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6) 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 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 be liable for a tax imposed on their salaries and emoluments by

EUTELSAT for the latter's benefit. Parties to the Protocol may take these salaries and emoluments into account for the purpose of assessing the amount of taxes to be applied 10 income from other sources. Parties to the Protocol are not required to grant exemption from income tax in respect of pensions and annuities paid to former staff members.

3 — Provided that staff members are covered by a social security scheme of EUTELSAT providing adequate benefits, EUTELSAT and its staff members shall be exempt from all compulsory contributions to national social security schemes, subject to agreements to be concluded with the Party to the Protocol concerned in accordance with article 21 of this Protocol or subject to other relevant provisions in force in the territory of that Party to the Protocol. This exemption does not preclude any voluntary participation in a national social security scheme in accordance with the law of the Party to the Protocol concerned. Neither does it oblige a Party to the Protocol to make payments of benefits under social security schemes to staff members who are exempt under the provisions of this paragraph and who are not voluntary participants as aforesaid.

4 — The Parties to the Protocol are not obliged to accord to their nationals or permanent residents the privileges and immunities referred to in subparagraphs b), d), e), f) and g) of paragraph I.

Article 10

Director general

1 — In addition to the privileges and immunities provided for staff members under article 9 of this Protocol, the director general shall enjoy:

a) Immunity from arrest and detention, except when found committing, attempting to commit or just having committed a criminal offence;

b) Immunity from civil and administrative jurisdiction and execution as enjoyed by diplomatic agents, and full immunity from criminal jurisdiction; however, these immunities 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 him, or in respect of a traffic offence involving such a vehicle and committed by him, subject to subparagraph a) above;

c) The same customs facilities as regards his personal luggage as are accorded to diplomatic agents.

2 — The Parties to the Protocol are not obliged to accord to their nationals or permanent residents the immunities and facilities referred to in this article.

Article 11 Experts

1 — Experts, while performing their functions in relation to the work of EUTELSAT, and in the course of their journeys to and from the place of their mission shall