S.I. No. 141/1974 - European University Institute (Designation of Organisation and Immunities of Organisation and Its Officers and Servants) Order, 1974.

1. The provisions of this Protocol shall be applied in a spirit of close co-operation by the Principal of the Institute and the competent authorities of the Contracting States in order to facilitate, while respecting the independence of the Institute, the proper administration of justice, the application of social legislation, police, safety or public health regulations and to prevent any abuse of the privileges, immunities and facilities provided for in this Protocol. The procedure for co-operation mentioned in this paragraph may be laid down in the supplementary agreements provided for in Article 20.

2. The name, position and address of the persons benefiting from the provisions of Articles 9 to 12 and the arrangements for them shall be communicated from time to time to the Governments of the Contracting States.

ARTICLE 20.

Supplementary agreements may be concluded between the Institute and one or more Contracting States for the purpose of implementing and applying this Protocol. The High Council shall, acting unanimously, take decisions concerning the application of this Article.

ARTICLE 21.

The provisions of Article 29 of the Convention shall apply to disputes concerning this Protocol.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 20th day

of June, 1974.

LIAM COSGRAVE,

Taoiseach.

3. The competent authorities referred to in paragraph 2 shall be

— the Contracting States, as regards their representatives meeting in the High Council of the Institute;

— the Institute of the European Communities, as regards the representative of the European Communities taking part in the meetings of the High Council of the Institute;

— the High Council of the Institute, as regards the Principal and the Secretary;

— the Principal of the Institute as regards members of the teaching staff and other members of staff of the Institute.

ARTICLE 15.

This Protocol shall in no way affect the right of each Contracting State to take all precautionary measures necessary in the interests of its security.

ARTICLE 16.

No Contracting State is obliged to accord the privileges and immunities referred to in Articles 7, Article 9 (

c

) and (

d

) and Article 10 to its own nationals and permanent residents.

ARTICLE 17.

For the purposes of this Protocol, the official activities of the Institute include its administrative functioning and its teaching and research activities in pursuance of the purposes set out in the Convention setting up a European University Institute.

ARTICLE 18.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 9 (1) (

d

), no exemption shall be accorded in respect of goods for the personal benefit of the staff of the Institute.

Goods imported or acquired under this Protocol shall not be sold, given away or hired out except under the conditions laid down by the Governments of the States which have granted exemptions.

ARTICLE 19.

S.I. No. 141 of 1974.

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE (DESIGNATION OF ORGANISATION AND IMMUNITIES OF ORGANISATION AND ITS OFFICERS AND SERVANTS) ORDER, 1974.

WHEREAS it is enacted by

section 40

(1) of the

Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act, 1967

(No. 8 of 1967), that the Government may by order designate an international organisation of which the State or the Government is or intends to become a member to be an organisation to which Part VIII of that Act applies

AND WHEREAS the European University Institute is an organisation such as aforesaid

NOW the Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 40 of the said

Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act, 1967

, hereby order as follows