[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR103.33]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; 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]