[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR61.1]

[Page 274]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 61--WORLD-WIDE FREE FLOW OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 61.1  Purpose.

    The Department of State administers the ``Beirut Agreement of 
1948'', a multinational treaty formally known as the Agreement for 
Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory 
Material of an Educational, Scientific and Cultural Character. This 
Agreement facilitates the free flow of educational, scientific and 
cultural audio-visual materials between nations by providing favorable 
import treatment through the elimination or reduction of import duties, 
licenses, taxes, or restrictions. The United States and other 
participating governments facilitate this favorable import treatment 
through the issuance or authentication of a certificate that the audio-
visual material for which favorable treatment is sought conforms with 
criteria set forth in the Agreement.