Art. 10 Protocol inzake de voorrechten en immuniteiten van de Europese Organisatie voor Kernfysisch Onderzoek 2004 — Privileges and immunities of the officials of the Organization

1. The officials of the Organization shall enjoy immunity, even after the termination of their functions, from legal process in respect of acts, including words spoken or written done by them in the exercise of their functions and within the limits of their duties. This immunity shall not apply, however, in the case of a motor vehicle offence committed by an official of the Organization nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by her or him. 2. The officials of the Organization shall enjoy the following privileges: the right to import free of duty their furniture and personal effects at the time of taking up their appointment with the Organization in the State concerned and the right, on the termination of their functions in that State, to export free of duty their furniture and personal effects, subject, in both cases, to the conditions imposed by the laws and regulations of the State where the right is exercised; subject to the conditions and following the procedures laid down by the Council of the Organization, the officials and the Director-General of the Organization shall be subject to a tax, for the benefit of the Organization, on salaries and emoluments paid by the Organization. Such salaries and emoluments shall be exempt from national income tax; the States Parties to this Protocol shall not be obliged to exempt from income tax pensions or annuities paid by the Organization to its former officials and Directors-General in respect of their service with the Organization; for themselves and the family members forming part of their household, the same exemption from immigration restrictions and aliens' registration formalities as are normally granted to officials of international organizations; inviolability of all official documents, in whatever form held; for themselves and the family members forming part of their household, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crisis as the members of diplomatic missions; in respect of transfers of funds and currency exchange and customs facilities, the privileges generally granted to the officials of international organizations. 3. No State Party to this Protocol shall be obliged to accord the privileges and immunities referred to in paragraphs 2 a), c), e) and f) of this Article to its own nationals or to persons who, at the moment of taking up their duties in that State Party, are permanent residents thereof.

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