Co-Ordination of the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and of the Specialized Agencies

A/RES/179(II)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 36 Coordination of the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies, published in 1948.

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4 documents · 1947–1948

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1948	A/RES/179(II)	Co-ordination of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies	8,048	–
1947	A/RES/179(II)[C]	Co-ordination of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies	—	–
1947	A/RES/179(II)[B]	Co-ordination of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies	—	–
1947	A/RES/179(II)[A]	Co-ordination of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies	—	–

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Privileges and Immunities Specialized Agencies Treaties (Text)

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concerned, grant such temporary deferments in the call-up of such officials as may be necessary to avoid interruption in the continuation of ess!'ntial work. Section 21 In additioa to the imm11nities and privileges specified in sections 19 and 20, the cxccu tivc head of each specialized agency, including any olf1cial acting on his behalf during his absence from duty, shall be ar'.corded in respect of himself, his spouse and minor children, the privikgcs and inm;,.u,,lics, exemptions and facilities accordrd to diplomatic envoys, in accord:mcc with international law. Section 22 Privileges and immunities are granted to officials in the interests of the specialized agencies only and not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves. Each spc-cializcd agency shall have the right and the duty to waive the immunity of any official in any case when·, in its opinion, the immunity would impede the course of justice and can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the specialized agency. Section 23 Each specialized agency shall co-operate at all times with the appropriate authorities of member States to facilitate the proper administration of justice, secure the observance of polic.e regulations and prevent the occurrence of any abuses in connexion with the privileges, immunities and facilities mentioned in this article.

Abuses of privilege Section 24 If any State party to this Convention considers that there has been an abuse of a privilege or immunity conferred by this Convention, consultations shall be held between that State and the specialized agency concerned to determine whether any such abuse has occurred and, if so, to attempt to ensure that no repetition occurs. If such consultations fail to achieve a result satisfactory to the State and the specialized agency concerned, the question whether an abuse of a privilege or immunit~• has occurred shall be submitted to the International Court of Justice in accordance with section 32. If the International Court of Justice finds that such an abuse has occurred, the State party to this Convention -affected by such abuse shall have the right, after notification to the specialized agency in question, to withhold from the specialized agency concerned the benefits of the privilege or immunity so abused.

Section 25

Representatives of members at meetings convened by specialized agencies, while exercising their functions and during their journeys to and from the place of meeting, and officials within the meaning of section 18, shall not be required by the territorial authorities to leave the country in which they are performing their functions on account of any activities by them in their official capacity. In the case, however, of abuse of privileges of residence committed by any such person in activitic~ in that country outside his official functions, he may be required to leave by the Government of that country provided that: cialisec, Jes sursis d'appcl qui pourra1ent etre neccssaires cn vuc d'cviter !'interruption d'un seivice essentiel. Section 21 Outre ks privilrgcs et immunites prcvus aux sections 19 et 20, le directeur general de chaque imtitution spt'cialisee, ainsi quc tout fonctionnaire agissant en son nom pendant son absence, tant en ce qui enfants mineurs, jouira des privileges, immunites, exemptions et facilitcs accordes, conformemcnt au droit intcrnation;il, aux envoyes diµlomatiques. Section 22 fonctionnaires uniqncmcnt clans l'intcret des institutions spccialisfrs et non pour !cur benefice personnel. Chaque institution specialisce pourra et dcvra lever l'irnmunite accordec a un fonctionnaire clans tous Jes cas ou, a son avis, cette immunite cmpecherait que justice ne soit faite et ou l'immunite peut etre levec sans porter prejudice aux interets de l'institution specialisec. Section 23 Chaque institution spccialisee collaborera en tout membres en vue de faciliter la bonne administration de la justice, d'assurer !'observation des reglements de police et d'eviter tout abus auquel pourraicnt dormer lieu lcs privileges, immunitcs et facilites enumeds au present article.

Abus des privileges Section 24 Si un Etat partie a la presente Convention estime qu'il y a eu abus d'un privilege OU d'une immunite

cialisee interessee en vue de determiner si un tel abus s'est produit et, clans !'affirmative, d'easayer d'en prevenir la repetition. Si de telles consultations n'aboutissent pas a un resultat satisfaisant pour l'Etat et !'institution spccialisee intcressee, la question de savoir s'il y a eu abus d'un privilege ou d'une immunite sera portee devant la Cour intemationale de Justice, conformement a la section 32. Si la Cour internationale de Justice constate qu'un tel abus s'est produit, l'Etat partie a la presente Convention tion a !'institution specialisee intercssee, de cesser

aurait ete fait abus. Section 25

Les representants des membres awe reunions

voyages a destination ou en provenance du lieu de tion 18, ne seront pas contraints par les autorites cent leurs fonctions en raison d'activites exercees par eux en leur qualite officielle. Toutefois, clans de residence en exerc;ant clans cc pays des activites

vernement de celui-ci, sous reserve des dispositions ci-apres:

:!. ( 1) Representatives of members, or persons who are entitled to diplomatic immunity under section 21 shall not be required to leave the country otherwise than in accordance with the diplomatic procedure applicable to diplomatic envoys accredited to that country.

(II) In the case of an official to whom section 21 is not applicable, no order to leave the country shall be issued other than with the approval of the Foreign Minister of the country in question, and such approval shall be given only after consultation with the executive head of the specialized agency concerned; and, if expulsion proceedings are taken against an official, the executive head of the specialized agency shall have the right to appear in such proceedings on behalf of the person against whom they are instituted.

I ,aisscz-passcr Section 26 Officials of the specialized agencies shall be entitled to use the United Nations lais,e::,-passcr in conformity with administrative arrangements to be concluded between the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the competent authorities of the specialized agencies, to which agencies special powers to issue laisse:c-jJasscr may he delegated. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify each State party to this Convention of each administrative arrangement so concluded.

Section 27 States parties to thi, Convention shall rccognize and accept the United Nations laissez-passer issued to officials of the specialized agencies as valid travel documents. Section 28 Applications for visas, where required, from officials of specialized agencies holding United Nations laissez-J1asser, when accompanied by a certificate that they are travelling on the business of a specialized agency, shall be dealt with as speedily as possible. In addition, such persons shall be granted facilities for speedy travel.

Section 29 Similar facilities to those specified in section 28 shall be accorded to experts and other persons who, though not the holders of United Nations laissczpasser, have a certificate that they arc travelling on the business of a specialized agency.

Section 30 The executive heads, assistant executive heads, heads of departments and other officials of a rank not lower than head of department of the specialized agencies, travelling on United Nations laissezpasser on the business of the specialized agencies, shall be granted the same facilities for travel as are accorded to officials of comparable rank in diplorr itic missions.

Settlement nf cfoputes Section 31 Each specialized agency shall make provision for appropriate modes of settlement of: sonnes jouissant de l'immunitc diplomatique aux t<'rn1es de la section 21 ne scront pas contraints de quitter le pays si cc n'cst conformemcnt a la procedure diplomatiqur applicable aux cnvoves diplornatiques accrcdites dans re pays.

II) Dans le cas d'un fonrtionnaire auquel ne s'applique pas la section 21, aucune decision d'expulsion nc sera prise sans !'approbation du Ministre des Affaircs etrangcrcs du pays en question, approbation qui ne scra donnee qu'aprcs consultation avec le dircctcur general de !'institution specialisee interessec; et si une procedure d'expulsion est engagee contre un fonctionnaire, le directeur general de !'institution specialisee aura le droit d'intcrvenir quelle la procedure est intcntfe.

Laissez-passer Sation 25 auront le droit d'utiliscr Jes laissez-passer des Nations U nics, et cc conformemcnt a des arrangements aclministratifs qui scront negocies entrc le Secn:- tairc grncral des Nations Unies et Jes autorites competentes des imtitutions spccialisccs auxquclles seront dclegucs lf's pouvoirs spcciaux de dclivrer Jes Unics notifiera a rhacun des Etats parties a la prescnte Convention lcs arrangements admini,tr.1tifs qui auront ctc conclus. S.:ction 27 fonctionnaires des institutions specialisee;; seront reconnus et aeceptes comme titre valable de voyage par lcs Etats parties a la prcsente Convention. Section 28 cessaires) cmanant de fonctionnaires des institutions specialisees titulaires de laissez-passer des Nations Unies et accompagnecs d'un certificat attestant d'une institution specialisce, devront etre examinees tes de voyage rapide scront accordees aux titulaires de ces laissez-passer. Section 29

autres personnes qui, sans etre munis d'un laissezpasser des Nations Unies, scront porteurs d'un certificat attestant qu'ils voyagcnt pour le compte d'une institution specialisee. Section 30 lisees, directeurs generaux adjoints, directeurs de departement et autres fonctionnaires d'un rang au moins cgal a celui de directeur de departement des

passer des Nations Unies, jouiront des memes facilitcs de voyage que Jes membres des missions diplollla tiquc, d'un rang comparable.

Reglement des diffcrends Section 3 I Chaque institution specialiscc devra prevoir des modes de rcglcment appropries pour:

Disputes arising out of contracts or other disa) Les differends en matiere de contrats ou autres putes of private character to which the specialized differends de droit prive clans lesquels !'institution specialisee serait partie; agency is a party;

( b) Disputes involving any official of a specialb) Les differends clans lesquels serait implique un fonctionnaire d'une institution specialisee qui, ized agency who by reason of his official posit!on e:1- joys immunity, if immunity has not been waived m du fait de sa situation officielle, jouit de l'immunite,

si cette immunite n'a pas ete levee conformement accordance with the provisions of section 22.

aux dispositions de la sc-ction 22.

Section 32 Section 32 All differences arising out of the interpretation Toute contestation portant sur !'interpretation ou !'application de la presente Convention scra portee or application of the present Convention shall be redevant la Gour internationale de Justice, a moins ferred to the International Court of Justice unless in any case it is agreed by the parties to have reque, clans un cas donne, Jes parties ne conviennent d'avoir recours a un autre mode de reglement. Si un course to another mode of settlement. If a difference arises between one of the specialized agencies on the one hand, and a member on the other hand,

lisees d'une part, et un Etat membre d'autre part, a request shall be made for an advisory opinion on un avis consultatif sur tout point de droit souleve any legal question involved in accordance with sera demande en conformite de l' Article 96 de la Article 96 of the Charter and Article 65 of the Statute of the Court and the relevant provisions of the agreements concluded between the United Nations and the specialized agency concerned. The cialisee interessee. L'avis de la Gour sera accepte opinion given by the Court shall be accepted as decisive by the parties.

Annexes and application to individual Annexes et application de la convention a chaque institution specialisee specialized agencies Section 33 Section 33 Les clauses-standard s'appliqueront a chaque In their application to each specialized agency, the standard clauses shall operate subject to any institution specialisee, sous reserve de toute modifimodifications set forth in the final ( or revised) text cation resultant du texte final ( ou revise) de !'annexe relative a cette institution, ainsi qu'il est prevu of the annex relating to that agency, as provided in sections 36 and 38.

aux sections 36 et 38. Section 34 Section 34 The provisions of the Convention in relation to Les dispositions de la Convention doivent etre interpretees a l'egard de chacune des institutions any specialized agency must be interpreted in the light of the functions with which that agency is entrusted by its constitutional instrument.

lui sont assignees par son acte organique. Section 35 Section 35 Les projets d'annexes 1 a 9 constituent des re- Draft annexes 1 to 9 are recommended to the specialized agencies named therein. In the case of any specialized agency not mentioned by name in tution specialisee qui n'est pas designee a la section section 1, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit to the agency a draft annex mettra a cette institution uu projet d'annexe rerecommended by the Economic and Social Council.

Section 36 Section 36 The final text of each annex shall be that ap- Le texte final de chaque annexe sera celui qui proved by the specialized agency in question in acaura ete approuve par l'institutlon spccialisee interessee, cortformement a sa procedure constitucordance with its constitutional procedure. A copy of the annex as approved by each specialized agency shall be transmitted by the agency in question to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and shall thereupon replace the draft referred to in section 35.

cera le projet vise a la section 35. Section 37 Section 37 La presente Convention deviendra applicable a The present Convention becomes applicable to each specialized agency when it has transmitted to une institution specialisee lorsque celle-ci aura transthe Secretary-General of the United Nations the final text of the relevant annex and has informed him that it accepts the standard clauses, as modison acceptation des clauses-standard modifiees par fied by this annex, and undertakes to give effect to !'annexe et son engagement de donner effet aux sections 8, 18, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 42 and 45 (subject sections 8, 18, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 42 et 45 (sous to any modification of section 32 which may be reserve de toutes modifications de la section 32 found necessary in order to make the final text of qu'il pourrait etre nccessaire d'apporter au texte final de !'annexe pour que celui-ci soit conforme a the annex consonant with the constitutional instrument of the agency) and any provisions of the annex l'acte organique de !'institution) ainsi qu'a toutes placing obligations on the agency. The Secretarydispositions de !'annexe qui imposent des obligations a !'institution. Le Secretaire general communiquera General shall communicate to all Members of the

United Nations and to other States members of the specialized agencies certified copies of all annexes transmitted to him under this section and of revised annexes transmitted under section 38.

Section 38 If, after the transmission of a final annex under seqion 36, any specialized agency approves any amendments thereto in accordance with its constitutional procedure, a revised annex shall be transmitted by it to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Section 39 The provisions of this Convention shall in no way limit or prejudice the privileges and immunities which have been, or may hereafter be, accorded by any State to any specialized agency by reason of the location in the territory of that State of its headquarters or regional offices. This Convention shall not be deemed to prevent the conclusion between any State party thereto and any specialized agency of supplemental agreements adjusting the provisions of this Convention or extending or curtailing the privileges and immunities thereby granted.

Section 40 It is understood that the standard clauses, as modified by the final text of an annex sent by a specialized agency to the Secretary-General of the United Nations under section 36 ( or any revised annex sent under section 38) , will be consistent with the provisions of the constitutional instrument then in force of the agency in question, and that if any amendment to that instrument is necessary for the purpose of making the constitutional instrument so consistent, such amendment will have been brought into force in accordance with the constitutional procedure of that agency before the final ( or revised) annex is transmitted.

The Convention shall not itself operate so as to abrogate, or derogate from, any provisions of the constitutional instrument of any specialized agency or any rights or obligations which the agency may otherwise have, acquire, or assume.

Final provisions Section 41 Accession to this Convention by a Member of the United Nations and (subject to section 42) by any State member of a specialized agency shall be effected by deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of an instrument of accession which shall take effect on the date of its deposit.

Section 42 Each specialized agency concerned shall communicate the text of this Convention together with the relevant annexes to those of its membcrs which are not Members of the United Nations and shall invite them to accede thereto in respect of that agency by depositing an instrument of accession to this Convention in respect thereof either with the Secretary-General of the United Nations or with the executive ht>ad of the specialized agency. a tous Jes Membres de !'Organisation des Nations tutions specialisees des copies certifiees conformes de toutes les annexes qui Jui auraient ete transmises nexes revisees transmises en vertu de la section 38. Section 38 Si une institution specialisee, apres avoir transmis le texte final d'une annexe conformement a la section 36, adopte conformement a sa procedure constitutionnelle certains amendements a cette annexe, elle transmettra le texte revise de !'annexe au Secretaire general des Nations Unies. Section 39 Les dispositions de la presente Convention ne comporteront aucune limitation et ne porteront en ete deja OU qui pourraient etre accordes par un Etat a une institution specialisee en raison de l'etablissement de son siege ou de ses bureaux regionaux ne saurait etre intcrpretee comme interdisant la specialisee d'accords additionnels tendant a l'amenagement des dispositions de la presente Convention, a !'extension OU a la limitation des privileges et immunites qu'elle accorde. Section 40 II est entendu que Jes clauses-standard modifiees institution specialiscc au Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies en vertu de la section 36 ( ou d'une annexe revisee transmise en vertu de la section 38) devront etre en harmonic avcc Jes dispositions de l'acte organique de !'institution alors en vigueur, et que s'il est necessaire d'apporter a cet dfct un amendcmcnt a cet acte, un tel amendement devra avoir ete mis en vigueur conformemcnt a la procedure constitutionndlc de !'institution avant la transmission du texte final ( ou revise) de !'annexe.

Aucune disposition de l'acte organique d'une institution specialisee, ni aucun droit ou obligation acquerir OU assumer, ne sauraient etre abroges par pas davantage y apporter de derogation.

Dispositions finales Section 41 L'adhesion a la presente Convention par un Membre de !'Organisation des Nations Unies et d'une institution specialisee s'effectuera par le depot Nations Unies d'un instrument d'adhesion qui prendra effet a la date de son depot. Section 42 Chaque institution specialisee interessee commu-

membres qui ne sont pas Membres de !'Organisation des Nations Unies; elle Jes invitera a adherer a Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies ou du directeur general de ladite institution de !'instrument d'adhesion requis.

Each State party to this Convention shall indicate in its instrument of accession the specialized agency or agencies in respect of which it undertakes to apply the provisions of this Convention. Each State party to this Convention may by a subsequent written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations undertake to apply the provisions of this Convention to one or more further specialized agencies. This notification shall take effect on the date of its receipt by the Secretary-General.

Section 44 This Convention shall enter into force for each State party to this Convention in respect of a specialized agency when it has become applicable to that agency in accordance with section 37 and the State party has undertaken to apply the provisions of the Convention to that agency in accordance with section 43. Section 45 The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all Members of the United Nations, as well as all members of the specialized agencies, and executive heads of the specialized agencies, of the deposit of each instrument of accession received under section 41 and of subsequent notifications received under section 43. The executive head of a specialized agency shall inform the Secretary- General of the United Nations and the members of the agency concerned of the deposit of any instrument of accession deposited with him under section 42.

Section 46 It is understood that, when an instrument of accession or a subsequent notification is deposited on behalf of any State, this State will be in a position under its own law to give effect to the terms of this Convention, as modified by the final texts of any annexes relating to the agencies covered by such accessions or notifications.

Section 47

Subject to the prov1S1ons of paragraph 2 and 3 of this section, each State party to this Convention undertakes to apply this Convention in respect of each specialized agency covered by its accession or subsequent notification, until such time as a revised convention or annex shall have become applicable to that agency and the said State shall have accepted the revised convention or annex. In the case of a revised annex, the acceptance of States shall be by a notification addressed to the Secretary- General of the United Nations, which shall take effect on the date of its receipt by the Secretary- General.

Each State party to this Convention, however, which is not, or has ceased to be, a member of a specialized agency, may address a written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the executive head of the agency concerned to the effect that it intends to withhold from that agency the benefits of this Convention as from a specified date, which shall not be earlier than three months from the date of receipt of the notification.

Tout Etat partie a la presente Convention designera clans son instrument d'adhesion !'institution specialisee OU Jes institutions specialisees a laquelle ou auxquelles ii s'engage a appliquer Jes dispositions de la presente Convention. Tout Etat notification ulterieure ecrite au Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies, s'engager a appliquer Jes dispositions de la presente Convention a unc OU plusieurs autres institutions specialisees. Laditc notification prendra effet a la date de sa

Section 44 La presente Convention entrera en vigueur entre tout Etat partie a ladite Convention et une institution specialisee quand elle sera devenue applicable a cettc institution conformement a la section 37 et que l'Etat partic aura pris !'engagement d'appliquer Jes dispositions de la presentc Convention a cctte institution conformement a la section 43. Section 45 tions Unies informera tous Jes Etats Membres de

depot de chaque instrument d'adhesion rec;u en vertu de la section 41, et de toutes notifications ulterieures rec;ues en vertu de la section 43. Le directeur general de chaque institution specialisee informera le Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies et Jes membres de !'institution interessee du depot de tout instrument d'adhesion depose aupres de Jui en vertu de la section 42. Section 46 II est entendu que lorsqu'un instrument d'adhesion OU une notification ulterieure sont deposes au nom d'un Etat quelconque, celui-ci doit etre en mesure d'appliquer, en vertu de son propre droit, Jes dispositions de la presente Convention telles que modifiees par Jes textes finaux de toutes annexes notifications susmentionnees. Section 47

presente Convention s'engage a appliquer ladite visee par cet Etat clans son instrument d'adhesion ou clans une notification ulterieure, jusqu'a ce qu'une Convention ou annexe revisee soit devenue accepte la Convention ou !'annexe ainsi revisee. Etats s'effectuera par une notification adressee au

general.

Cependant, tout Etat partic a la presente Convention qui n'est pas ou qui a cesse d'etre membre d'une institution specialisee peut adresser une notification ecrite au Secretaire general des Nations Unies et au directeur general de !'institution interessee pour !'informer qu'il entend cesser de Jui accorder le benefice de la presente Convention a partir d'une date determinee qui ne pourra prcceder de moins de trois mois celle de la reception de cette notification.

Each State party to this Convention may withhold the benefit of this Convention from any specialized agency which ceases to be in relationship with the United Nations.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all member States parties to this Convention of any notification transmitted to him under the provisions of this section.

Section 48 At the request of one-third of the States parties to this Convention, the Secretary-General of the United Nations will convene a conference with a view to its revision. Section 49 The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit copies of this Convention to each specialized agency and to the Government of each Member of the United Nations.

The International Labour Organisation The standard clauses shall operate in respect to the International Labour Organisation subject to the following provision:

The provisions of article V ( other than paragraph (c) of section 13) and of section 25, paragraphs 1 and 2 (I) of article VII shall extend to the employers' and workers' members of the Governing Body of the International Labour Office and their alternates and advisers, except that any waiver of the immunity of any such person member under section 16 shall be by the Governing Body.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The standard clauses shall operate in respect to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (hereinafter called "the Organization") subject to the following provisions:

Article V and section 25, paragraphs 1 and 2

( I) of article VII shall extend to the Chairman of the Council of the Organization, except that any waiver of the immunity of the Chairman under section 16 shall be by the Council of the Organization.

(i) Experts (other than officials coming within the scope of article VI) serving on committees of, or performing missions for, the Organization shall be accorded the following privileges and immunities so far as is necessary for the effective exercise of their functions, including the time spent on journeys in connexion with service on such committees or missions :

Immunity from personal arrest or seizure of their personal baggage; . ( b) Immunity from legal process of every kind m respect of words spoken or written or acts done by them in the performance of their official functions, such immunity to continue notwithstanding that the persons concerned are no longer serving

Tout Etat partie a la presente Convention peut refuser d'accorder le benefice de ladite Convention a une institution specialisee qui cesse d'etre reliee a !'Organisation des Nations Unies. formera tous Jes Etats membres parties a la presente Convention de toute notification qui lui sera transmise conformement aux dispositions de la presente section. Section 48

Unies convoquera une conference en vue de la revision de la Convention. Section 49 presente Convention a chacune des institutions spebrcs des Nations Unies.

Organisation internationale du Travail Les clauses-standard s'appliqueront a !'Organisation internationale du Travail, sous reserve de ce qui suit: scil d'administration de !'Organisation internationalc du Travail, Jeurs suppleants et conseillcrs beneficieront des dispositions de !'article V (autres que relics de la section 25, paragraphes 1 et 2 (I), de !'article VII, a cette exception pres que toute levee de l'immunite, en vertu de la section 16, d'une telle

Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l' agriculture Les clauses-standard s'appliqueront a !'Organisaculture ( ci-apres designee sous le nom de "!'Organisation"), sous reserve des dispositions suivantcs: neficiera des dispositions de !'article Vet de la section 25, paragraphe 1 et 2(1) de !'article VII, a concernant, en vertu de la section 16, sera prononcee

2. i) Les experts (autres quc Jes fonctionnaires vises a !'article VI), lorsqu'ils exerceront des fonctions aupres des commissions de !'Organisation ou

pour l'exercice effectif de leurs fonctions, y compris durant les voyages effectues a !'occasion de l'exercice de leurs fonctions aupres de ces commissions ou au cours de ces missions :

a) Immunite d'arrestation personnelle ou de saisie de leurs bagages personnels;

b) Immunite de toute poursuite judiciaire en ce qui conceme Jes actes accomplis par eux dam l'exercice de leurs fonctions officielles (y compris beneficier de ladite immunite alors meme qu'ils

n'exerceraient plus de fonctions auprb, des comon committees of, or employed on missions for, the Organization;

missions de !'Organisation ou qu'ils nc seraient plus

( c) The same facilities in rc-spcct of currency and c) Les memcs facilites en re qui conccrne lcs exchange restrictions and in respect of their perreglemcntations monetaires et de change et en ce qui concerne !curs bagages personnels que cclles sonal baggage as are arcordc<l to off1cia ls of foreign Governments on temporary official missions.

accordees aux fonrtionnaires des Gouverncments ctrangers en mission officicllc temporaire.

Privikges and immunities arc granted to the experts in the interests of the Organization and not experts clans l'interet de !'Organisation et non en vue de leur avantagc personnel. L'Organisation for the personal benefit of the individuals thempourra et devra lever l'immunite accordee a un exselves. The Organization shall h.~ve the right and the duty to v1aive the immunity of any expert in any case where in its opinion the immunity would impede the course of justice and can be ·waived withpeut ctn· lcvec sans nuire aux intercts de !'Organiout prejudice to thc intne,ts of thf' Organization.

sation.

Organisation de l'a~·iation civilc intcrnationale The International Civil Aviation Organization Les clauses-standard s'appliqueront a !'Organisa- The standard clauses shall operate in respect to tion de !'aviation civile internationalc ( c-i-apres dethe International Civil Aviation Organization(hereinafter called "the Organization") subject to the following provisions:

des dispositions suivantes:

The privileges, immunities, exemptions and l. Le benefice des privileges, immunitce,, exempfacilities referred to in section 21 of the standard clauses shal! also be accorded to the President of clauses-standard sera egalement accordc au Presithe Council of the Organization.

dent du Conscil de !'Organisation.

( i) Experts ( other than official~ coming within

2. i) Les experts (autres quc k-s fonctionnaires vises a !'article VI), :orsqu'ils excrceront des foncthe scope of article VI) serving on committees of, or performing rni,.S:ons for, the Organization shall tions aupres des commissions de !'Organisation ou be accorded the following privileges and immunities lorsqu'ils accompliront des missions pc,ur cctte dcrso far as is necessary for the effective exercise of nierc, jouiront des privileges et drs i.~mmnites citheir functions, includir;g the time spent on journeys in conne:ion with service on such committees or pour l'excrcice cffrctif de leur~ ;onctions, y compris clurant ies voyages effertue, a !'occasion de l'cxerm1ss10ns:

cice de !curs fonct:ons auprcs de ccs commi,sions ou au cours <le ces missions:

a) I unnunite d'arrestation personndlc ou de

Immunity from personal arrest or seizure of their personal baggage;

saisie de !curs bagages personnels;

( b) Immunity from legal process of every kind in b) !mmunitc de toute poursuite judiciairc en ce respect of words spoken or written or acts done by the:m in the perforrnam·e of their official fnnctions,

cice de !curs fonctions ofiicielles ( y compris !curs paroles et ecrits); Jes interesses continucront a benesuch immunity tG contim:c notv:ithst;a,cling t'iat L.1-i.c persons conccrncj ,:re no longer s,·rving Oil cornficier de ladite immunite alors meme qu'ils n'exermittecs of, or crnployrcl on missiom for, the Organiccraient plus de fonctions aupres des commissions de zation;

!'organisation ou qu'ils ne seraient plus charge:1 de

The san1e fac:litics in respect ol currency C) Les memes facilites en ce qui conccrnc lei; reand exchange restrictions ;md in rrspcct of their personal baggage as arc arcorde<l to officials of foreign Governments Oil temporary official missions;

accordees aux fonctionnaires des Gouvcrnements etrangers en mission officielle temporaire;

Inviolability of their papers and documents d) Inviolabilite de tous !curs papiers et docurelating to the work Oil which they are engaged for the Organization.

compte de !'Organisation.

In connexion with ( d) of 2 above, the prinii) Le principe enonce clans la dernierc phrase ciple containc-d in the last scntl"nce of section 12 of de la section 12 des clauses-standard scra applicable the standard clauses shall be applicable.

en cc qui concerne les dispositions de l'alinea d)

du paragraphe 2 ci-dessus.

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Privileges and immunities are granted to the experts of the Organization in the interests of aux experts clans l'interi:t de !'Organisation et non the Organization and not for the personal benefit of en vue de leur avantage personnc-1. L'Orga!li,ation pourra et dcvra lc\'er l'immunite accordec a UT' the indivi~uals themselves. The Organization shall have the nght and the duty to waive the immunity of any expert in any case where in its opinion the immunite generait !'action de la justice et qu'elle immunity would impt'de the course of justice, and peut etre levee sans nuire aux interets de !'Orgait can be waived without prejudice to the interests nisation. of the Organization.

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization The standard clauses shall operate in respect to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (hereinafter called "the Organization") subject to the following provisions:

Article V and section 25, paragraphs I and 2 (I) of article VII shall extend to the President of the Conference and members of the Executive Board of .the Organization, their substitutes and advisers except that any waiver of the immunity of any such person of the Executive Board undt>r si:ction 16 shall be by the Executive Board.

(i)

Experts (other than officials coming within the scope of article VI) serving on committees of, or performing missions for, the Organization shall be accorded the following privileges and immunities so far as is necessary for the effective exercise of their functions, including the time spent on journeys in connexion with service on such committees or missions:

Immunity from personal arrest or srizure of their personal baggage;

( b) In respect of words spoken or written or acts done by them in the perfonnance of their official functions, immunity of legal process of every kind, such immunity to continue notwithstanding that the persons concerned arc no longer serving on committees of, or employed on missions for, the Organization;

The same facilities in respect of currency and exchange restrictions and in re,pect of their personal baggage as arc accorded to officials of foreign Governm<:'nts on t<:"mporary official missions.

Privileges and immunities are granted to the experts of the Organization in the interests of the Organization and not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves. The Organization shall hav<:' the right and duty to waive the immunity of any expert in any case where in its opinion the immunity would impede the course of justice, and it can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the Organization.

The International }don,·lary Fund In their application to the International Monetary Fund (hereinaftn called "the Fund"), the standard clauses shall opr-rat<:' subject to the following provisions:

The following shall be substituted for section 9:

"(a) The Fund, its assets, property, income and its operations and transactions authorized by its articles of agreement shall be immune from all taxation and from all customs duties. The Fund shall be immune from prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports in respect of articles imported or exported for its official use and in respect of its publications. It is understood, however, that the Fund will not claim exemption from taxes which are, in fact, no more than charges for public utility services, and that articles ( other than its publications) Organisation des Nations Unics pour /'education,

Les clauses-standard s'appliqueront a !'Organisa-

"!'Organisation" J sous reserve drs dispositions suivantes:

suppleants et consrillers beneficieront des dispositions de !'article V et de la section 2:'J, paragraphe 2 (I), de !'article VII, a <Tttc exception pres que toute lcvee d'immunite ks concernant, Pn vertu dP Ja section 16, sera pronrn,cfr par k .,onseil d'administration.

i) Les cxp<'rh ( autrc·s <Jlle Jes fonctiormaircs vises a !'article VI), lorsqu 'ils ,·xprceront cks fonctions auprcs des commissions de !'Organisation ou lorsqu'ils accompliront des missions pour cctte dcr-

pour l'exercice effectif de lcurs fonctions, y compris durant les voyages efft"ctu(, l l'orcasion de l'excrcicc de kurs fonctions :111prrs cfr CTs commissions ou au eours de ,<:'s missions:

a) Immunite d'arrestation pcrsnmwlk 011 dr saisie de !curs bagagcs prrsonnds;

b) Imm11nitc de toutc poursuitc judiciaire en cc cicc de leurs fonctions oflicidks ( y compris kurs paroles et ecrits) ; ks intcrrsscs rontinunnnt a bcncficier de ladite immunite alors meme qu'ils n'exerc<:'- raient plus de functions auprt"s des commissions de !'Organisation ou qu'ils ne snaient plus charges de

roncerne !curs bagages personnels quc cellcs qui sont accordees aux fonctionnair<:'s des Gouvernemcnts ctrangers en mission officicllc temporairt>. experts dans l'interet de !'Organisation et non en vue de le11r avantage personnel. L'Organisation pourra et devra kvrr l'immunite accordee a un expert clans tous Jes c;1s 011 die cstim<:'ra que c<:'tte immunite gcncrait !'action de la justice <:'t qu'elle peut ctrc levee sans 1111irr aux intercts de !'Organisation.

Fo11d.1 monelairi? i11ll'rnationa!

Les clauses-standard s'appliqueront au Fonds monetaire intr-rnational ( ri-apres designc par Jes mots "le Fonds") sou, rrserve d<:"s dispositions suivantcs:

Le tcxtr su iv:rn t rc·mpl:tcrra la srct ion 9:

"a) Le Fonds, sc, avoirs, ses bicns, scs rrvenus aiw,i que .,,·.s op,:rations d tra11sactio1h autorisecs par son actc constitutif scront ext·mpts dr tous impots et de tous droits di': douane. I ,e Fonds scra exempt de toutcs prohibitions et restrictions d'importes ou exportl's pour son usage officid t't pour srs publications. II demeure cntendu toutefois que le Fonds ne demandera pas !'exoneration d'impots qui nr seraient pas en cxces de la simple remuneration

imported under this exemption will not be sold in the country into which they were imported except under conditions agreed to with the Government of that country. The Fund shall also be immune from the collection or payment of any tax or duty.

" ( b) No taxation of any kind shall be levied on any obligation or security issued by the Fund, including any dividend or interest thereon, by whomsoever held:

"(i) Which discriminates against such obligation or security solely because of its origin; or " (ii) If the sole jurisdictional basis for each taxation is the place or currency in which it is issued, made payable or paid, or the location of any office or place of business maintained by the Fund."

Section 32 of the standard clauses shall only apply to differences arising out of the interpretation or application of privileges and immunities which are derived by the Fund from this Convention and are not included in those which it can claim under its articles or otherwise.

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development In their application to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (hereinafter called "the Bank"), the standard clauses shall operate subject to the following provisions:

The following shall he substituted for section 4:

"Actions may be brought against the Bank only in a court of competent jurisdiction in the territories of a member in which the Bank has an office, has appointed an agent for the purpose of accepting service or notice of process, or has issued or guaranteed securities. No actions shall, however, be brought by members or persons acting for or deriving claims from members. The property and assets of the Bank shall, wheresoever located and by whomsoever held, be immune from all forms of seizure, attachment or execution before the delivery of final judgment against the Bank."

The following shall be substituted for section 9:

" (a) The Bank, its assets, property, income and its operations and transactions authorized by its articles of agreement shall be immune from all taxation and from all customs duties. The Bank shall be immune from prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports in respect of articles imported or exported for its official use and in respect of its publications. It is understood, however, that the Bank will not claim exemption from taxes which are, in fact, no more than charges for public utility services, and that articles ( other than its publications) imported under this exemption will not be sold in the country into which they were imported except under ( autres quc Jes publications du Fonds) importes en pays dans lequcl ils aurnnt ete introduits, a moins verncmcnt de ce pays. Le Fonds sera egalcment exempt de toutc obligation en ce qui concerne la perception ou le paiemcnt d'un impt,t ou d'un droit quclconquc.

"b) Aucun impot, de 4uelque nature que ce soit, ne sera pen;u sur une obligation ou unc action queldcndes ou interets de cettc action ou de cette obligation, qucls qu'en soient Jes detenteurs, si cet impot:

"i) Constituc une mesurc de discrimination contrr une tcllc action ou obligation du seul fait qu'rlk est .:misc par le Fonds; ou "ii) Si le seul fondemcnt juridique d'un tcl impot \'action ou !'obligation est emisc, rcnduc payable ou payee, ou l'cmplaccment de tout bureau ou centre de transactions quc le Fonds fait fonctionner."

La section 34 des clauses-standard s'appliquera uniqncment aux differf'nds provcnant de !'interpretation ou de !'application des dispositions relatives

ne font pas partie de cc qu'il peut revendiquer en vertu de son acte constitutif ou de toute autre disposition.

la mise en valeur Les clauses-standard s'appliqucront a la Banque valcur ( ci-apres designer sous k nom de "la Banque") sous reserve des dispositions suivantes:

l. Le textc suivant rcmplacera la section 4:

"La Banque ne pcut etre poursuivie quc dcvant un tribunal ayant juridiclion sur Jes territoires d'un Etat membre ou la Banque possedc unc succursale, ou ellc a nomme un agent en vue d'accepter des sommations ou avis de sommations, ou bien ou elle a emis ou garanti des actions. Aucune poursuitc ne personncs representant ces dits Etats membrcs ou Jes avoirs de la Banque, ou qu'ils se trouvcnt et quels qu'rn soicnt lcs detentl·urs, seront a l'abri de toute formc ck saisic, d'oppPsition on d'execution, avant rcndu."

Le tcxte suivant 1Trnplaccra la section 9:

"a) La Banque, scs avoirs, scs bicns, scs rcvenus par son acte constitutif seront exempts de tous imcxcmpte de toutes prohibitions et restrictions d'im-

cations. II demcurc entnidu toutefois que la Banque nc dcmandera pas l'cxonfaation d'impots qui ne seraient pas en execs de la simple remuneration de services d'utilitc publiquc, et quc les articles (autres quc Jes publications de la Banque) importes en franchise ne scront pa, vcndus sur k: territoire du

pays clans lequel ils auront ete introduits, a moins .2.greed to with the ( :ovnnnwnt or that country.

verncment de cc pays.

"Tlw Dank slrnl 1 1,,. ;,mnu:,e frnni thr c(lll•·c- "La Banque s, , egalemcnt c,cmptc de t tio11 ur payment o; ,,.iy l,l., or duty.

obligation en Cl'. 'lui concerne la perception ou le paiement d'un impot ou d'un droit quelconque.

" ( b) No taxation of any kind shull lw lcvil'.'d on "b) Aucun impot, de quelque nature que- et" nit, any obiigation or security issurd by t!:c Bank ( including any dividend or intrrcst thereon) hv whom- ,;orvrr held:

dendes ou interets de crttc action ou de cette nhligation, quds qu'cn soient lcs dett"ntenrs, si cet impot:

" ( i) \,Vhich discriminates against such obligation "i) Constitue une mcsurr dc discrimination or sernrity solely bcrausr it is issn<"d by the Dank; or contre une tellc action ou obligation du sc-ul fail qn'dle est emise par la Banque; ou '' (ii) lf the sole jurisdictional basis for s11ch taxa- "ii) Si le srnl fontlcmrnt juridique d'un tcl impot tion is the place or currency in which it is issued,

, q;t le lieu clans lequel, ou la devise clans laquclle, made payable or paid, or the location of any office ]'action ou !'obligation est emise, renduc payable ou or place of business maintained by the Bank.

payee, ou l'emplaccmn1t de tout bureau ou centre i de transactions que la Banque fait fonctionncr.

" ( c) No taxation of any kind shall be levied on "c) Aucun impot de quelquc nature que ce soit any obligation or security guaranteed by thc Bank nc scra pcn;u sur une obligation ou unc action quel- ( including any dividend or intcrt"st thrrrnn) by whomsoever held :

videndes ou interets de cette action ou de cette obligation), quels qu'cn soient Jes detentcurs, si cct impot:

"(i) Which discriminates against sud1 obligation "i) Constituc unc mesurc de discrimination or security solely because- it is guaranteed In· th,· ,

contre unc tclk action ou obligation du ~cul fait Hank; or qn'rlit" est garantie par la Banque; ou "(ii) If the sole jurisdictional hasis for such ta,::,- "ii) Si le scul fondement juridique d'un tel impot ,·,t l'ernplacement d'1m hurcau ou d'un centre de tion is the location of any office or plact" of l,usincs, maintained by the Bank."

tr,,rnactions que la Banque fait fonctionner."

Section 32 of the stand;ird rlausrs shall only

3. La section 32 des dauses-standard s'appliquera apply to difference-s arising out of th.-: i:itnp1Ttation uniquerr1t'nt aux difffrcnds provt"nant de !'interpreor application of privikge-s and immunities which tation ou de !'application des dispositions relatives are derived bv thr Bank from this Convention and are not included in those which it can claim under its articles or otherwise.

ne font pas partie de cc qu'elle peut revendiquer en vertu de son acte constitutif ou de toutc autre disposition.

The World Health Orgrmfration Orgauisation mondiale de la sante Les clauses-standard s'appliqueront a l'Organi- 111 their application to the 'Nnrld Health Organization (hereinafter c,,llcd ''the Organization") the s,1tion mond:ale de la sante ( ci-apres designce sous standard clauses shall operate subject to the following modifications:

sitions suivantes:

Article V and section 2J, paragraphs 1 and 2 i

( I ) of article VII shall extend to persons designa te<l conseil d'administration de !'Organisation, leurs to serve on the executive board of the Organization,

suppleants et conseillcrs bcneficieront des disposi-• their alternates and advisers, except that any waiver tions de !'article V et de la section 25, paragraphe~ of the immunity of any such persons under section 1 et 2 I), de !'article VII, a cette exception pres 16 shall be by the Board.

quc toute lc-vfr cl'immunite lcs concernant, en vertu

(i) Experts ( other than officials coming within vises a !'article VI), lorsqu'ils exerceront des foncthe scope of article VI) serving on committees of, or performing missions for, the Organization shall tions aupres des commissions de !'Organisation 011 be accorded the following privileges and immunitic'.. so far as is necessary for the effective exercise of their functions, including the time spent on journeys in connexion with service on such committees or pour l'excrcice effectif de leurs fonctions, y compris missions:

durant lcs voyages effectues a !'occasion de l'exercice de !curs fonctions aupres de ces commissions ou au cours de ces missions:

Immunity from personal arrest or seizure of a) Immunite d'arrestation pcrsonnelle ou de saitheir personal baggage;

sie de leurs bagages personnels;

( b) Immunity of legal process of every kind, in b) Immunite de toute poursuite judiciaire en ce respec_t of words spoken or written or acts done by them m the performance of their official functions cice de !curs fonctions officielles ( y compris leurs paroles et ecrits); Jes interesses continueront a bene- ,urh immunity to continue notwithstanding that th~ l'.'B

persons concerned arc no longer s<"rving on committees of, or employed on missions for, the Organization;

( c) The same facilities in respect of currency and exchange restrictions, and in respect of their personal baggag<", as are afforded to officials of forrign governments on temporary official missions:

Privileges and immunities are gr;inted to the experts of the Organization in the interests of the Organization and not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves. The Organization shall have the right and the duty to waive the immunity of any expert in any case where in its opinion the immunity would impede the course of justice and can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the Organization.

The Universal Postal Union The standard clauses shall apply without modification.

The International Telecommunications Union The standan.l danses shall apply without modification.

• pendant la premii·rt' partie de ,;a prerniCrc gcssion, rCsolu~ page.:,.,.

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ARTICLE I ARTICLE PREMIER

ARTICLE II ARTICLE II ARTICLE III ARTICLE III

ARTICLE IV ARTICLE IV

ARTICLE V ARTICLE V

ARTICLE VI ARTICLE VI 1

ARTICLE VII ARTICLE VII

ARTICLE VIII ARTICLE VIII

ARTICLE I'.',

ARTICLE IX

ARTICLE X ARTICLE X

ARTICLE XI ARTICLE XI

ANNEXES TO THE PROPOSED CONVENTION ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE SPECIAL- IZED AGENCIES ANNEX I

ANNEX II ANNEXES AU PROJET DE CONVENTION SUR LES PR!V!Ll·:GES ET 11\IMUNITES DES INSTITUTIONS SPECIALISF.ES ANNEXE I

ANNEXE II

ANNEXE III ANNEX Ill

ANNEX IV ANNEXE IV

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ANNEX VI ANNEXE VI

ANNEX VII ANNEXE VII

ANNEX vnr ANNEXE VIII ANNEXE IX ANNEX IX

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