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 EO 13259 Title 3--The President Sec. 13. Section 7 is also amended in the first paragraph by inserting the designation "(a)" after the words "Resolution of Conflicts.", and by desig- nating the following three paragraphs as "(b)", "(c)", and "(d)" in order. Sec. 14. Section 8 is amended by striking "Vice President" both times it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Director". GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, February 26, 2002. Executive Order 13259 of March 19, 2002 Designation of Public International Organizations for Purposes 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 Se- curities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-l(f)(1)(B)(ii)) and sections 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 designate 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 Eu- ropean Community, the European Coal & Steel Community, and the Euro- pean Atomic Energy Community); institutions of the European Union, such as the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the Euro- pean Parliament, the European Court of }ustice, the European Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Re- gions, the European Central Bank, and the European Investment Bank; and any departments, agencies, and instrumentalities thereof; and (b) The European Police Office (Europol), including any departments, agencies, and instrumentalities thereof. Designation in this Executive Order is intended solely to further the pur- poses of the statutes mentioned above and is not determinative of whether an entity is a public international organization for the purpose of other stat- utes or regulations. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, March 19, 2002. 2O6

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