Additional Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Type of Document: Treaties
International Organization: Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization
Year: 2004
Country: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
The Protocol, concluded pursuant to Article of the Charter of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, defines the privileges and immunities of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC).
The BSEC, its property and assets, wheresoever located and by whomsoever held, shall enjoy immunity from every form of legal process except in so far as in any particular case, the Council, by its decision, has authorized the waiver of this immunity (Article 4).
The Secretary General shall cooperate at all times with the competent authorities of the Member States to facilitate the proper administration of justice, secure the observance of police regulations and prevent the occurrence
of any abuse in connection with the privileges, immunities, exemptions and facilities enumerated in the present Protocol (Article 3).
The Staff of the Secretariat shall be immune from jurisdiction in respect of words spoken or written and all
acts performed by them in their official capacity and within the limit of their authority (Article 16). The Secretary General and his Deputies shall be accorded in respect of themselves, spouses and relatives dependent on them the privileges and immunities, exemptions and facilities accorded to diplomatic agents in accordance with the
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961 (Article 17).
The Council shall have the right and the duty to waive the immunity of any member of the Directorial and Professional staff 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 BSEC upon the information provided by the Secretary General.The Secretary General shall have the right and the duty to waive the immunity of any member of the Supportive staff in any case where, in his opinion, the immunity would impede the course of justice and can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the BSEC (Article 19).