Agreement on the Headquarters, privileges and immunities of the International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco

The Agreement, concluded between Monaco and the International Hydrographic Organization, establishes the Headquarters of the Organization in Monaco and regulates its legal status, privileges and immunities in the Host Country.

The Government of H.S.H. the Prince of Monaco recognizes the legal personality of the Organization (Article 1).

The Organization shall enjoy immunity from legal process except in so far as in any particular case the Organization has expressly waived immunity, the waiver being notified by the Secretary-General or a person acting on his behalf (Article 5).

The Personnel of the Organization shall be accorded immunity from judicial process, even after termination of their duties, for all acts, including words spoken and written, done by them in the performance of their official duties within the scope of their responsibility. Such immunity shall not apply in the case of infringement by an official of the regulations governing the circulation of motor vehicles or of damage caused by a motor vehicle owned or driven by him (Article 12). The Secretary-General or, in his absence, a person acting on his behalf, or, in the case of representatives at the Assembly or at the Council, the Government of the State concerned, shall have the right and the duty to waive such immunities when they consider that such immunities will impede the course of justice and when this can be done without prejudice to the interests of the Organization (Article 13).