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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.

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

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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.fdsys.gov.