22 U.S.C. § 288 | “International organization” defined; authority of President

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “international organization” means a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation, and which shall have been designated by the President through appropriate Executive order as being entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided in this subchapter. The President shall be authorized, in the light of the functions performed by any such international organization, by appropriate Executive order to withhold or withdraw from any such organization or its officers or employees any of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided for in this subchapter (including the amendments made by this subchapter) or to condition or limit the enjoyment by any such organization or its officers or employees of any such privilege, exemption, or immunity. The President shall be authorized, if in his judgment such action should be justified by reason of the abuse by an international organization or its officers and employees of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided in this subchapter or for any other reason, at any time to revoke the designation of any international organization under this section, whereupon the international organization in question shall cease to be classed as an international organization for the purposes of this subchapter.

Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652 59 Stat. 669(, title I, § 1, .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652 59 Stat. 669This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of , , which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 2010 Amendment

Pub. L. 111–177, § 1June 8, 2010124 Stat. 1260

section 288f–7 of this title“This Act [enacting ] may be cited as the ‘Extending Immunities to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo Act of 2010’.”

, , , provided that:

Short Title

Act Dec. 29, 1945, ch. 652, title I, § 10 59 Stat. 673

section 215 of Title 8 section 409 of Title 42“This title [enacting this subchapter and amending , Aliens and Nationality, sections 116, 1607, 1621, 3466, 3469, 3475, and 3797 of Internal Revenue Code, 1939, and , The Public Health and Welfare] may be cited as the ‘International Organizations Immunities Act’.”

, , provided that:

International Cotton Advisory Committee

Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 283Apr. 4, 1996110 Stat. 980

“(a)

In General .—

The President shall ensure that the Government of the United States participates as a full member of the International Cotton Advisory Committee.

“(b)

Representation by the Secretary .—

The Secretary of Agriculture shall represent the Government of the United States as a member of the International Cotton Advisory Committee and shall delegate the primary responsibility to represent the Government of the United States to appropriately qualified individuals.”

, , , provided that:

Administrative Supplies for International Organizations

Act Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 479 61 Stat. 752July 1, 1948, , provided for the procurement and furnishing of administrative supplies by the Treasury Department to international organizations until . This act was popularly known as the “International Organizations Procurement Act of 1947.”

Public International Organizations Designated by Statute

The following organizations shall be considered public international organizations for purposes of this section:

section 7622 of this titleThe Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. See .

section 288j of this titleThe International Development Law Institute. See .

Executive Documents

Public International Organizations Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

International organizations were designated by executive order as public international organizations entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act (this subchapter) as follows:

Feb. 8, 1983African Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 12403, , 48 F.R. 6087.

Mar. 14, 1977African Development Fund, Ex. Ord. No. 11977, , 42 F.R. 14671.

Apr. 13, 2005African Union, Ex. Ord. No. 13377, , 70 F.R. 20263.

Mar. 7, 1967Asian Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 11334, , 32 F.R. 3933.

Mar. 16, 1994Border Environment Cooperation Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, , 59 F.R. 13179.

Dec. 30, 1961Caribbean Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10983, , 27 F.R. 32.

Mar. 16, 1994Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, , 59 F.R. 13179.

Mar. 16, 1994Commission for Labor Cooperation, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, , 59 F.R. 13179.

Oct. 2, 1986Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal, Ex. Ord. No. 12567, , 51 F.R. 35495.

Dec. 18, 2001Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO), Ex. Ord. No. 13240, , 66 F.R. 66257.

June 5, 1971Customs Cooperation Council, Ex. Ord. No. 11596, , 36 F.R. 11079.

June 18, 1991European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Ex. Ord. No. 12766, , 56 F.R. 28463.

May 29, 2003European Central Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 13307, , 68 F.R. 33338.

Dec. 5, 1966May 22, 1967Jan. 17, 1974June 18, 1991European Space Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 11318, , 31 F.R. 15307; Ex. Ord. No. 11351, , 32 F.R. 7561; Ex. Ord. No. 11760, , 39 F.R. 2343; Ex. Ord. No. 12766, , 56 F.R. 28463.

Feb. 19, 1946Food and Agriculture Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, , 11 F.R. 1809.

Jan. 13, 2006Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Ex. Ord. No. 13395, , 71 F.R. 3203.

Oct. 23, 1962Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 11059, , 27 F.R. 10405.

June 30, 1997Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices, Ex. Ord. No. 13052, , 62 F.R. 35659.

Mar. 26, 1951Inter-American Defense Board, Ex. Ord. No. 10228, , 16 F.R. 2676.

Apr. 8, 1960Apr. 27, 1962Inter-American Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 10873, , 25 F.R. 3097; Ex. Ord. No. 11019, , 27 F.R. 4145.

July 11, 1946Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, , 11 F.R. 7713.

Oct. 2, 1986Inter-American Investment Corporation, Ex. Ord. No. 12567, , 51 F.R. 35495.

July 11, 1946Inter-American Statistical Institute, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, , 11 F.R. 7713.

Oct. 23, 1962Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 11059, , 27 F.R. 10405.

Dec. 13, 1958Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10795, , 23 F.R. 9709.

Aug. 31, 1957International Atomic Energy Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 10727, , 22 F.R. 7099.

July 11, 1946International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, , 11 F.R. 7713.

Mar. 2, 1984International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, Ex. Ord. No. 12467, , 49 F.R. 8229.

Jan. 19, 1977International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Ex. Ord. No. 11966, , 42 F.R. 4331.

May 31, 1947International Civil Aviation Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9863, , 12 F.R. 3559.

Mar. 8, 2011International Civilian Office in Kosovo, Ex. Ord. No. 13568, , 76 F.R. 13497.

May 22, 1965International Coffee Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 11225, , 30 F.R. 7093.

June 23, 1988International Committee of the Red Cross, Ex. Ord. No. 12643, , 53 F.R. 24247.

Dec. 19, 1947International Cotton Advisory Committee, Ex. Ord. No. 9911, , 12 F.R. 8719.

May 27, 1966International Cotton Institute, Ex. Ord. No. 11283, , 31 F.R. 7667.

June 16, 1983Sept. 15, 1995Dec. 16, 2009International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) (limited privileges), Ex. Ord. No. 12425, , 48 F.R. 28069; Ex. Ord. No. 12971, , 60 F.R. 48617; Ex. Ord. No. 13524, , 74 F.R. 67803.

Jan. 19, 1977International Development Association, Ex. Ord. No. 11966, , 42 F.R. 4331.

Mar. 29, 1993International Development Law Institute, Ex. Ord. No. 12842, , 58 F.R. 17081.

Mar. 14, 1977International Fertilizer Development Center, Ex. Ord. No. 11977, , 42 F.R. 14671.

Oct. 2, 1956International Finance Corporation, Ex. Ord. No. 10680, , 21 F.R. 7647.

Apr. 22, 1982International Food Policy Research Institute (limited privileges), Ex. Ord. No. 12359, , 47 F.R. 17791.

Oct. 31, 1990International Fund for Agricultural Development, Ex. Ord. No. 12732, , 55 F.R. 46489.

May 29, 1958International Hydrographic Bureau, Ex. Ord. No. 10769, , 23 F.R. 3801.

June 25, 1948International Joint Commission—United States and Canada, Ex. Ord. No. 9972, , 13 F.R. 3573.

Feb. 19, 1946International Labor Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, , 11 F.R. 1809.

Sept. 12, 1980International Maritime Satellite Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12238, , 45 F.R. 60877.

July 11, 1946International Monetary Fund, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, , 11 F.R. 7713.

Oct. 23, 1962International Pacific Halibut Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 11059, , 27 F.R. 10405.

Sept. 3, 2015International Renewable Energy Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 13705, , 80 F.R. 54405.

July 20, 1967International Secretariat for Volunteer Service, Ex. Ord. No. 11363, , 32 F.R. 10779.

May 31, 1947International Telecommunication Union, Ex. Ord. No. 9863, , 12 F.R. 3559.

May 14, 1973Jan. 19, 1977International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), Ex. Ord. No. 11718, , 38 F.R. 12797; Ex. Ord. No. 11966, , 42 F.R. 4331.

Jan. 18, 1996International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Ex. Ord. No. 12986, , 61 F.R. 1693.

Jan. 24, 1947International Wheat Advisory Committee (International Wheat Council), Ex. Ord. No. 9823, , 12 F.R. 551.

Aug. 7, 1998Interparliamentary Union, Ex. Ord. No. 13097, , 63 F.R. 43065.

Mar. 13, 1995Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, Ex. Ord. No. 12956, , 60 F.R. 14199.

Nov. 19, 2007ITER International Fusion Energy Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 13451, , 72 F.R. 65653.

Apr. 1, 1996Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12997, , 61 F.R. 14949.

Aug. 2, 1988Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 12647, , 53 F.R. 29323.

Apr. 22, 1982Multinational Force and Observers, Ex. Ord. No. 12359, , 47 F.R. 17791.

Mar. 16, 1994North American Development Bank, Ex. Ord. No. 12904, , 59 F.R. 13179.

Jan. 26, 1994North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 12895, , 59 F.R. 4239.

Jan. 26, 1994North Pacific Marine Science Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12894, , 59 F.R. 4237.

Mar. 8, 2011Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ex. Ord. No. 13568, , 76 F.R. 13497.

June 27, 1950Organization for European Economic Cooperation (now known as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), Ex. Ord. No. 10133, , 15 F.R. 4159.

June 11, 1997Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ex. Ord. No. 13049, , 62 F.R. 32471.

June 3, 1954Organization of American States (includes Pan American Union), Ex. Ord. No. 10533, , 19 F.R. 3289.

Feb. 20, 1989Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Ex. Ord. No. 12669, , 54 F.R. 7753.

Oct. 2, 1986Pacific Salmon Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 12567, , 51 F.R. 35495.

Feb. 18, 1960Pan American Health Organization (includes Pan American Sanitary Bureau), Ex. Ord. No. 10864, , 25 F.R. 1507.

Aug. 31, 1957Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ex. Ord. No. 10727, , 22 F.R. 7099.

Mar. 28, 1952Provisional Intergovernmental Committee for the Movement of Migrants from Europe (now known as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration), Ex. Ord. No. 10335, , 17 F.R. 2741.

Nov. 25, 1949South Pacific Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 10086, , 14 F.R. 7147.

Sept. 29, 1969United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI), Ex. Ord. No. 11484, , 34 F.R. 15337.

Feb. 19, 1946United Nations, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, , 11 F.R. 1809.

May 31, 1947United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9863, , 12 F.R. 3559.

Mar. 8, 1988United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12628, , 53 F.R. 7725.

Dec. 21, 2004United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 13367, , 69 F.R. 77605.

Aug. 31, 1957Universal Postal Union, Ex. Ord. No. 10727, , 22 F.R. 7099.

Dec. 30, 1948World Health Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10025, , 13 F.R. 9361.

June 18, 1975World Intellectual Property Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 11866, , 40 F.R. 26015.

Sept. 1, 1956World Meteorological Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10676, , 21 F.R. 6625.

Jan. 12, 2017World Organisation for Animal Health, Ex. Ord. No. 13759, , 82 F.R. 5323.

Mar. 22, 1985World Tourism Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 12508, , 50 F.R. 11837.

Apr. 9, 1997World Trade Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 13042, , 62 F.R. 18017.

Public International Organizations Formerly Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

Executive orders designating international organizations as public international organizations entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities conferred by the International Organizations Immunities Act (this subchapter) were revoked as follows:

Dec. 30, 1948Dec. 30, 1961Caribbean Commission, Ex. Ord. No. 10025, , 13 F.R. 9361; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10983, , 27 F.R. 32.

May 19, 1961Jan. 10, 1978Coffee Study Group, Ex. Ord. No. 10943, , 26 F.R. 4419; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12033, , 43 F.R. 1915.

July 11, 1946Oct. 10, 1949Inter-American Coffee Board, Ex. Ord. No. 9751, , 11 F.R. 7713; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10083, , 14 F.R. 6161.

Jan. 24, 1947Oct. 10, 1949Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees, Ex. Ord. No. 9823, , 12 F.R. 551; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10083, , 14 F.R. 6161.

June 2, 1965May 14, 1973Interim Communications Satellite Committee, Ex. Ord. No. 11227, , 30 F.R. 7369; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11718, , 38 F.R. 12797.

Aug. 22, 1947Aug. 18, 1959International Refugee Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 9887, , 12 F.R. 5723; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10832, , 24 F.R. 6753.

Apr. 30, 1966May 14, 1973International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium, Ex. Ord. No. 11277, , 31 F.R. 6609; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11718, , 38 F.R. 12797.

Sept. 18, 1967Dec. 7, 1968Lake Ontario Claims Tribunal, Ex. Ord. No. 11372, , 32 F.R. 13251; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 11439, , 33 F.R. 18257.

Feb. 19, 1974Apr. 13, 2005Organization of African Unity (OAU), Ex. Ord. No. 11767, , 39 F.R. 6603; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13377, § 3, , 70 F.R. 20263.

Feb. 20, 1960Jan. 10, 1978Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, Ex. Ord. No. 10866, , 25 F.R. 1584; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12033, , 43 F.R. 1915.

Feb. 19, 1946Oct. 10, 1949United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, Ex. Ord. No. 9698, , 11 F.R. 1809; revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 10083, , 14 F.R. 6161.

Revocation of Executive Order Nos. 9721 and 10103

May 10, 1946Feb. 1, 1950Feb. 12, 1959Feb. 25, 1986Ex. Ord. No. 9721, , 11 F.R. 5209, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 10103, , 15 F.R. 597, which provided for the transfer of Federal Government personnel to public international organizations, was revoked with certain savings provisions by section 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 10804, , 24 F.R. 1147, and subsequently revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, , 51 F.R. 7237.