Article 18 Privileges, immunities and facilities of staff

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a)

immunity from personal arrest or detention or any other restriction of their liberty and from inspection or seizure of their official baggage;

b)

immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in their official capacity, which immunity shall continue to be accorded even after termination of their employment with the Tribunal;

c)

inviolability of all official papers, documents in whatever form and materials;

d)

exemption from taxation on salaries, emoluments and allowances paid to them in respect of their employment with the Tribunal;

e)

exemption from national service obligations;

f)

together with members of their family forming part of their household, exemption from immigration restrictions and alien registration;

g)

the same privileges in respect of currency and exchange facilities as are accorded to the officials of comparable rank of diplomatic missions established in the host State;

h)

together with members of their family forming part of their household, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crisis as are accorded to diplomatic agents under the Vienna Convention;

i)

the right to import free of duties and taxes, except payments for services, their furniture and effects at the time of first taking up their post in the host State, and to re-export their furniture and effects free of duties and taxes to their country of permanent residence.

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immunity from personal arrest or detention or any other restriction of their liberty;

b)

immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in the performance of their functions for the Tribunal, which immunity shall continue to be accorded even after they have ceased to perform their functions for the Tribunal;

c)

inviolability of all papers, documents in whatever form and materials relating to the performance of their functions for the Tribunal;

d)

exemption from taxation on salaries, emoluments and allowances paid to them in respect of their employment with the Tribunal;

e)

for the purposes of their communications with the Tribunal the right to receive and send papers in whatever form;

f)

the right to import free of duties and taxes, except payments for services, their furniture and effects at the time of first taking up their post in the host State.

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