{"data":{"id":"us/19-cfr-148.87","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"19 CFR 148.87","heading":"Officers and employees of, and representatives to public international organizations.","body":"(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.\n(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:\nOrganization Executive Order Date\nAfrican Development Bank 12403 Feb. 8, 1983.\nAfrican Development Fund 11977 Mar. 14, 1977.\nAsian Development Bank 11334 Mar. 7, 1967.\nBorder Environment Cooperation Commission 12904 Mar. 16, 1994.\nCaribbean Organization 10983 Dec. 30, 1961.\nCommission for Environmental Cooperation 12904 Mar. 16, 1994.\nCommission for Labor Cooperation 12904 Mar. 16, 1994.\nCommission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal 12567 Oct. 2, 1986.\nCouncil of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) 13240 Dec. 18, 2001.\nCustoms Cooperation Council 11596 June 5, 1971.\nEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development 12766 June 18, 1991.\nEuropean Space Agency (formerly the European Space Research Organization (ESRO)) 12766 June 18, 1991.\nFood and Agriculture Organization 9698 Feb. 19, 1946.\nGreat Lakes Fishery Commission 11059 Oct. 23, 1962.\nHong Kong Economic and Trade Offices 13052 June 30, 1997.\nInter-American Defense Board 10228 Mar. 26, 1951.\nInter-American Development Bank 10873 Apr. 8, 1960.\nInter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences 9751 July 11, 1946.\nInter-American Investment Corporation 12567 Oct. 2, 1986.\nInter-American Statistical Institute 9751 Do.\nInter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 11059 Oct. 23, 1962.\nIntergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization 10795 Dec. 13, 1958.\nInternational Atomic Energy Agency 10727 Aug. 31, 1957.\nInternational Bank for Reconstruction and Development 9751 July 11, 1946.\nInternational Boundary and Water Commission, United States \u0026 Mexico 12467 Mar. 2, 1984.\nInternational Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes 11966 Jan. 19, 1977.\nInternational Civil Aviation Organization 9863 May 31, 1947.\nInternational Coffee Organization 11225 May 22, 1965.\nInternational Committee of the Red Cross 12643 June 23, 1988.\nInternational Cotton Advisory Committee 9911 Dec. 19, 1947.\nInternational Cotton Institute 11283 May 27, 1966.\nInternational Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)—Limited privileges. 12425 June 16, 1983.\n12971 Sep. 15, 1995.\nInternational Development Association 11966 Jan. 19, 1977.\nInternational Development Law Institute 12842 Mar. 29, 1993.\nInternational Fertilizer Development Center 11977 Mar. 14, 1977.\nInternational Finance Corporation 10680 Oct. 2, 1956.\nInternational Food Policy Research Institute—Limited privileges only 12359 Apr. 22, 1982.\nInternational Fund for Agricultural Development 12732 Oct. 31, 1990.\nInternational Hydrographic Bureau 10769 May 29, 1958.\nInternational Joint Commission—United States and Canada 9972 June 25, 1948.\nInternational Labor Organization 9698 Feb. 19, 1946.\nInternational Maritime Satellite Organization 12238 Sept. 12, 1980.\nInternational Monetary Fund 9751 July 11, 1946.\nInternational Pacific Halibut Commission 11059 Oct. 23, 1962.\nInternational Secretariat for Volunteer Service 11363 July 20, 1967.\nInternational Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) 11966 Jan. 19, 1977.\nInternational Telecommunication Union 9863 May 31, 1947.\nInternational Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources—Limited privileges 12986 Jan. 18, 1996.\nInternational Wheat Advisory Committee (International Wheat Council) 9823 Jan. 24, 1947.\nInterparliamentary Union 13097 Aug. 7, 1998.\nIsrael-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation 12956 Mar. 13, 1995.\nKorean Peninsula Energy Development Organization 12997 Apr. 1, 1996.\nMultilateral Investment Guarantee Agency 12647 Aug. 2, 1988.\nMultinational Force and Observers 12359 Apr. 22, 1982.\nNorth American Development Bank 12904 Mar. 16, 1994.\nNorth Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission 12895 Jan. 26, 1994.\nNorth Pacific Marine Science Organization 12894 Jan. 26, 1994.\nOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development [formerly Organization for European Economic Cooperation] 10133 June 27, 1950.\nOrganization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. 13049 June 11, 1997.\nOrganization of African Unity (OAU) 11767 Feb. 19, 1974.\nOrganization of American States 10533 June 3, 1954.\nOrganization of Eastern Caribbean States 12669 Feb. 20, 1989.\nPacific Salmon Commission 12567 Oct. 2, 1986.\nPan American Health Organization (includes the Pan American Sanitary Bureau) 10864 Feb. 18, 1960.\nPreparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency 10727 Aug. 31, 1957.\nProvisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants from Europe (now known as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration) 10335 Mar. 28, 1952.\nSouth Pacific Commission 10086 Nov. 25, 1949.\nUnited International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property 11484 Sept. 29, 1969.\nUnited Nations 9698 Feb. 19, 1946.\nUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization 9863 May 31, 1947.\nUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization 12628 Mar. 8, 1988.\nUniversal Postal Union 10727 Aug. 31, 1957.\nWorld Health Organization 10025 Dec. 30, 1948.\nWorld Intellectual Property Organization 11866 June 18, 1975.\nWorld Meteorological Organization 10676 Sept. 1, 1956.\nWorld Tourism Organization 12508 Mar. 22, 1985.\nWorld Trade Organization 13042 Apr. 9, 1997.","path":["Title 19—Customs Duties","CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","PART 148—PERSONAL DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS","Subpart I—Personnel of Foreign Governments and International Organizations and Special Treatment for Returning 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