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the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article, the Portuguese Republic shall not discriminate based on the

nationality of Officials of the PCA or PCA Adjudicators.

(2) The privileges and immunities accorded by the Portuguese Republic to all Officials of the PCA and PCA

Adjudicators who are not nationals or permanent residents of the Portuguese Republic shall in no event include

less than:

(a) immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage;

(b) in respect of words spoken or written and acts done by them in the course of the discharge of their duties,

immunity from legal process of every kind. This immunity from legal process shall continue to be accorded, even

after the person has ceased to exercise his or her functions in connection with the PCA;

(c) inviolability for all papers and documents;

(d) for the purpose of their communications with the PCA and in relation to PCA Proceedings, the right to

use codes and to dispatch and receive papers or correspondence by courier or in sealed bags, which shall be

subject to the same privileges and immunities as diplomatic couriers and bags;

(e) the same facilities in respect of currency or exchange restrictions as are accorded to representatives of

foreign States on temporary official missions;

(f) the same immunities and facilities in respect of their personal baggage as are accorded to diplomatic

envoys;

(g) exemption from taxation on any fees, salaries, and emoluments paid to them by the PCA;

(h) immunity from national service obligations;

(i) immunity, together with the Members of their Families, from immigration restrictions and alien

registration;

(j) together with the Members of their Families, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crises

as diplomatic envoys; and

(k) the right to import free of duty their furniture and effects at the time of first taking up their post in the

Portuguese Republic.

(3) Officials of the PCA and PCA Adjudicators who are nationals or permanent residents of the Portuguese

Republic shall enjoy the following privileges, immunities and facilities that are necessary for their participation in

PCA Proceedings:

(a) immunity from personal arrest or detention or any other restriction of their liberty;

(b) immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed

by them in the course of their participation in PCA Proceedings, which immunity shall continue in perpetuity;

(c) inviolability of all papers, documents in whatever form and materials relating to their participation in PCA

Proceedings, which immunity shall continue in perpetuity;

(d) for purposes of their communications in relation to PCA Proceedings, the right to receive and send papers

and documents in whatever form by courier or in sealed bags; and

(e) exemption from taxation on any fees, salaries, and emoluments paid to them by the PCA.

Article 7 – Immunity of Personnel of the Portuguese Republic

Personnel of the Portuguese Republic shall enjoy immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or

written and any act performed by them in their official capacity in connection with the work of the PCA, which

immunity shall continue after the person has ceased to exercise his or her functions in connection with the PCA.