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(a) to contract;

(b) to acquire and dispose of immovable and movable property;

(c) to institute and respond to legal proceedings; and

(d) to take such other action as may be necessary or useful for its Official Activities.

CHAPTER II

IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF THE CENTRE IN PORTUGAL

Article 4

Inviolability of the Seat and archives

1. The Seat shall be inviolable.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and subject to the power of the Centre as an

International Organization to make regulations, the laws and regulations of the Portuguese Republic shall apply

within the seat.

3. Portuguese authorities shall not be allowed to enter the premises of the Centre without prior consent from

the Secretary-General of the Centre and under the terms established by him/her, except in case of force

majeure threatening human life or endangering public safety and thus requiring immediate intervention.

4. The archives of the Centre, including any documents, data, and data carriers including servers, belonging

to or held by the Centre, shall be inviolable wherever located and by whomsoever held.

5. Instruments issued by Portuguese authorities may be served at the Seat.

6. The Portuguese authorities and the Centre shall take steps to protect the Seat and shall closely co-

operate regarding the effective security within and in the immediate vicinity outside the Seat of the Centre.

7. The Centre shall not allow its Seat to be used as a refuge for individuals avoiding being imprisoned,

detained or served in a judicial action or against whom an extradition or deportation order has been issued by

the competent authorities.

8. The Seat shall only be used for the fulfilment of the objectives and Official Activities of the Centre, as

foreseen in the Agreement Establishing the Centre.

Article 5

Immunity from Jurisdiction and Execution

1. Within the scope of its official activities, the Centre shall benefit from jurisdictional immunity and immunity

from execution, except when the Secretary-General of the Centre expressly waives those immunities.

2. The assets, property and goods of official use of the Centre in Portugal shall be exempt from search,

seizure, requisition, confiscation, expropriation or any other form of interference, whether by executive,

administrative, judicial or legislative action.

3. In the event of a request to waive immunity in a judicial proceeding instituted by a third party, the

Secretary-General of the Centre shall make a declaration either waiving or asserting the immunity within fifteen

days after the delivery of the request.

Article 6

Facilities regarding communications

The Centre shall enjoy in the territory of the Portuguese Republic, for its official communications and

correspondence, treatment not less favourable than that accorded by the Portuguese Republic to any

international organization regarding priorities, rates and taxes applicable to mail and to the various forms of

communication and correspondence.