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II SÉRIE-A — NÚMERO 59

Article 7

Representatives of Parties

1 — Representatives of Parties to the Convention shall enjoy, while performing their official functions and in the course of their journeys to and from the place of performance of those functions, the following privileges and immunities:

a) Immunity from arrest or detention, and from seizure of their personal luggage, except in the case of a grave crime or when found committing, attempting to commit or just having comitted a criminal offence;

b) Immunity from jurisdiction even after the termination of their mission, in respect of acts, including words spoken or written, done by them in the performance of their official functions; however, this immunity shall not apply in respect of a civil action by a third party for damage arising from an accident caused by a motor vehicle or other means of transport belonging to or driven by a representative, or in respect of a traffic offence involving such a vehicle and committed by him;

c) Inviolability for all official papers and documents that are related to the official activities of EUTELSAT;

d) Exemption from immigration restrictions and alien registration;

e) The same treatment in the matter of currency and exchange control as is accorded to representatives or foreign governments on temporary official mission;

f) The same treatment in the matter of customs as ' regards their personal luggage as is accorded to representatives or foreign governments on temporary official mission.

2 — The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply in relations between a Party to the Protocol and its representatives. Further, the provisions of subparagraphs a), d), e) and f) of paragraph 1 shall not apply in relations between a Party to the Protocol and its nationals or permanent residents.

Article 8 Representatives of signatories

1 — Representatives of signatories shall enjoy, while performing their official functions in relation to the work of EUTELSAT and in the course of their journeys to and from their place of work, the following privileges, exemptions and immunities:

a) Immunity from jurisdiction, even after the termination of their mission, in respect of acts, including words spoken or written, done by them in the performance of their official functions;; however, this immunity shall not apply in respect of a civil action by a third party for damage arising from an accident caused by a motor vehicle or other means of transport belonging to or driven by a representative, or in respect'of a traffic offence involving such a vehicle and committed by him;

b) Inviolability for all official papers and documents that are related to the official activities of EUTELSAT;

c) Exemption from immigration restrictions and alien registration. ,

2 — The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply in relations between a Party to the Protocol and the representative of the signatory designated by it Further, the provisions of subparagraph c) of paragraph 1 shall not apply in relations between a Party to the Protocol and its nationals or permanent residents.

Article 9 Staff members

1 — Staff members shall enjoy the following privileges and immunities:

a) Immunity from jurisdiction, even after they have left the service of EUTELSAT, in respect of acts, including words spoken or written, done by them in the performance of their official functions; however, this immunity shall not apply in respect of a civil action by a third party for damage arising from an accident caused by a motor vehicle or other means of transport belonging to

u or driven, by a staff member, or in respect of a traffic offence involving such a vehicle and committed by him;

b) Exemption, together with members of their families forming part of their household, from any obligations in respect of national service, including military service;

c) Inviolability for all official papers and documents that are related to the official activities of EUTELSAT;

d)' Exemption, together with members of their families forming part of their household; from any immigration restrictions and alien registration;

e) The same treatment in the matter of currency and exchange control as is generally accorded to staff members of intergovernmental organizations;

f) Together with members of their families forming part of their household, the same facilities as to repatriation in time of international crises as are accorded to staff members of intergovernmental organizations;

g) The right to import free of duty into the territory of any Party to the Protocol, their furniture and personal effects, including a motor vehicle, at the time of taking up their post in the territory of the State concerned, and the right to export such items free of duty on relinquishing such post, in both cases in accordance with the laws and regulations of the State concerned. However, except in accordance with such laws and regulations, goods which have been exempted under this subparagraph shall not be transferred, hired out or lent, permanently or temporarily, or sold.

2 — Salaries and emoluments paid by EUTELSAT to staff members shall be exempt from income tax from the date upon which such staff members have begun to Vse. liable for a tax imposed on their salaries and emoluments