Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 22 / 1968 Coll.
Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Agreement on the Status and Relief of International Economic Cooperation Organisations
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Effective from 20.08.1967
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DECLARATION
Minister for Foreign Affairs
of 31 January 1968
on the Agreement on the Status and Relief of International Economic Cooperation Organisations
On 9 September 1966, the Agreement on the Status and Relief of International Economic Cooperation Organisations was negotiated in Warsaw and the Final Act of the Conference of the Parties was signed.
On behalf of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the Agreement was signed on 28 December 1966.
The President of the Republic ratified the Agreement and the instrument of ratification was deposited with the Government of the People's Republic of Poland, the depositary of the Agreement, on 2 June 1967.
The Agreement entered into force on 20 August 1967 on the basis of Article IX thereof and entered into force on that date for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
The Czech translation of the Agreement and the Final Act of the Conference shall be announced simultaneously.
David v. r.
AGREEMENT
on the status and concessions of international sectoral economic cooperation organisations
Contracting Parties,
Desiring to help further develop the activities of international sectoral economic cooperation organisations established under the relevant international treaties and thus to promote the further development of friendly relations between States,
have decided to conclude the following Agreement:
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following expressions have the following meanings:
(a) "International Sectoral Organisation" (hereinafter referred to as "Organisation") means an organisation for economic cooperation of an interstate nature, provided that it is foreseen in its constituent act or in another document to be covered by this Agreement.
(b) "Representatives" shall mean all members of the delegations of States, including advisers and experts to attend meetings and conferences convened by the Organisation, as well as representatives of States in the Organisation.
(c) "Officials" shall mean all persons admitted to service by the Organisation and included in the list of officials sent by the Organisation to the authorities of the State of its seat and to the other Member States.
1. The organisation is a legal person under the laws of the State of its seat. The organisation shall be authorised in particular to:
(a) conclude agreements;
(b) to acquire, dispose, hire and lease assets;
(c) act before a court.
2. Property of the Organization is not subject to confiscation and administrative seizure.
3. The organisation shall be exempt from direct taxes and benefits both national and local, with the exception of salaries for the provision of municipal and other similar services.
4. The organisation shall be exempt from customs duties and restrictions on imports and exports of articles intended for service purposes.
5. The archives and documents of the Organization as well as the rooms intended for their safekeeping shall be untouchable.
1. Representatives shall be provided:
(a) the integrity of service correspondence and documents;
(b) exemption from personal transactions and direct taxes and salary benefits paid to them by the country which has sent them.
2. Representatives shall be exempt from reporting and registration. Their visa applications must be dealt with promptly.
3. The provisions of this Article shall not affect immunity granted under international law in respect of personal integrity and exemption from judicial and administrative jurisdiction for representatives of States in the Organisation in cases where they fulfil their obligations under their orders.
1. Officials shall be provided with:
(a) exemption from personal benefits and direct taxes and salary benefits paid to them by the Organisation;
(b) exemption from customs duties on articles intended for personal use, including items for equipment at first entry into the country of residence of the Organisation, as well as exemption from the authorisation procedure for the export of those articles on departure from that country.
Objects imported by officials may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions in force in the country of headquarters of the Organisation.
2. Requests for a visa to officials must be handled promptly.
The competent authorities of the State of headquarters of the Organisation shall grant relief to the Organisation, representatives and officials and shall assist them in obtaining service and residential rooms, in equipping service rooms and in providing medical care and other social and communal services in accordance with the rules applicable in the country of residence of the Organisation.
Articles III, IV and V shall apply mutatis mutandis to family members living in the common household with the persons referred to in those Articles.
The benefits referred to in this Agreement shall not be granted to persons who are citizens of or who are resident in the State of the Organisation.
This Agreement shall be open for signature by 31 December 1966. After that date, States may accede.
This Agreement shall be subject to approval in accordance with the laws of the Contracting Parties.
This Agreement shall enter into force 30 days after at least six States have deposited instruments of approval or accession.
After its entry into force, this Agreement shall enter into force for each acceding State on the date of deposit of the instrument of accession.
This Agreement shall be concluded for an unlimited period.
The agreement may be terminated. The denunciation shall enter into force for the State which made the declaration of denunciation, six months after the date of deposit of that declaration with the depositary.
The Government of the People's Republic of Poland is the depositary of this Agreement, which shall send certified copies of this Agreement to all Contracting Parties, shall notify them of all cases of signature, approval, access to, and entry into force of the Agreement.
The Agreement was negotiated in Warsaw on 9 September 1966 in one copy in Russian.
Final act
Conference on the Development of the Agreement on the Status and Relief of International Sector Organisations for Economic Cooperation
From 5 to 9 September 1966, a conference took place in Warsaw, attended by a delegation of BLR, MRLs, GDR, PLR, USSR and CSSR.
Delegations have assessed and prepared the draft Agreement on the status and concessions of international sectoral economic cooperation organisations and have agreed to submit this proposal to the competent authorities of their States.
The Conference agreed that it would be recommended to the competent authorities of the above States to notify the Government of the MRLs as soon as possible, as depositary of the Agreement establishing the Iron and PLR Cooperation Organisation, as depositary of the Agreement establishing the Organisation for Cooperation in the Rolling Bearing Industry, its consent to apply the provisions of the Agreement on the Status and Relief of International Economic Cooperation Organisations in accordance with point "and" Article I, if this Convention is approved by the Member States of those sectoral organisations and enters into force.
This Final Act was drawn up in a single copy in the Russian language.
In Warsaw, September 9, 1966.
BLR delegation
B. Manolov v. r.
Delegation of MRLs
K. Farkaš v. r.
Delegation of the GDR
S. Süss v. r.
PLR delegation
V. Zawadski v. r.
Delegation of the USSR
J. A. Ostrovský v. r.
CSSR delegation
J. Šmíkal v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 22 / 1968 Coll., on the Agreement on the Status and Relief of International Economic Cooperation Organisations |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 01.03.1968 |
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| Effective from | 20.08.1967 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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