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69 | II Série A - Número: 103 | 29 de Abril de 2014

security clearance in accordance with NATO regulations and policies. The security clearance for Portuguese nationals shall be provided by the Portuguese Republic.

Article 16 Banking and currency

1. Subsequent to the Agreement, Article XIV, and the Protocol, Article 12, an Allied Headquarters may open and hold bank accounts and postal accounts, and hold and operate accounts in currencies of any kind. Such accounts shall be exempt from currency regulations applicable in the Portuguese Republic and from any national emergency measures, laws or regulations against bank or postal accounts, and accounts held by Allied Headquarters which are afforded international financing in accordance with C-M (69)22 shall be guaranteed by the Portuguese Republic within the limits foreseen by the Deposit Guarantee Fund. Equally, an Allied Headquarters may hold money and currency of all kinds and without any restrictions on conversions. An Allied Headquarters which is afforded international funding in accordance with C-M (69)22, and any accounts held by it, shall furthermore be subject to the procedures set out in NATO Financial Regulations, the management and control of the relevant Financial Controller and to audits performed by the auditor appointed for the Allied Headquarters and NATO International Board of Auditors.
2. There shall be no restrictions on the access of members and dependents to open and hold bank accounts and postal accounts in the Portuguese Republic. While the personal bank and postal accounts of members and their dependents are normally subject to the appropriate regulations governing such accounts, members, who are not Portuguese citizens or ordinarily resident in the Portuguese Republic, and their dependents shall be allowed unlimited transfers of funds to and from accounts in the Portuguese Republic; this does not exempt the financial institutions from complying with the Portuguese law concerning the prevention of the illegal use of the financial system. The Portuguese Republic may request that the amounts and account information be certified by the sending State.

Article 17 Fiscal immunities and entitlements

1. The Portuguese Republic shall not derive revenue from the activities, or property of an Allied Headquarters. Pursuant to the Protocol, Article 8, and to the Agreement, Article XI, the Allied Headquarters shall enjoy exemption in the Portuguese Republic from all taxes, duties, fees, and charges. The exemptions are detailed in this Article and may be subject to further detailed implementation through mutual arrangements. The exemption does not extend to the Portuguese Republic national support unit except as envisaged in this Article and acting on behalf of or as a part of an Allied Headquarters.
2. An Allied Headquarters shall be exempt from taxes, duties, fees, and charges related to licenses or permits, irrespective of the level at which they may be levied on all its official activities, to include but not limited to:

a. The importation into and re-exportation from the Portuguese Republic of any goods as well as any other property or services, obtained under a commercial contract concluded outside the Portuguese Republic.
b. The acquisition of goods, other property, as well as services in the Portuguese Republic, including refurbishment and construction of buildings within and outside an Allied Headquarters premises in support of its functions.
c. The exportation from the Portuguese Republic by an Allied Headquarters of goods, other property, as well as services, acquisitioned in the Portuguese Republic in accordance with paragraph b. above.
d. Any turnover, funds, or income allocated or returned through the official activities of an Allied Headquarters be it as fees, charges, or donations, or interest generated on funds held by it.
e. The purchasing, ownership, registration, and operation of its official motor vehicles and trailers, including their use of roads, bridges, tunnels, ferries, and similar infrastructure.
f. Except for amounts which are no more than charges for services rendered, an Allied Headquarters shall be exempt from taxes, duties, fees, charges, and tolls in the Portuguese Republic on: