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d'une part, et un membre, d'autre part, un avis consultatif sur tout point de droit soulevé sera demandé en conformité de l'article 96 de la Charte et de l'article 65 du Statut de la Cour. L'avis de la Cour sera accepté par les parties comme décisif.

Article final

Section 31 — La présente Convention est soumise pour adhésion à tous les membres de l'Organisation

des Nations Unies.

Section 32 — L'adhésion s'effectuera par le dépôt d'un instrument auprès du Secrétaire général de l'Organisation des Nations Unies, et la convention entrera en vigueur à l'égard de chaque membre, à la date du dépôt par ce membre de son instrument d'adhésion.

Section 33 — Le Secrétaire général informera tous les membres de l'Organisation des Nations Unies du dépôt de chaque adhésion.

Section 34 — Il est entendu que lorsqu'un instrument d'adhésion est déposé par un Membre quelconque, celui-ci doit être en mesure d'appliquer, en vertu de son propre droit, les dispositions de la présente Convention.

Section 35 — La présente Convention restera en vigueur entre l'Organisation des Nations Unies et tout membre qui aura déposé son instrument d'adhésion, tant que ce membre sera membre de l'Organisation ou jusqu'à ce qu'une convention générale revisée ait été approuvée par l'Assemblée générale et que ledit membre soit devenu partie à cette dernière Convention.

Section 36 — Le Secrétaire général pourra conclure, avec un ou plusieurs membres, des accords additionels, aménageant, en ce qui concerne ce membre ou ces membres, les dispositions de la présente Convention. Ces accords additionnels seront dans chaque cas soumis à l'approbation de l'Assemblée générale.

CONVENTION ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES

ON THE UNITED nations

(adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations . on 13 February 1946)

Official text in English and in French. This Convention was registered ex officio by the Secretariat of the United Nations on 14 December 1946.

Whereas article 104 of the Charter of the United Nations provides that the Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each of its members such legal capacity as may be necessary for the exercise of its functions and the fulfilment of its purposes; and

Wheareas article 105 of the Charter of the United Nations provides that the Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each of its members such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the fulfilment of its purposes and that representatives of the members of the United Nations and officials of the Organization shall similarly enjoy such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the Organization:

Consequently the General Assembly by a Resolution adopted on the 13 February 1946, approved the fol-

lowing Convention and proposed it for accession by each member'of the United Nations:

Article I

Juridical personality

Section 1 — The United Nations shall possess juridical personality. It shall have the capacity:

a) To contract;

b) To acquire and dispose of immovable and movable property;

c) To institute legal proceedings.

Article II Property, funds and assets

Section 2 — The United Nations, its property and assets wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall enjoy immunity from every form of legal process except insofar as in any particular case it has expressly waived its immunity. It is, however, understood that no waiver of immunity shall extend to any measure of execution.

Section 3 — The premises of the United Nations shall be inviolable. The property and assets of the United Nations, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation and any other form of interference, whether by executive, administrative, judicial or legislative action.

Section 4 — The archives of the United Nations, and in general all documents belonging to it or held by it, shall be inviolable wherever located.

Section 5 — Without being restricted by financial controls, regulations or moratoria of any kind:

. a) The United Nations may hold funds, gold or currency of any kind and operate accounts in any currency; b) The United Nations shall be free to transfer its funds, gold or currency from one country to another or within any country andto convert any currency held by it into any other currency.

Section 6 — In exercising its rights under section 5 above, the United Nations shall pay due regard to any representations made by the Government of any member insofar as it is considered that effect can be given to such representations without detriment to the.interests of the United Nations.

Section 7 — The United Nations, its assets, income and other property shall be:

a) Exempt from all direct taxes; it is understood, however, that the United Nations will not claim exemption from taxes which are, in fact, no more than charges for public utility services;

b) Exempt from customs duties and prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports in respect of articles imported or exported by the United Nations for its official use. It is understood, however, that articles imported under such exemption will not be sold in the country into which they were imported except under conditions agreed with the Government of. that country;

c) Exempt from customs duties and prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports in respect of its publications.

Section 8 — While the United Nations will not, as a general rule, claim exemption from excise duties and