Common use of Staff Members of the Academy Clause in Contracts

Staff Members of the Academy. (1) Staff members of the Academy shall enjoy, within and with respect to the Republic of Austria, the following privileges and immunities: a) immunity from jurisdiction in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in their official capacity; this immunity shall continue to apply even after the persons concerned have ceased to be staff members of the Academy; b) immunity from the seizure of their personal and official baggage and immunity from inspection of official baggage, and, if the persons come within the scope of Article 15 and are neither Austrian citizens nor have their permanent residence in the Republic of Austria, immunity from inspection of personal baggage; c) inviolability of all official documents, data and other material; d) exemption from taxation in respect of the salaries, emoluments including allowances, remunerations, indemnities and pensions paid to them by ICPO-Interpol in connection with their service with it. This exemption shall extend also to assistance given to the families of staff members of the Academy; e) exemption from any form of taxation on income derived by them and by members of their families forming part of their household from sources outside the Republic of Austria; f) exemption from inheritance and gift taxes, except with respect to immovable property located in the Republic of Austria, insofar as such arise solely from the fact that staff members of the Academy or members of their families forming part of their household reside or maintain their usual domicile in the Republic of Austria; g) exemption from immigration restrictions and from registration formalities for themselves and members of their families forming part of their household; h) freedom to acquire or maintain within the Republic of Austria foreign securities, foreign currency accounts, other movable property and, under the same conditions as Austrian nationals, immovable property; i) the right to import for personal use, free of duty and other charges, provided these are not simply charges for public utility services, and exempt from economic import prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports: i. their furniture and effects in one or more separate consignments and ii. one motor vehicle every four years; j) the same protection and repatriation facilities with respect to themselves and members of their families forming part of their household as are accorded in time of international crises to members, having comparable rank, of the staffs of chiefs of diplomatic missions accredited to the Republic of Austria; k) the opportunity for their spouses and dependent relatives living in the same household to have access to the labour market in accordance with the Austrian law on a preferential basis, provided that, insofar as they engage in gainful occupation, privileges and immunities under this Agreement shall not apply with regard to such occupation. This privilege shall be granted according to the Annex. (2) Staff members of the Academy, and the members of their families living in the same household, to whom this agreement applies, shall not be entitled to payments out of the Family Burden Equalization Fund or an instrument with equivalent objectives. This provision shall not apply to Austrian nationals, to persons of other nationality granted equivalent status by European Community legislation, or to stateless persons with permanent residence in Austria.