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Article 5– Privileges and Immunities of the PCA

(1) The PCA, 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.

(2) The premises of the PCA shall be inviolable. The property and assets of the PCA, 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.

(3) The archives of the PCA, and in general all documents belonging to it or held by it, shall be inviolable

wherever located.

(4) Without being restricted by financial controls, regulations or moratoria of any kind,

(a) the PCA may hold funds, currency of any kind, or other assets and operate accounts in any currency;

and

(b) the PCA shall be free to transfer its funds, currency, and assets to, from, or within the territory of the

Portuguese Republic and to convert any currency held by it into any other currency.

(5) In exercising its rights under paragraph 4 above, the PCA shall pay due regard to any representations

made by the Portuguese Republic insofar as it is considered that effect can be given to such representations

without detriment to the interests of the PCA.

(6) The PCA, its assets, income and other property shall be:

(a) exempt from all direct taxes; it is understood, however, that the PCA 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 PCA for its official use. It is understood, however, that articles imported under such

exemption will not be sold in the State into which they were imported except under conditions agreed with the

Portuguese Republic; and

(c) exempt from customs duties and prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports in respect of its

publications.

(7) While the PCA will not, as a general rule, claim exemption from excise duties and from taxes on the sale

of movable and immovable property which form part of the price to be paid, nevertheless when the PCA is making

important purchases for official use of property on which such duties and taxes have been charged or are

chargeable, the Portuguese Republicwill, whenever possible, make appropriate administrative arrangements for

the remission or return of the amount of duty or tax.

(8) The Portuguese Republic shall permit and protect free communication on the part of the PCA for all

official purposes.

(9) The PCA shall enjoy in the territory of the Portuguese Republic for its official communications treatment

not less favourable than that accorded by the Portuguese Republic to any other State including its diplomatic

mission in the matter of priorities, rates and taxes on mails, cables, telegrams, radiograms, telephotos, telephones

and other communications; and press rates for information to the press and radio.

(10) The official correspondence of the PCA shall be inviolable. The PCA shall have the right to use codes

and to dispatch and receive its papers or correspondence by courier or in bags, which shall be subject to the

same privileges and immunities as diplomatic couriers and bags.

Article 6 – Privileges and Immunities of Officials of the PCA and PCA Adjudicators

(1) Officials of the PCA and PCA Adjudicators shall enjoy, mutatis mutandis, the same immunities and

privileges as the Portuguese Republic accords to members of diplomatic missions of comparable rank pursuant

to the 1961 Vienna Convention. In according privileges and immunities pursuant to this Article, notwithstanding