[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR103.33]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 103--AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart C--Other Information Subject to Restricted Access
 
Sec. 103.33  Release of information to foreign agencies.

    (a) The Commissioner or his designee may authorize Customs officers 
to exchange information or documents with foreign customs and law 
enforcement agencies if the Commissioner or his designee reasonably 
believes the exchange of information is necessary to--
    (1) Ensure compliance with any law or regulation enforced or 
administered by Customs;
    (2) Administer or enforce multilateral or bilateral agreements to 
which the U.S. is a party;
    (3) Assist in investigative, judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings 
in the U.S.; and
    (4) An action comparable to any of those described in paragraphs (a) 
(1) through (3) of this section undertaken by a foreign customs or law 
enforcement agency, or in relation to a proceeding in a foreign country.
    (b)(1) Information may be provided to foreign customs and law 
enforcement agencies under paragraph (a) of this section only if the 
Commissioner or his designee obtains assurances from such agencies that 
such information will be held in confidence and used only for the law 
enforcement purposes for which such information is provided to such 
agencies by the Commissioner or his designee.
    (2) No information may be provided under paragraph (a) of this 
section to any foreign customs or law enforcement agency that has 
violated any assurances described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.

[T.D. 86-196, 51 FR 40792, Nov. 10, 1986. Redesignated by T.D. 96-36, 61 
FR 19838, May 3, 1996]