11, 1946.

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States & Mexico

12467

Mar. 2, 1984.

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

11966

Jan. 19, 1977.

International Civil Aviation Organization

9863

May 31, 1947.

International Coffee Organization

11225

May 22, 1965.

International Committee of the Red Cross

12643

June 23, 1988.

International Cotton Advisory Committee

9911

Dec. 19, 1947.

International Cotton Institute

11283

May 27, 1966.

International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)—Limited privileges.

12425

June 16, 1983.

12971

Sep. 15, 1995.

International Development Association

11966

Jan. 19, 1977.

International Development Law Institute

12842

Mar. 29, 1993.

International Fertilizer Development Center

11977

Mar. 14, 1977.

International Finance Corporation

10680

Oct. 2, 1956.

International Food Policy Research Institute—Limited privileges only

12359

Apr. 22, 1982.

International Fund for Agricultural Development

12732

Oct. 31, 1990

95.

International Development Association

11966

Jan. 19, 1977.

International Development Law Institute

12842

Mar. 29, 1993.

International Fertilizer Development Center

11977

Mar. 14, 1977.

International Finance Corporation

10680

Oct. 2, 1956.

International Food Policy Research Institute—Limited privileges only

12359

Apr. 22, 1982.

International Fund for Agricultural Development

12732

Oct. 31, 1990.

International Hydrographic Bureau

10769

May 29, 1958.

International Joint Commission—United States and Canada

9972

June 25, 1948.

International Labor Organization

9698

Feb. 19, 1946.

International Maritime Satellite Organization

12238

Sept. 12, 1980.

International Monetary Fund

9751

July 11, 1946.

International Pacific Halibut Commission

11059

Oct. 23, 1962.

International Secretariat for Volunteer Service

11363

July 20, 1967.

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)

11966

Jan. 19, 1977.

International Telecommunication Union

9863

May 31, 1947.

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources—Limited privileges

12986

Jan. 18, 1996.

International Wheat Advisory Committee (International Wheat Council)

9823

Jan. 24, 1947.

Interparliamentary Union

13097

Aug. 7, 1998.

Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation

12956

Mar. 13, 1995.

Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization

12997

Apr. 1, 1996.

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

12647

Aug. 2, 1988.

Multinational Force and Observers

12359

Apr. 22, 1982.

North American Development Bank

12904

Mar. 16, 1994.

North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

12895

Jan. 26, 1994.

North Pacific Marine Science Organization

12894

Jan. 26, 1994.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [formerly Organization for European Economic Cooperation]

10133

June 27, 1950.

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

13049

June 11, 1997.

Organization of African Unity (OAU)

11767

Feb. 19, 1974.

Organization of American States

10533

June 3, 1954

12895

Jan. 26, 1994.

North Pacific Marine Science Organization

12894

Jan. 26, 1994.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [formerly Organization for European Economic Cooperation]

10133

June 27, 1950.

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

13049

June 11, 1997.

Organization of African Unity (OAU)

11767

Feb. 19, 1974.

Organization of American States

10533

June 3, 1954.

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

12669

Feb. 20, 1989.

Pacific Salmon Commission

12567

Oct. 2, 1986.

Pan American Health Organization (includes the Pan American Sanitary Bureau)

10864

Feb. 18, 1960.

Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency

10727

Aug. 31, 1957.

Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants from Europe (now known as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration)

10335

Mar. 28, 1952.

South Pacific Commission

10086

Nov. 25, 1949.

United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property

11484

Sept. 29, 1969.

United Nations

9698

Feb. 19, 1946.

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

9863

May 31, 1947.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

12628

Mar. 8, 1988.

Universal Postal Union

10727

Aug. 31, 1957.

World Health Organization

10025

Dec. 30, 1948.

World Intellectual Property Organization

11866

June 18, 1975.

World Meteorological Organization

10676

Sept. 1, 1956.

World Tourism Organization

12508

Mar. 22, 1985.

World Trade Organization

13042

Apr. 9, 1997.

[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973]

Editorial Note:

For

Federal Register

citations affecting § 148.87, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at

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