Art. 9 Protocol inzake de voorrechten en immuniteiten van de Europese Organisatie voor Kernfysisch Onderzoek 2004 — Privileges and immunities of the States representatives

1. The representatives of the States Parties to this Protocol shall enjoy, in the exercise of their functions and in the course of journeys to and from the place of meetings of the Organization, the following privileges and immunities: immunity from personal arrest, detention and seizure of their personal effects; immunity from legal process, even after the termination of their mission, in respect of acts, including words spoken or written, done by them in the exercise of their functions; this immunity shall not apply, however, in the case of a motor vehicle offence committed by a representative of a State Party to this Protocol, nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by her or him; inviolability of all official documents in whatever form held; the right to use codes and to receive documents and correspondence by courier or sealed luggage; for them and their spouses, exemption from all measures restricting entry and aliens' registration formalities; the same facilities concerning currency and exchange regulations as those granted to the representatives of foreign Governments on temporary official missions; the same customs facilities as regards their personal luggage as those granted to diplomatic agents. 2. No State Party to this Protocol shall be obliged to accord the privileges and immunities set out in 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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