§ 4342. — Limitations on disposition of personal property.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4342]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 53A--DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ABROAD
Sec. 4342. Limitations on disposition of personal property
(a) General rule
Except as authorized under subsection (b) of this section, employees
or members of their family shall not sell, assign, or otherwise dispose
of personal property within a foreign country which was imported into or
purchased within that foreign country and which, by virtue of the
official status of the employee, was exempt from import limitation,
customs duties, or taxes which would otherwise apply.
(b) Approval by chief of mission
The chief of mission to a foreign country, or a designee of such
chief of mission, is authorized to approve within that foreign country
sales, assignment, or other dispositions of property by employees under
the chief of mission's jurisdiction (as described in section 3927 of
this title) to the extent that such sale, assignment, or other
disposition is in accordance with regulations and policies, rules, and
procedures issued pursuant to section 4343 of this title.
(c) Violation
Violation of this section, or other importation, sale, or other
disposition of personal property within a foreign country which violates
its laws or regulations or governing international law and is prohibited
by regulations and policies, rules, and procedures issued pursuant to
section 4343 of this title, shall be grounds for disciplinary action
against an employee.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title III, Sec. 302, as added Pub. L. 100-204,
title I, Sec. 186(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1368.)
