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c) From any form of administrative or provisional judicial constraint, except insofar as may be temporarily necessary in connection with the preven-• tion and investigation of accidents involving motor vehicles or other means of transport, belonging to, or operated on behalf of, INTELSAT.

Article 4 Fiscal and customs provisions

1 —Within the scope of its activities authorized by the INTELSAT Agreements, INTELSAT and its property, shall be exempt from all national income and direct national prppr erty taxation. -, ...

2 — When the price of communications satellites purchased by INTELSAT and of components and parts for such satellites to be launched for use in the global system includes taxes or duties of such a nature that they are normally incorporated in such price, the Contracting Party that has levied the taxes or duties shall take appropriate measures to remit or reimburse to INTELSAT the amount of the identifiable taxes or duties.

3 — INTELSAT shall be exempt from customs duties and other taxes,-prohibitions or restrictions imposed by reason of the import or export of communications satellites and components and parts for such satellites to be launched for, use in the global system. The Contracting Parties should, take all appropriate steps to facilitate customs clearance. , .,

4 — The provisions of paragraphs I,¡2 and, 3 shall not apply to taxes or duties which are in fact.no more, than charges for specific services rendered.

5 — Goods belonging to INTELSAT which have been exempted under paragraphs 2 or 3 shall hot be transferred, hired out or lent, permanently or temporarily, except in accordance with the domestic laws of the Contracting Party which granted the'exémption.

Article 5

Communications (

With regard to its official communications and the transfer of all its documents, INTELSAT shall enjoy in the territory of each Contracting Party treatment not less favourable than that accorded to other intergovernmental non-regional organizations in the matter of priorities, rates and taxes on mails and all forms of telecommunications, as far as may be compatible with any international conventions, regulations and arrangements to which that Contracting Party is a party. No censorship shall be applied to official communications of INTELSAT by whatever means of communication..

Article 6 ' Restrictions

Within the scope of its activities authorized by the INTELSAT Agreements, the funds held by INTELSAT shall not be restricted by controls, restrictions, regulations or moratoria of any. kind, provided that operations involving those funds comply with the laws of the Contracting Party.

CHAPTER n Staff members of INTELSAT

• Article 7

.1 — The staff, members of INTELSAT shall enjoy the.

following privileges, exemptions and immunities:

a) Immunity from jurisdiction, even after they have . left the service of INTELSAT, in respect of acts,

including words written and spoken, done by them in the exercise of their official functions and within the limits of their duties. However, there shall be * no immunity 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 them, or in respect of a traffic offence involving such a vehicle and committed by .them;

b) Inviolability for official documents and papers related to the performance of their functions within the scope of the activities of INTELSAT;

c) Exemption from national service obligations;

d) Together with members of their families forming '.. ' part of their households, the same immunity.from

restrictions on admission, alien registration and departure formalities, as well as the same repatriation facilities in time of international crisis, as are normally accorded to staff members of intergovernmental organizations;

e) Exemption from all national income tax on their ', .. salaries and emoluments paid to them by

INTELSAT, excluding pensions and other similar benefits paid by INTELSAT. The Contracting Par-•'■ ties reserve the right to take those salaries and .emoluments into account when assessing the amount of tax to be applied to income from other sources;' '

• f) The same treatment in the matter of currency and exchange control as is normally accorded to staff " .' ' members of intergovernmental organizations;

' g)' Theright to import free of customs duties and other , , customs charges (except payment for services rendered), their furniture and personal effects, including a motor vehicle, at the time of taking up their post in the territory of a Contracting Party, and the right to export them free,of duty upon termination of their functions, subject to the conditions laid .down by the laws of the Contracting Party concerned.

.2.—.Goods belonging to staff members which have been exempted under paragraph 1, g), shall not be transferred, hired out or lent, permanently or temporarily, except in accordance with the domestic laws of the Contracting Party which granted the exemption.

3 — Provided that staff members are covered by the social security scheme of INTELSAT, INTELSAT and its staff members shall be exempt from all compulsory contributions to national social security schemes, subject to agreements to be concluded with Contracting Parties concerned in accordance with article 12. This exemption.does not preclude any