---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 1.405"
title: "48"
number: "1.405"
heading: "Deviations pertaining to treaties and executive agreements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/1.405"
---

# §1.405. Deviations pertaining to treaties and executive agreements.

- (a) **Executive agreements,—** as used in this section, means Government-to-Government agreements, including agreements with international organizations, to which the United States is a party.
- (b) Any deviation from the FAR required to comply with a treaty to which the United States is a party is authorized, unless the deviation would be inconsistent with FAR coverage based on a law enacted after the execution of the treaty.
- (c) Any deviation from the FAR required to comply with an executive agreement is authorized unless the deviation would be inconsistent with FAR coverage based on law.
- (d) For civilian agencies other than NASA, a copy of the text deviation authorized under paragraph [(b)](#b) or [(c)](#c) of this section shall be transmitted to the FAR Secretariat through a central agency control point.
- (e) For civilian agencies other than NASA, if a deviation required to comply with a treaty or an executive agreement is not authorized by paragraph [(b)](#b) or [(c)](#c) of this section, then the request for deviation shall be processed through the FAR Secretariat to the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council.

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 61 FR 67411, Dec. 20, 1996]

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 42103, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 61 FR 67411, Dec. 20, 1996]