36 | II Série A - Número: 077S2 | 28 de Fevereiro de 2009

The circulation of publications and other information material sent by or to the Centre within the scope of its official activities shall not be restricted in any way. ARTICLE 10 1 With regard to the transmission of data within the scope of its official activities, the Centre shall enjoy in the territory of each Member State, treatment as favourable as that accorded by that State to its national meteorological service, taking into account the international obligations of that State in respect of telecommunications. 2 With regard to its official communications and the transfer of all its documents, the Centre shall enjoy treatment as favourable as that accorded by each Member State to other international organisations, taking into account the international obligations of that State in respect of telecommunications. 3 No censorship shall be applied to official communications of the Centre by whatever means of communication. ARTICLE 11 Member States shall take all appropriate measures to facilitate the entry, stay and departure of representatives of Member States, staff members of the Centre and experts within the meaning of Article 14. ARTICLE 12 Representatives of Member States taking part in the work of the organs and committees of the Centre shall enjoy, while performing their duties and in the course of their journeys to and from the place of meeting, the following privileges, immunities and facilities: (a) immunity from arrest and detention and from seizure of their personal luggage, except when found committing. attempting to commit, or just having committed an offence; (b) immunity from jurisdiction, even after the termination of their mission, in respect of acts, including words spoken or written, performed by them in their official capacity and within the limits of their authority; this immunity shall not apply in the case of a traffic offence committed by a representative of a Member State nor in the case of damage caused by a vehicle belonging to or driven by such a person; (c) inviolability for all their official papers and documents; (d) exemption from all measures restricting aliens' entry and from aliens' registration formalities; (e) the same customs facilities as regards their personal luggage and the same privileges in respect of currency and exchange regulations as are accorded to the representatives of foreign Governments on temporary official missions. ARTICLE 9