e) Exemption from taxes on income and complementary remuneration to be paid by the EPLORegional Branch in Portugal; however, the Portuguese Republic shall take into consideration the value of all such remuneration to estimate the taxation applied to income coming from other sources;

f) At the beginning of functions in Portugal, the officials shall be exempt from importation duties,VAT and special consumer taxes, except for costs incurred with the payment of services, relative to the importation of furniture and other personal goods they own or shall acquire within six months of changing their residence to Portugal;

g) The imported goods that are exempt from importation duties cannot be sold or otherwisealienated within one year after importation and are subject to European Union legislation on this matter.

3 — The regularisation of the status of the officials of the EPLO Regional Branch in Portugal as foreign nationals, as well their spouses or partners, dependent ascendants or descendants in direct line and first degree, as well as adoptive children in the same circumstances, is subject to the same regime applied to the members of diplomatic missions.

4 — The term ‘‘officials’’ comprises all EPLO international civil servants, including the Director, other high -rank personnel, and the Professional and General staff.

Article 15

Experts

Article 13 shall apply to experts who are not officials during the exercise of their functions while on a mission for the EPLO Regional Branch in Portugal.

Article 16

Accidents involving vehicles

There shall be no immunity from jurisdiction in case of an accident involving vehicles.

Article 17

Purpose of privileges and immunities

1 — Privileges and immunities provided by this Agreement to representatives, officials and experts are accorded not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves, but in order to safe-guard the independent exercise of their activities in connection with the work of the EPLO Regional Branch in Portugal.

2 — The EPLO Director shall have the right and the duty to waive those privileges and immunities accorded to any official or expert in any case where they would impede the proper administration of justice and can be waived without prejudice to the purpose for which they are accorded.

Article 18

Respect for the Portuguese Republic legislation

Without prejudice of their privileges and immunities, it is the duty of all persons enjoying such privileges and immunities to respect the applicable legislation of the Portuguese Republic and not to interfere in its internal affairs.

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