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voluntary participation in a national social security scheme in accordance with the law of the Contracting Party concerned; neither does it require a Contracting Party to make

payments of benefits under social security schemes to staff members who are exempt under the provisions of this paragraph.

4 — Conctracting Parties shall take all appropriate measures to facilitate entry into, stay in, or departure from their territories of staff members of JJNTELSAT.

5—The Contracting Parties shall not be obliged to accord to their nationals or permanent residents the privileges, exemptions and immunities referred to in paragraphs 1, c), d), e), f) and g), and in paragraph 3.

6 — The director general of INTELSAT shall notify the Contracting Parties concerned of the names of the staff members to whom the provisions of this article shall apply. The director general shall also notify without delay the Contracting Party which grants the exemption provided for under paragraph 1, d), of this article of the completion of the official functions of any staff members in the territory of that Contracting Party.

CHAPTER m

Representatives of INTELSAT Parties and signatories and persons participating in arbitration proceedings

Article 8

1 — Representatives of INTELSAT Parties at meetings called by or held under the auspices of INTELSAT shall, in the exercise of their functions, and during their journeys to and from the place of meeting, enjoy die following privileges and immunities: , '

a) Immunity from jurisdiction, even after termination of their mission, 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 all their official documents and papers;

c) Together with members of their families forming part of their households, the same immunity from restrictions on admission, alien registration and departure formalities as is normally accorded to staff members of intergovernmental organizations; provided that no Contracting Party shall be obliged to apply this provision to its permanent' residents. '■"

2 — Representatives of singatories at.meetings called by or held under the auspices of INTELSAT shall, in the exercise of their functions, and during their journeys to and from (he place.of meeting, enjoy the following privileges and immunities:

a) Inviolability for official documents and papers related to the performance of1 their functions within the scope of the activities of INTELSAT;

b) Together with members of their families forming part of their households, the same immunity from restrictions on admission, alien registration and

departure formalities as is normally accorded to staff members of intergovernmental organizations; provided that no Contracting Party shall be obliged to apply this provision to its permanent residents.

3 — The members of an arbitral tribunal and witnesses before that tribunal participating in arbitration proceedings in accordance with annex C of the Agreement shall, in the exercise of their functions, and during their journeys to and from the place of meeting, enjoy the privileges and immunities referred to in paragraphs 1, a), b) and c).

4 — No Contracting Party shall be obliged to accord to its own nationals or to its own representatives the privileges and immunities referred to in paragraphs 1 arid 2.

CHAPTER IV Waiver

Article 9

The privileges, exemptions and immunities provided for in this Protocol 'are' not granted for the personal benefit of individuals. If such privileges, exemptions and immunities are likely to impede the course of justice, and in ail cases where they may be waived without prejudice to the efficient performance of the- functions of INTELSAT, the authorities set forth below shall agree to waive such privileges, exemptions and immunities:

a) The Contracting Parties, with respect to their representatives and the representatives of their,Signatories;

b) The Board of Governors, with respect to the director general of INTELSAT;

c) The director general of INTELSAT, with respect to INTELSAT and the other staff members;

d) The Board of Governors, with respect to the persons participating in arbitration proceedings referred to in paragraph 3 of article 8.

CHAPTER V General provisions

Article 10

Precautionary measures

Each Contracting Party reserves the right to take all nec-. essary measures in the interests of its security.

Article 11 Cooperation with the Contracting Parties

INTELSAT and its staff members shall cooperate at all times with the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties concerned, in order to facilitate the proper administra-