1. Regulations
  2. title 19
  3. chapter I-i1
  4. part 148
  5. subpart I
  6. § 148.87

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§ 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 Bank12403Feb. 8, 1983. African Development Fund11977Mar. 14, 1977. Asian Development Bank11334Mar. 7, 1967. Border Environment Cooperation Commission12904Mar. 16, 1994. Caribbean Organization10983Dec. 30, 1961. Commission for Environmental Cooperation12904Mar. 16, 1994. Commission for Labor Cooperation12904Mar. 16, 1994. Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal12567Oct. 2, 1986. Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO)13240Dec. 18, 2001. Customs Cooperation Council11596June 5, 1971. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development12766June 18, 1991. European Space Agency (formerly the European Space Research Organization (ESRO))12766June 18, 1991. Food and Agriculture Organization9698Feb. 19, 1946. Great Lakes Fishery Commission11059Oct. 23, 1962. Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices13052June 30, 1997. Inter-American Defense Board10228Mar. 26, 1951. Inter-American Development Bank10873Apr. 8, 1960. Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences9751July 11, 1946. Inter-American Investment Corporation12567Oct. 2, 1986. Inter-American Statistical Institute9751 Do. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission11059Oct. 23, 1962. Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization10795Dec. 13, 1958. International Atomic Energy Agency10727Aug. 31, 1957. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development9751July 11, 1946. International Boundary and Water Commission, United States & Mexico12467Mar. 2, 1984. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes11966Jan. 19, 1977. International Civil Aviation Organization9863May 31, 1947. International Coffee Organization11225May 22, 1965. International Committee of the Red Cross12643June 23, 1988. International Cotton Advisory Committee9911Dec. 19, 1947. International Cotton Institute11283May 27, 1966. International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)—Limited privileges.12425June 16, 1983. 12971Sep. 15, 1995. International Development Association11966Jan. 19, 1977. International Development Law Institute12842Mar. 29, 1993. International Fertilizer Development Center11977Mar. 14, 1977. International Finance Corporation10680Oct. 2, 1956. International Food Policy Research Institute—Limited privileges only12359Apr. 22, 1982. International Fund for Agricultural Development12732Oct. 31, 1990. International Hydrographic Bureau10769May 29, 1958. International Joint Commission—United States and Canada9972June 25, 1948. International Labor Organization9698Feb. 19, 1946. International Maritime Satellite Organization12238Sept. 12, 1980. International Monetary Fund9751July 11, 1946. International Pacific Halibut Commission11059Oct. 23, 1962. International Secretariat for Volunteer Service11363July 20, 1967. International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)11966Jan. 19, 1977. International Telecommunication Union9863May 31, 1947. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources—Limited privileges12986Jan. 18, 1996. International Wheat Advisory Committee (International Wheat Council)9823Jan. 24, 1947. Interparliamentary Union13097Aug. 7, 1998. Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation12956Mar. 13, 1995. Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization12997Apr. 1, 1996. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency12647Aug. 2, 1988. Multinational Force and Observers12359Apr. 22, 1982. North American Development Bank12904Mar. 16, 1994. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission12895Jan. 26, 1994. North Pacific Marine Science Organization12894Jan. 26, 1994. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [formerly Organization for European Economic Cooperation]10133June 27, 1950. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.13049June 11, 1997. Organization of African Unity (OAU)11767Feb. 19, 1974. Organization of American States10533June 3, 1954. Organization of Eastern Caribbean States12669Feb. 20, 1989. Pacific Salmon Commission12567Oct. 2, 1986. Pan American Health Organization (includes the Pan American Sanitary Bureau)10864Feb. 18, 1960. Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency10727Aug. 31, 1957. Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants from Europe (now known as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration)10335Mar. 28, 1952. South Pacific Commission10086Nov. 25, 1949. United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property11484Sept. 29, 1969. United Nations9698Feb. 19, 1946. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization9863May 31, 1947. United Nations Industrial Development Organization12628Mar. 8, 1988. Universal Postal Union10727Aug. 31, 1957. World Health Organization10025Dec. 30, 1948. World Intellectual Property Organization11866June 18, 1975. World Meteorological Organization10676Sept. 1, 1956. World Tourism Organization12508Mar. 22, 1985. World Trade Organization13042Apr. 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 www.govinfo.gov.

AUTHORITY: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1496, 1498, 1624. The provisions of this part, except for subpart C, are also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States).

SOURCE: T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 19 CFR 148.87