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Convention on the privileges and immunities of the specialized agencies
Article III Property, funds and assets
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 02-12-1948
- Redactionele toelichting
De datum van inwerkingtreding is de datum waarop de eerste Staat een akte van toetreding heeft nedergelegd.
- Bronpublicatie:
21-11-1947, Stb. 1949, J 67 (uitgifte: 04-03-1949, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
02-12-1948
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
28-12-1951, Trb. 1951, 160 (uitgifte: 01-01-1951, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Internationaal publiekrecht / Bijzondere onderwerpen
Section 4.
The specialized agencies, their property and assets, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall enjoy immunity from every form of legal process except in so far as in any particular case they have expressly waived their immunity. It is, however, understood that no waiver of immunity shall extend to any measure of execution.
Section 5.
The premises of the specialized agencies shall be inviolable. The property and assets of the specialized agencies, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation and any other form of interference, whether by executive, administrative judicial or legislative action.
Section 6.
The archives of the specialized agencies, and in general all documents belonging to them or held by them, shall be inviolable, wherever located.
Section 7.
Without being restricted by financial controls, regulations or moratoria of any kind:
- (a)
The specialized agencies may hold funds, gold or currency of any kind and operate accounts in any currency;
- (b)
The specialized agencies may freely transfer their funds, gold or currency from one country to another or within any country and convert any currency held by them into any other currency.
Section 8.
Each specialized agency shall, in exercising its rights under section 7 above, pay due regard to any representations made by the Government of any State party to this Convention in so far as it is considered without detriment to the interests of the agency.
Section 9.
The specialized agencies, their assets, income and other property shall be:
- (a)
Exempt from all direct taxes; it is understood, however, that the specialized agencies will not claim exemption from taxes which are, in fact, no more than charges for public untily services;
- (b)
Exempt from customs duties and phohibitions[lees: prohibitions] and restrictions on imports and exports in respect of articles imported by the specialized agencies for their official use; it is understood, however, that articles imported under such exemption will not be sold in the country into which they were imported except under conditions agreed to with the Government of that country;
- (c)
Exempt from duties and prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports in respect of their publications.
Section 10.
While the specialized agencies will not, as a general rule, claim exemption from excise duties and from taxes on the sale of movable and immovable property which form part of the price to be paid, nevertheless when the specialized agencies are making important purchases for official use of property on which such duties and taxes have been charged or are chargeable, States parties to this Convention will, whenever possible, make appropriate administrative arrangements for the remission or return of the amount of duty or tax.