Implementing, for the United States, the Provisions of An- nex 1 of the Decision Concerning Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities, Issued by the Council of Ministers of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe on December 1, 1993

1996-12-05Executive Order 13029
Signed by: William J. Clinton
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Headline: Extends Privileges and Immunities to Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

What it does: The order extends the privileges and immunities in the Annex to the personnel and institutions described there.

Real World Impact:
  • Grants legal privileges and immunities to the organization's personnel and institutions in the United States.
  • Renames the Conference to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Topics: international relations, diplomatic privileges, legal status, organizational naming

Summary

This order implements parts of an international decision by extending the legal privileges and immunities described in Annex 1 to the personnel and institutions listed in that Annex.

It affects staff and offices of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. The order also states that effective January 1, 1995, the Conference will be called the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. These changes clarify the legal protections and status of the organization's people and institutions in the United States.

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