Amendment to Executive Order No. 12425
Headline: Removes Customs and Import Tax Limits for INTERPOL Privileges
What it does: The order amends Executive Order 12425 by deleting language that limited INTERPOL's customs duty and import tax exemptions.
- Extends privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).
- Removes prior wording limiting customs duty and federal import tax exemptions for INTERPOL.
- Alters the first sentence of Executive Order No. 12425 by deleting two specific phrases.
Summary
This order changes a previous executive order to extend privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). It does this by deleting two specific phrases from the first sentence of Executive Order No. 12425 that referenced portions of Section 2(d) and relating to customs duties and federal internal-revenue importation taxes. The change is intended to broaden the legal protections available to INTERPOL under the terms of the amended order.
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