Common use of Officials Clause in Contracts

Officials. Section 1. The Bureau or the General Secretary as its duly authorized representative, shall from time to time communicate to the Government of Denmark the names of those officials to whom the provisions of this Article and Article IX shall apply. (1) Officials of the Organization, irrespective of nationality, shall: (a) be immune from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in their official capacity; this immunity shall not apply, however, in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by a staff member of the Organization, nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by a staff member; (b) be exempt from taxation in respect of the salaries and emoluments paid to them by the Organization. (2) Moreover those who are not of Danish nationality shall: (a) be immune, together with their spouses and relatives dependent on them, from immigration restrictions and aliens' registration formalities; (b) be accorded the same privileges in respect of exchange facilities as are accorded to officials of comparable rank of diplomatic missions to Denmark; (c) be given, together with their spouses and relatives dependent on them, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crises as officials of comparable rank of diplomatic missions; (d) have the right to import free of duty their furniture and effects at the latest within a period of three years upon their definitive appointment to their post in Denmark, as well as certain products intended for personal consumption (food products, drinks, etc.) in accordance with a list to be approved by the Government of Denmark; (e) have the right, once every three years to import free of customs and excise duties a motor vehicle, it being understood that permission to sell or dispose of the vehicle in the open market will normally be granted two years after its importation only. It is Section 3. further understood that customs duties will become payable in the event of the sale or disposal of such motor vehicle within three years after its importation to a person not entitled to this exemption.