13239 Federal Register Presidential Documents Vol. 67, No. 55 Thursday, March 21, 2002 Title 3— Executive Order 13259 of March 19, 2002 The President Designation of Public International Organizations for Pur- poses of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 30A(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd–1(f)(1)(B)(ii)) and sec- tions 104(h)(2)(B)(ii) and 104A(f)(2)(B)(ii) of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd–2(h)(2)(B)(ii), 78dd–3(f)(2)(B)(ii)), I hereby des- ignate as ‘‘public international organizations’’ for the purposes of application of section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and sections 104 and 104A of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977: (a) The European Union, including: the European Communities (the Euro- pean Community, the European Coal & Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community); institutions of the European Union, such as the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Central Bank, and the European Investment Bank; and any depart- ments, agencies, and instrumentalities thereof; and (b) The European Police Office (Europol), including any departments, agen- cies, and instrumentalities thereof. Designation in this Executive Order is intended solely to further the purposes of the statutes mentioned above and is not determinative of whether an entity is a public international organization for the purpose of other statutes or regulations. W THE WHITE HOUSE, March 19, 2002. [FR Doc. 02–07085 Filed 03–20–02; 12:10 pm] Billing code 3195–01–P VerDate 11<MAY>2000 18:59 Mar 20, 2002 Jkt 197001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4705 Sfmt 4790 E:\FR\FM\21MRE0.SGM pfrm07 PsN: 21MRE0.