Executive Order 13029: Implementing, for the United States, the Provisions of Annex 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
President: Bill Clinton
Extended agreed legal privileges and immunities in the United States to specified Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe institutions and personnel.
Status: In effect.
Is Executive Order 13029 still in effect? Yes. Active; no express revocation appears in the official disposition record.
What does Executive Order 13029 do?
EO 13029 used authority in section 422 of the 1994–95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act to extend the 1993 ministerial annex’s specified privileges and immunities to covered OSCE institutions and personnel in the United States. It also recorded the organization’s January 1995 renaming. The U.S. Code continues to reproduce the order as an executive document; the scope remains the annex’s terms, not a general grant to every participant.
Before and after
Before the order
The United States had statutory authority but had not implemented the annex through a presidential order.
After the order
Covered OSCE institutions and personnel could receive the agreed domestic legal treatment.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Federal authorities | Recognize annex privileges and immunities | For covered institutions and personnel |
| Courts and agencies | Apply the order within statutory limits | When relevant |
What happened next
Ministers adopted the legal-capacity and immunity annex.
The CSCE became the OSCE.
EO 13029 implemented Annex 1 for the United States.
The current U.S. Code record and OSCE legal history were checked.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Section 422 of the 1994–95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act authorized implementation. The annex and order define the protected entities and scope.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — EO 13029 (opens in a new tab) Order text
Background sources
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