0009 | II Série A - Número 080S2 | 26 de Janeiro de 2006

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Pelo Grupo Internacional de Estudos do Níquel

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HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE INTERNATIONAL COPPER STUDY GROUP, THE INTERNATIONAL LEAD AND ZINC STUDY GROUP AND THE INTERNATIONAL NICKEL STUDY GROUP

The Portuguese Republic, the International Copper Study Group, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group and the International Nickel Study Group, hereinafter called "the Parties", with the purpose of defining the status, privileges and immunities of each Group and persons connected with it, as defined herein, have come to the following Agreement:

PART I
Introduction

Article 1
Use of terms

For the purpose of the present Agreement:

a) "Group" means the International Copper Study Group, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group or the International Nickel Study Group;
b) "Government" means the Government of the Portuguese Republic;
c) "Representatives" means the representatives of the members of each Group, heads of delegation and their alternates;
d) "Premises of each Group" means all buildings or portion thereof and the land ancillary thereto used for the official activities and archives of each Group;
e) "Archives of each Group" includes all records, correspondence, documents, manuscripts, photographs, films and recordings that belong to or are in the possession of each Group, as well as the information contained therein, wherever they are located;
f) "Official activities of each Group" includes its administrative activities as well as all other activities undertaken pursuant to the Terms of Reference of each Group;
g) "Staff members" means the Secretary-General and all persons appointed or recruited for full-time or