Zakon o ratifikaciji Konvencije o ustanovitvi Evropske vesoljske agencije (MKEVA)

Na podlagi druge alinee prvega odstavka 107. člena in prvega odstavka 91. člena Ustave Republike Slovenije izdajam U K A Z o razglasitvi Zakona o ratifikaciji Konvencije o ustanovitvi Evropske vesoljske agencije (MKEVA) Razglašam Zakon o ratifikaciji Konvencije o ustanovitvi Evropske vesoljske agencije (MKEVA), ki ga je sprejel Državni zbor Republike Slovenije na seji dne 23. oktobra 2024.

Št. 003-02-1/2024-211 Ljubljana, dne 31. oktobra 2024 Nataša Pirc Musar predsednica Republike Slovenije Z A K O N O RATIFIKACIJI KONVENCIJE O USTANOVITVI EVROPSKE VESOLJSKE AGENCIJE (MKEVA)

1. člen

Ratificira se Konvencija o ustanovitvi Evropske vesoljske agencije, sestavljena v Parizu 30. maja 1975.

2. členKonvencija1 se v izvirniku v angleškem jeziku in prevodu v slovenskem jeziku glasi:

1 Besedilo konvencije v francoskem, italijanskem, nemškem, nizozemskem, španskem in švedskem jeziku je na vpogled v Sektorju za mednarodno pravo Ministrstva za zunanje in evropske zadeve.

Convention for the establishment of a European Space Agency The States parties to this Convention, CONSIDERING that the magnitude of the human, technical and financial resources required for activities in the space field is such that these resources lie beyond the means of any single European country, CONSIDERING the Resolution adopted by the European Space Conference on 20 December 1972 and confirmed by the European Space Conference on 31 July 1973, which decided that a new organisation, called the ‘European Space Agency’, would be formed out of the European Space Research Organisation and the European Organisation for the Development and Construction of Space Vehicle Launchers, and that the aim would be to integrate the European national space programmes into a European space programme as far and as fast as reasonably possible, DESIRING to pursue and to strengthen European cooperation, for exclusively peaceful purposes, in space research and technology and their space applications, with a view to their being used for scientific purposes and for operational space applications systems, DESIRING, in order to achieve these aims, to establish a single European space organisation to increase the efficiency of the total of European space efforts by making better use of the resources at present devoted to space and to define a European space programme for exclusively peaceful purposes, HAVE AGREED as follows:

Article I ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AGENCY 1. A European organisation, called the ‘European Space Agency’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agency’, is hereby established.

Article II PURPOSE The purpose of the Agency shall be to provide for and to promote, for exclusively peaceful purposes, cooperation among European States in space research and technology and their space applications, with a view to their being used for scientific purposes and for operational space applications systems: a. by elaborating and implementing a long-term European space policy, by recommending space objectives to the Member States, and by concerting the policies of the Member States with respect to other national and international organisations and institutions; b. by elaborating and implementing activities and programmes in the space field; c. by coordinating the European space programme and national programmes, and by integrating the latter progressively and as completely as possible into the European space programme, in particular as regards the development of applications satellites; d. by elaborating and implementing the industrial policy appropriate to its programme and by recommending a coherent industrial policy to the Member States.

Article III INFORMATION AND DATA 1. Member States and the Agency shall facilitate the exchange of scientific and technical information pertaining to the fields of space research and technology and their space applications, provided that a Member State shall not be required to communicate any information obtained outside the Agency if it considers that such communication would be inconsistent with the interests of its own security or its own agreements with third parties, or the conditions under which such information has been obtained.

Article IV EXCHANGE OF PERSONS Member States shall facilitate the exchange of persons concerned with work within the competence of the Agency, consistent with the application to any person of their laws and regulations relating to entry into, stay in, or departure from, their territories.

Article V ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES 1. The activities of the Agency shall include mandatory activities, in which all Member States participate, and optional activities, in which all Member States participate apart from those that formally declare themselves not interested in participating therein. a. With respect to the mandatory activities, the Agency shall: i. ensure the execution of basic activities, such as education, documentation, studies of future projects and technological research work; ii. ensure the elaboration and execution of a scientific programme including satellites and other space systems; iii. collect relevant information and disseminate it to Member States, draw attention to gaps and duplication, and provide advice and assistance for the harmonisation of international and national programmes; iv. maintain regular contact with the users of space techniques and keep itself informed of their requirements. b. With respect to the optional activities, the Agency shall ensure, in accordance with the provisions of Annex III, the execution of programmes which may, in particular, include: i. the design, development, construction, launching, placing in orbit, and control of satellites and other space systems; ii. the design, development, construction, and operation of launch facilities and space transport systems.

The cost of such operational activities shall be borne by the users concerned.

Article VI FACILITIES AND SERVICES 1. For the execution of the programmes entrusted to it, the Agency: a. shall maintain the internal capability required for the preparation and supervision of its tasks and, to this end, shall establish and operate such establishments and facilities as are required for its activities; b. may enter into special arrangements for the execution of certain parts of its programmes by, or in cooperation with, national institutions of the Member States, or for the management by the Agency itself of certain national facilities.

Article VII INDUSTRIAL POLICY 1. The industrial policy which the Agency is to elaborate and apply by virtue of Article II d shall be designed in particular to: a. meet the requirements of the European space programme and the coordinated national space programmes in a cost-effective manner; b. improve the world-wide competitiveness of European industry by maintaining and developing space technology and by encouraging the rationalisation and development of an industrial structure appropriate to market requirements, making use in the first place of the existing industrial potential of all Member States; c. ensure that all Member States participate in an equitable manner, having regard to their financial contribution, in implementing the European space programme and in the associated development of space technology; in particular the Agency shall, for the execution of its programmes, grant preference to the fullest extent possible to industry in all Member States, which shall be given the maximum opportunity to participate in the work of technological interest undertaken for the Agency; d. exploit the advantages of free competitive bidding in all cases, except where this would be incompatible with other defined objectives of industrial policy.

Other objectives may be defined by the Council by a unanimous decision of all Member States.

The detailed arrangements for the attainment of these objectives shall be those set out in Annex V and in rules which shall be adopted by the Council by a two-thirds majority of all Member States and reviewed periodically.

Article VIII LAUNCHERS AND OTHER SPACE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS 1. When defining its missions, the Agency shall take into account the launchers or other space transport systems developed within the framework of its programmes, or by a Member State, or with a significant Agency contribution, and shall grant preference to their utilisation for appropriate payloads if this does not present an unreasonable disadvantage compared with other launchers or space transport means available at the envisaged time, in respect of cost, reliability and mission suitability.

Article IX USE OF FACILITIES, ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER STATES, AND SUPPLY OF PRODUCTS 1. Provided that their use for its own activities and programmes is not thereby prejudiced, the Agency shall make its facilities available, at the cost of the State concerned, to any Member State that asks to use them for its own programmes. The Council shall determine, by a two-thirds majority of all Member States, the practical arrangements under which the facilities will be made available.

The Council shall determine by a two-thirds majority of all Member States the practical arrangements under which such products will be supplied and in particular the measures to be taken by the Agency in regard to its contractors to enable the requesting Member State to obtain those products. b. This Member State may ask the Agency to state whether it considers that the prices proposed by the contractors are fair and reasonable and whether, under similar circumstances, it would consider them acceptable for the purposes of its own requirements. c. The fulfilment of the requests referred to in this paragraph shall not involve the Agency in any additional costs, and all costs resulting from such requests shall be borne by the requesting Member State.

Article X ORGANS The organs of the Agency shall be the Council, and the Director General assisted by a staff.

Article XI THE COUNCIL 1. The Council shall be composed of representatives of the Member States.

m. take all other measures necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose of the Agency within the framework of this Convention.

Article XII DIRECTOR GENERAL AND STAFF 1. a. The Council shall, by a two-thirds majority of all Member States, appoint a Director General for a defined period and may, by the same majority, terminate his appointment. b. The Director General shall be the chief executive officer of the Agency and its legal representative. He shall take all measures necessary for the management of the Agency, the execution of its programmes, the implementation of its policy and the fulfilment of its purpose, in accordance with the directives issued by the Council. He shall have authority over the establishments of the Agency. He shall, in regard to the financial administration of the Agency, act in accordance with the provisions of Annex II. He shall make an annual report to the Council, and this report shall be published. He may also submit proposals concerning activities and programmes as well as measures designed to ensure the fulfilment of the Agency’s purpose. He attends meetings of the Agency without the right to vote. c. The Council may postpone the appointment of the Director General for such period as it considers necessary either upon the entry into force of this Convention or in the event of a subsequent vacancy. In this event, it shall appoint a person to act in his place, who shall have such powers and responsibilities as the Council may determine.

Article XIII FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS 1. Each Member State shall contribute to the costs of the activities and programme referred to in Article V, 1 a and, in accordance with Annex II, to the common costs of the Agency, in accordance with a scale adopted by the Council, by a two-thirds majority of all Member States, either every three years at the time of the review referred to in Article XI, 5 a (iii), or whenever the Council, by a unanimous vote of all Member States, decides to establish a new scale. The scale of contributions shall be based on the average national income of each Member State for the three latest years for which statistics are available. Nevertheless, a. no Member State shall be required to pay contributions in excess of twenty-five percent of the total amount of contributions assessed by the Council to meet these costs; b. the Council may, by a two-thirds majority of all Member States, decide in the light of any special circumstances of a Member State to reduce its contribution for a limited period. In particular, when the annual per capita income of a Member State is less than an amount to be decided by the Council by the same majority, this shall be considered as a special circumstance within the meaning of this provision.

Article XIV COOPERATION 1. The Agency may, upon decisions of the Council taken by unanimous votes of all Member States, cooperate with other international organisations and institutions and with Governments, organisations and institutions of non-member States, and conclude agreements with them to this effect.

Article XV LEGAL STATUS, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES 1. The Agency shall have legal personality.

Article XVI AMENDMENTS 1. The Council may recommend to Member States amendments to this Convention and to Annex I thereto. Any Member State that wishes to propose an amendment shall notify the Director General thereof. The Director General shall inform the Member States of any amendment so notified at least three months before it is discussed by the Council.

Article XVII DISPUTES 1. Any dispute between two or more Member States, or between any of them and the Agency, concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention or its Annexes, and likewise any dispute referred to in Article XXVI of Annex I, which is not settled by or through the Council, shall, at the request of any party to the dispute, be submitted to arbitration.

Article XVIII NON-FULFILMENT OF OBLIGATIONS Any Member State which fails to fulfil its obligations under this Convention shall cease to be a member of the Agency on a decision of the Council taken by a two-thirds majority of all Member States. The provisions of Article XXIV shall apply in such a case.

Article XIX CONTINUITY OF RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS On the date when this Convention enters into force, the Agency shall take over all rights and obligations of the European Space Research Organisation and of the European Organisation for the Development and Construction of Space Vehicle Launchers.

Article XX SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION 1. This Convention shall be open until 31 December 1975 for signature by the States which are members of the European Space Conference. The Annexes to this Convention shall form an integral part thereof.

Article XXI ENTRY INTO FORCE 1. This Convention shall enter into force when the following States, being members of the European Space Research Organisation or the European Organisation for the Development and Construction of Space Vehicle Launchers, have signed it and have deposited with the Government of France their instruments of ratification or acceptance: the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. For any State ratifying, accepting or acceding to this Convention after its entry into force, the Convention shall become effective on the date of deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession.

Article XXII ACCESSION 1. After the entry into force of this Convention, any State may accede thereto following a decision of the Council taken by a unanimous vote of all Member States.

Article XXIII NOTIFICATIONS The Government of France shall notify all signatory and acceding States of: a. the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession; b. the date of entry into force of this Convention and of amendments covered by Article XVI, 2; c. the denunciation of the Convention by a Member State.

Article XXIV DENUNCIATION 1. After this Convention has been in force for six years, any Member State may denounce it by notifying the Government of France, which shall notify the other Member States and the Director General. The denunciation shall take effect at the end of the financial year following that during which it was notified to the Government of France. After the denunciation has taken effect, the State concerned shall remain bound to honour its due share of the payment appropriations corresponding to approved contract authority used both under the budgets to which it was contributing for the year in which the denunciation was notified to the Government of France, and under previous budgets.

Article XXV DISSOLUTION 1. The Agency shall be dissolved if the number of Member States becomes less than five. It may be dissolved at any time by agreement between the Member States.

Article XXVI REGISTRATION Upon the entry into force of this Convention, the Government of France shall register it with the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

ANNEX I PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES Article I The Agency shall have legal personality. It shall in particular have the capacity to contract, to acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property, and to be a party to legal proceedings.

Article II Without prejudice to Articles XXII and XXIII, the buildings and premises of the Agency shall be inviolable.

Article III The archives of the Agency shall be inviolable.

Article IV 1. The Agency shall have immunity from jurisdiction and execution, except: a. to the extent that it shall, by decision of the Council, have expressly waived such immunity in a particular case; the Council has the duty to waive this immunity in all cases where reliance upon it would impede the course of justice and it can be waived without prejudicing the interests of the Agency; b. in respect of a civil action by a third party for damage arising from an accident caused by a motor vehicle belonging to, or operated on behalf of, the Agency, or in respect of a motor traffic offence involving such a vehicle; c. in respect of an enforcement of an arbitration award made under either Article XXV or Article XXVI; d. in the event of the attachment, pursuant to a decision by the judicial authorities, of the salaries and emoluments owed by the Agency to a staff member.

Article V 1. Within the scope of its official activities, the Agency, its property and income shall be exempt from direct taxes.

Article VI Goods imported or exported by the Agency or on its behalf, and strictly necessary for the exercise of its official activities, shall be exempt from all import and export duties and taxes and from all import or export prohibitions and restrictions.

Article VII 1. For the purpose of Articles V and VI, the official activities of the Agency shall include its administrative activities, including its operations in connection with the social security scheme, and activities undertaken in the field of space research and technology and their space applications in pursuance of the purpose of the Agency as defined in the Convention.

Article VIII No exemption shall be granted under Articles V or VI in respect of goods purchased or imported, or services provided, for the personal benefit of the staff members of the Agency.

Article IX 1. Goods acquired under Article V or imported under Article VI shall not be sold or given away except in accordance with conditions laid down by the Member States which have granted exemptions.

Article X The circulation of publications and other information material sent by or to the Agency shall not be restricted in any way.

Article XI The Agency may receive and hold any kind of funds, currency, cash or securities; it may dispose of them freely for any purpose provided for in the Convention and hold accounts in any currency to the extent required to meet its obligations.

Article XII 1. For its official communications and the transfer of all its documents, the Agency shall enjoy treatment not less favourable than that accorded by each Member State to other international organisations.

Article XIII Member States shall take all appropriate measures to facilitate the entry into, stay in, or departure from their territories of staff members of the Agency.

Article XIV 1. Representatives of Member States shall, while exercising their functions and in the course of their journeys to and from the place of meeting, enjoy the following privileges and immunities: a. immunity from arrest and detention, and from seizure of their personal luggage; b. immunity from jurisdiction, even after the termination of their mission, in respect of acts, including words spoken and written, done by them in the exercise of their functions; this immunity shall not apply, however, in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by a representative of a Member State, nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by him; c. inviolability for all their official papers and documents; d. the right to use codes and to receive documents or correspondence by special courier or sealed bag; e. exemption for themselves and their spouses from all measures restricting entry and from aliens’ registration formalities; f. the same facilities in the matter of currency and exchange control as are accorded to the representatives of foreign governments on temporary official missions; g. the same customs facilities as regards their personal luggage as are accorded to diplomatic agents.

Article XV In addition to the privileges and immunities provided for in Article XVI, the Director General of the Agency and, when the office is vacant, the person appointed to act in his place, shall enjoy the privileges and immunities to which diplomatic agents of comparable rank are entitled.

Article XVI The staff members of the Agency: a. shall have, even after they have left the service of the Agency, immunity from jurisdiction in respect of acts, including words written and spoken, done by them in the exercise of their functions; this immunity shall not apply, however, in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by a staff member of the Agency, nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by him; b. shall be exempt from all obligations in respect of military service; c. shall enjoy inviolability for all their official papers and documents; d. shall enjoy the same facilities as regards exemption from all measures restricting immigration and governing aliens’ registration as are normally accorded to staff members of international organisations, and members of their families forming part of their households shall enjoy the same facilities; e. shall enjoy the same privileges in respect of exchange regulations as are normally accorded to staff members of international organisations; f. shall, in time of international crisis, enjoy the same facilities as to repatriation as diplomatic agents, and the members of their families forming part of their households shall enjoy the same facilities; g. shall have the right to import duty-free their furniture and personal effects at the time of first taking up their post in the Member State concerned, and the right on the termination of their functions in that Member State to export free of duty their furniture and personal effects, subject, in both cases, to the conditions considered necessary by the Member State on whose territory the right is exercised.

Article XVII Experts other than the staff members referred to in Article XVI, in the exercise of their functions in connection with the Agency or in carrying out missions for the Agency, shall enjoy the following privileges and immunities, to the extent that these are necessary for the exercise of their functions, including during journeys made in the exercise of their functions and in the course of such missions: a. immunity from jurisdiction in respect of acts, including words written and spoken, done by them in the exercise of their functions, except in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by an expert, or in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by him; experts shall continue to enjoy this immunity after they have ceased to be employed by the Agency; b. inviolability for all their official papers and documents; c. the same facilities as regards monetary and exchange regulations and as regards their personal luggage as are accorded to the officials of foreign governments on temporary official missions.

Article XVIII 1. Subject to the conditions and following the procedure laid down by the Council, the Director General and the staff members of the Agency shall be subject to a tax, for the benefit of the Agency, on salaries and emoluments paid by the Agency. Such salaries and emoluments shall be exempt from national income tax; but the Member States shall retain the right to take these salaries and emoluments into account for the purpose of assessing the amount of taxation to be applied to income from other sources.

Article XIX Articles XVI and XVIII shall apply to all categories of staff members to which the Staff Regulations of the Agency apply. The Council shall decide the categories of experts to which Article XVII shall apply. The names, titles and addresses of the staff members and experts referred to in the present Article shall be communicated from time to time to the Member States.

Article XX In the event that it establishes its own social security scheme, the Agency, its Director General and staff members shall be exempt from all compulsory contributions to national social security bodies, subject to agreements concluded with the Member States in accordance with Article XXVIII.

Article XXI 1. The privileges and immunities provided for in this Annex are not granted to the Director General, staff members and experts of the Agency for their personal advantage. They are provided solely to ensure, in all circumstances, the unimpeded functioning of the Agency and the complete independence of the persons to whom they are accorded.

Article XXII 1. The Agency shall cooperate at all times with the competent authorities of Member States in order to facilitate the proper administration of justice, to ensure the observance of police regulations and regulations concerning the handling of explosives and inflammable material, public health, labour inspection or other similar national legislation, and to prevent any abuse of the privileges, immunities and facilities provided for in this Annex.

Article XXIII Each Member State shall retain the right to take all precautionary measures in the interests of its security.

Article XXIV No Member State shall be obliged to accord the privileges and immunities referred to in Articles XIV, XV, XVI b, e and g and XVII c, to its own nationals or persons who, at the moment of taking up their duties in that Member State, are permanent residents thereof.

Article XXV 1. When concluding written contracts, other than those concluded in accordance with the Staff Regulations, the Agency shall provide for arbitration. The arbitration clause or the special arbitration agreement concluded to this end shall specify the law applicable and the country where the arbitrators sit. The arbitration procedure shall be that of that country.

Article XXVI Any Member State may submit to the international Arbitration Tribunal referred to in Article XVII of the Convention any dispute: a. arising out of damage caused by the Agency; b. involving any other non-contractual responsibility of the Agency; c. involving the Director General, a staff member or an expert of the Agency and in which the person concerned can claim immunity from jurisdiction under Articles XV, XVI a or XVII a, if this immunity is not waived in accordance with Article XXI. In such disputes where the claim for immunity from jurisdiction arises under Articles XVI a or XVII a, the responsibility of the Agency shall in such arbitration be substituted for that of the persons referred to in those Articles.

Article XXVII The Agency shall make suitable provision for the satisfactory settlement of disputes arising between the Agency and the Director General, staff members or experts in respect of their conditions of service.

Article XXVIII The Agency may, on a decision of the Council, conclude with one or more Member States complementary agreements to give effect to the provisions of this Annex as regards such State or States, and other arrangements to ensure the efficient functioning of the Agency and the safeguarding of its interests.

ANNEX II FINANCIAL PROVISIONS Article I – General principles The financial management of the Agency shall serve the purposes set out in Article II of the Convention and support the implementation of the long-term European space policy approved by the Council. The Agency shall apply internationally recognised accounting standards and follow the principles of sound financial management, economy and efficiency in the planning and management of resources, transparency, accountability and control of the use of public funds, affordability and equity in the mobilisation of Member States resources. The financial system reflects the multiyear character of the Agency’s activities and programmes. It shall be subject to efficient internal control and independent audit.

Financial planning, budgeting and accounting including Member States’ contributions shall be expressed in euro, the currency for reporting and transactions.

The financial year of the Agency shall run from the first of January to the thirty-first of December following.

Article II – Planning 1. The Director General shall establish such planning tools as deemed useful to allow the optimization of the use of the Agency’s resources, to ensure the continuous consolidation of programme implementation and the preparation of corresponding funding by Member States. Such plans include but are not limited to:

Article III – Funding 1. The Agency’s annual budgets provide Member States and other funding entities with the annual instrument by which to progressively meet their multi-annual obligations while ensuring the continuous execution of the Agency’s approved programmes and activities. They shall be the binding basis for the call-up of contributions by Members States.

Article IV – Budgets 1. The Director General shall, on the basis of the plans mentioned in Article II. 2 above, prepare and submit to the Council the following draft budgets, containing the funding requests for the following year: a. a draft general budget for the mandatory activities referred to in Article V, 1 a of the Convention; b. draft budgets associated to the general budget, if created, as foreseen in the Financial Regulations; c. draft budgets for the optional programmes referred to in Article V, 1 b of the Convention.

Article V – Treasury The Agency’s cash resources from Member States shall be managed by the Director General as a general treasury. Interest earned shall be credited to each Member State in accordance with rules established in the Financial Regulations.

Article VI – Accounting 1. The Agency’s financial and cost accounting system constitutes the main financial record of the Agency’s activities and operations. It supports the efficient management and control of the Agency’s resources through the accurate and timely recording of financial transactions and the identification and measurement of costs.

Article VII – Contributions 1. The funding for the activities and programmes foreseen in Article V of the Convention shall be met by Member States contributions assessed in accordance with Article XIII of the Convention.

Article VIII – Internal control The Director General shall implement an overall system of internal control with the purpose of monitoring performance and the achievement of objectives, assessing the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of operations and verifying their regularity and compliance with applicable rules and regulations.

Article IX – External control 1. The Agency’s accounts, its financial statements and financial management, shall be examined by an independent Audit Commission. The Council shall designate, by a two-thirds majority of all Member States, the Member States which, in rotation on an equitable basis, shall be invited to nominate auditors preferably from among their experienced audit officials, to serve on this Commission. One member of the Audit Commission shall serve as Chairman during the penultimate year of his mandate.

Article X – Financial Regulations The detailed rules for the implementation of this Annex II and of the other relevant provisions of the Convention shall be provided for in the Financial Regulations, as approved by Council.

ANNEX III OPTIONAL PROGRAMMES COVERED BY ARTICLE V, 1 b OF THE CONVENTION Article I 1. If a proposal for the carrying out of an optional programme covered by Article V, 1 b of the Convention is made, the Chairman of the Council shall communicate it to all Member States for examination.

Article II 1. The programme shall be executed in accordance with the provisions of the Convention and, unless otherwise stipulated in this Annex or in the implementing rules, with the rules and procedures in force in the Agency. Decisions of the Council shall be taken in accordance with this Annex and the implementing rules. Failing any specific provisions in this Annex or in the implementing rules, the voting rules laid down in the Convention or the rules of procedure of the Council shall apply.

Article III 1. If the programme includes a project definition phase, the participating States shall, at the end of the phase, reassess the cost of the programme. If the reassessment shows that there is a cost overrun greater than 20 % of the indicative financial envelope referred to in Article I, any participating State may withdraw from the programme. The participating States that wish, nevertheless, to continue with the programme shall consult among themselves and determine the arrangements for such continuation. They shall report accordingly to the Council, which shall take any measures that may be required.

Article IV The Agency, acting on behalf of the participating States, shall be the owner of the satellites, space systems and other items produced under the programme as well as of the facilities and equipment acquired for its execution. Any transfer of ownership shall be decided on by the Council.

Article V 1. Denunciation of the Convention by a Member State shall entail the withdrawal of that Member State from all the programmes in which it participates. Article XXIV of the Convention shall apply to the rights and obligations arising out of these programmes.

Article VI 1. The participating States may decide to discontinue a programme by a two-thirds majority of all participating States representing at least two-thirds of the contributions to the programme.

ANNEX IV INTERNATIONALISATION OF NATIONAL PROGRAMMES Article I The principal objective of the internationalisation of national programmes shall be that each Member State shall make available for participation by other Member States, within the framework of the Agency, any new civil space project which it intends to undertake, either alone or in collaboration with another Member State. With this end in view: a. each Member State shall notify to the Director General of the Agency any such project before the beginning of its phase B (project definition phase); b. the timing and content of proposals for participation in a project should make it possible for other Member States to undertake a significant share of the work involved; an early indication shall be given to the Agency of any reasons which make this impracticable and of any conditions which the initiating Member State may wish to place on the allocation of work to other Member States; c. the initiating Member State shall explain the arrangements it proposes for the technical management of the project and indicate the reasons for them; d. the initiating Member State shall use its best endeavours to accommodate all reasonable responses, subject to agreement being reached, within the time scale demanded by project decisions, on the level of the cost and the way in which the cost and work are shared; it shall subsequently submit a formal proposal under Annex III where the project is to be executed in accordance with the terms of that Annex; e. the execution of a project within the framework of the Agency shall not be excluded merely because that project has failed to attract the participation of other Member States to the extent originally proposed by the initiating Member State.

Article II Member States shall use their best endeavours to ensure that the bilateral and multilateral space projects which they undertake with non-member States do not prejudice the scientific, economic or industrial objectives of the Agency. In particular, they shall: a. inform the Agency of such projects, in so far as they judge that this would not prejudice the projects; b. discuss with the other Member States projects so communicated, with the object of establishing the scope for wider participation. If wider participation proves possible, the procedures laid down in Article I, b to e shall apply.

ANNEX V INDUSTRIAL POLICY Article I 1. In implementing the industrial policy referred to in Article VII of the Convention, the Director General shall act in conformity with the provisions of this Annex and with the directives of the Council.

Article II 1. In the placing of all contracts, the Agency shall give preference to industry and organisations of the Member States. However, within each optional programme covered by Article V, 1 b of the Convention, particular preference shall be given to industry and organisations in the participating States.

Article III 1. The Director General shall, at an early stage in the contract action and before invitations to tender are sent out, submit for the approval of the Council his proposal on the procurement policy to be followed, for any contract which either: a. has an estimated value above limits which shall be defined in the rules concerning industrial policy and which will depend on the nature of the work; or b. is, in the opinion of the Director General, not adequately covered by the rules concerning industrial policy or by additional guidelines established by the Council, or might give rise to a conflict with those rules or guidelines.

Article IV The geographical distribution of all the Agency’s contracts shall be governed by the following general rules:

Article V If, between two formal reviews, a trend is identified indicating that the overall return coefficient of any Member State is likely to be below the lower limit defined according to Article IV, 6, the Director General shall submit to the Council proposals in which the need to remedy the situation takes precedence over the Agency’s rules governing the placing of contracts.

Article VI Any decision taken on industrial policy grounds which has the effect of excluding a particular firm or organisation of a Member State from competing for the Agency’s contracts in a particular field shall require the agreement of that Member State. * * * IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned plenipotentiaries, having been duly authorised thereto, have signed this Convention.

DONE at Paris, on 30 May 1975, in the German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Swedish languages, all these texts being equally authentic, in a single original, which shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of France, which shall transmit certified copies to all signatory and acceding States.

Texts of this Convention drawn up in other official languages of the Member States of the Agency shall be authenticated by a unanimous decision of all Member States. Such texts shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of France, which shall transmit certified copies to all signatory and acceding States.

Konvencija o ustanovitvi Evropske vesoljske agencije Države pogodbenice te konvencije so se, GLEDE NA TO, da obseg potrebnih kadrovskih, tehničnih in finančnih virov za dejavnosti na področju vesolja presega zmogljivosti posamezne evropske države, OB UPOŠTEVANJU resolucije, ki jo je Evropska vesoljska konferenca sprejela 20. decembra 1972 in potrdila 31. julija 1973 in s katero je bilo določeno, da se z združitvijo Evropske organizacije za raziskovanje vesolja in Evropske organizacije za razvoj in gradnjo nosilnih vesoljskih plovil ustanovi nova organizacija z imenom »Evropska vesoljska agencija«, ter da je cilj vključitev evropskih nacionalnih vesoljskih programov v evropski vesoljski program, kolikor in kakor hitro je to razumno mogoče, V ŽELJI, da se izključno za miroljubne namene vzpostavi in krepi evropsko sodelovanje pri vesoljskih raziskavah in tehnologiji ter njihovi uporabi v vesolju s ciljem, da se uporabijo v znanstvene namene in za operativne vesoljske namenske sisteme, V ŽELJI, da se za doseganje teh ciljev ustanovi skupna evropska vesoljska organizacija, ki bo z boljšo uporabo virov, zdaj namenjenih za vesolje, povečala učinkovitost vseh evropskih prizadevanj v vesolju in opredelila evropski vesoljski program za izključno miroljubne namene, DOGOVORILE:

I. člen USTANOVITEV AGENCIJE 1. Ustanovi se evropska organizacija z imenom »Evropska vesoljska agencija«, v nadaljevanju: agencija.

II. člen NAMEN Namen agencije je, da izključno v miroljubne namene zagotavlja in spodbuja sodelovanje med evropskimi državami na področju vesoljskih raziskav in tehnologije ter njihove uporabe v vesolju s ciljem, da se uporabijo v znanstvene namene in za operativne vesoljske sisteme za aplikacije, tako da: a. pripravlja in izvaja dolgoročno evropsko vesoljsko politiko in priporoča vesoljske cilje državam članicam ter usklajuje politike držav članic glede na druge nacionalne in mednarodne organizacije in institucije; b. pripravlja in izvaja dejavnosti in programe na področju vesolja; c. usklajuje evropski vesoljski program in nacionalne programe ter jih postopno in čim bolj celovito vključuje v evropski vesoljski program, zlasti glede razvoja namenskih satelitov; d. pripravlja in izvaja industrijsko politiko, primerno njenemu programu, in državam članicam priporoča usklajeno industrijsko politiko.

III. člen INFORMACIJE IN PODATKI 1. Države članice in agencija omogočajo izmenjavo znanstvenih in tehničnih informacij o vesoljskih raziskavah in tehnologiji ter njihovi uporabi v vesolju pod pogojem, da državi članici ni treba sporočati informacij, ki jih je pridobila zunaj agencije, če meni, da to ni v interesu njene varnosti ali v skladu z njenimi sporazumi s tretjimi stranmi ali pogoji, pod katerimi je take informacije dobila.

IV. člen IZMENJAVA OSEB V skladu s svojimi zakoni in predpisi o vstopu na svoje ozemlje, bivanju na njem ali odhodu z njega države članice omogočajo izmenjavo oseb, ki so povezani z delom v pristojnosti agencije.

V. člen DEJAVNOSTI IN PROGRAMI 1. Dejavnosti agencije zajemajo obvezne dejavnosti, v katerih sodelujejo vse države članice, in izbirne dejavnosti, v katerih sodelujejo vse države članice, razen tistih, ki uradno izjavijo, da v njih ne želijo sodelovati. a. V zvezi z obveznimi dejavnostmi agencija: i. zagotavlja izvajanje osnovnih dejavnosti, kot so izobraževanje, dokumentiranje, študije prihodnjih projektov in tehnološko raziskovalno delo; ii. zagotavlja pripravo in izvedbo znanstvenega programa, vključno s sateliti in drugimi vesoljskimi sistemi; iii. zbira ustrezne informacije in jih sporoča državam članicam, opozarja na vrzeli in podvajanje ter svetuje in pomaga pri usklajevanju mednarodnih in nacionalnih programov; iv. vzdržuje redne stike z uporabniki vesoljske tehnike in je na tekočem glede njihovih zahtev. b. Za izvajanje izbirnih dejavnosti agencija v skladu z določbami III. člena zagotovi izvajanje programov, ki lahko vključujejo zlasti: i. načrtovanje, razvoj, gradnjo, izstrelitev in umeščanje v orbito satelitov in drugih vesoljskih sistemov ter nadzor nad njimi; ii. načrtovanje, razvoj, gradnjo in delovanje izstrelitvenih objektov in naprav ter vesoljskih prevoznih sistemov.

Stroške operativnih dejavnosti krijejo zadevni uporabniki.

VI. člen OBJEKTI, NAPRAVE IN STORITVE 1. Agencija za izvajanje programov, ki so ji bili zaupani: a. vzdržuje notranje zmogljivosti, potrebne za pripravo svojih nalog in nadzor nad njimi, ter v ta namen ustanovi in upravlja enote ter objekte in naprave, ki jih potrebuje za svoje dejavnosti; b. lahko sklene posebne dogovore, da nekatere dele programov izvajajo nacionalne institucije držav članic same ali v sodelovanju z agencijo, ali da agencija upravlja nekatere nacionalne objekte in naprave.

VII. člen INDUSTRIJSKA POLITIKA 1. Industrijska politika, ki jo agencija pripravi in uporabi na podlagi pododstavka d II. člena, je namenjena predvsem za: a. izpolnjevanje zahtev evropskega vesoljskega programa in usklajenih nacionalnih vesoljskih programov na stroškovno učinkovit način; b. izboljšanje konkurenčnosti evropske industrije v svetu z ohranjanjem in razvojem vesoljske tehnologije ter s spodbujanjem racionalizacije in razvoja industrijske strukture, ki ustreza tržnim zahtevam, pri čemer se najprej uporabi obstoječi industrijski potencial vseh držav članic; c. zagotavljanje, da vse države članice glede na svoj finančni prispevek enakopravno sodelujejo pri izvajanju evropskega vesoljskega programa in pri s tem povezanem razvoju vesoljske tehnologije; zlasti agencija za izvajanje svojih programov v največji možni meri daje prednost industriji v vseh državah članicah, tej pa se v največji možni meri omogoči sodelovanje pri delu tehnološkega pomena, ki se izvaja za agencijo; d. izkoriščanje prednosti javnih razpisov v vseh primerih, razen kadar to ni združljivo z drugimi opredeljenimi cilji industrijske politike.

Svet lahko s soglasno odločitvijo vseh držav članic določi druge cilje.

Podrobnosti za doseganje teh ciljev določajo priloga V in pravila, ki jih sprejme svet z dvotretjinsko večino glasov vseh držav članic in jih redno pregleduje.

VIII. člen NOSILNE RAKETE IN DRUGI VESOLJSKI PREVOZNI SISTEMI 1. Agencija pri določanju svojih nalog upošteva nosilne rakete ali druge vesoljske prevozne sisteme, ki jih je razvila v okviru svojih programov ali jih je razvila država članica ali so bili razviti s precejšnjim prispevkom agencije, in daje prednost njihovi uporabi za ustrezen koristni tovor, razen če je to glede na stroške, zanesljivost in primernost za nalogo nerazumna pomanjkljivost v primerjavi z drugimi ob predvidenem času razpoložljivimi nosilnimi raketami ali vesoljskimi prevoznimi sredstvi.

IX. člen UPORABA OBJEKTOV IN NAPRAV, POMOČ DRŽAVAM ČLANICAM IN DOBAVA IZDELKOV 1. Agencija da svoje objekte in naprave, če to ne vpliva na njihovo uporabo za dejavnosti in programe agencije, na voljo vsaki državi članici, ki zaprosi za njihovo uporabo za svoje programe, na stroške te države. Svet z dvotretjinsko večino glasov vseh držav članic določi praktična pravila, v skladu s katerimi bodo objekti in naprave na voljo.

Svet z dvotretjinsko večino glasov vseh držav članic določi pravila, v skladu s katerimi bodo ti izdelki dobavljeni, zlasti pa ukrepe, ki jih mora sprejeti agencija v zvezi s svojimi izvajalci, da država članica prosilka lahko dobi te izdelke. b. Ta država članica lahko agencijo zaprosi, da navede, ali so po njenem mnenju cene, ki jih predlagajo izvajalci, poštene in razumne ter ali bi jih za namene svojih potreb v podobnih okoliščinah štela za sprejemljive. c. Izpolnitev zahtev iz tega odstavka agenciji ne sme povzročiti nobenih dodatnih stroškov, vse stroške, ki izhajajo iz takih zahtev, pa krije država članica prosilka.

X. člen ORGANA Organa agencije sta svet in generalni direktor, ki mu pomaga osebje.

XI. člen SVET 1. Svet sestavljajo predstavniki držav članic.

XII. člen GENERALNI DIREKTOR IN OSEBJE 1. a. Svet z dvotretjinsko večino glasov vseh držav članic imenuje generalnega direktorja za določeno obdobje in ga lahko z enako večino tudi razreši. b. Generalni direktor je izvršni direktor agencije in njen pravni zastopnik. Sprejema vse potrebne ukrepe za vodenje agencije, izvajanje njenih programov, izvajanje njene politike in uresničevanje njenega namena v skladu z navodili sveta. Pristojen je za enote agencije. V zvezi s finančnim upravljanjem agencije deluje v skladu z določbami priloge II. Svetu predloži letno poročilo, ki se javno objavi. Lahko tudi daje predloge v zvezi z dejavnostmi in programi ter ukrepi za uresničevanje namena agencije. Udeležuje se sej agencije, vendar pa nima glasovalne pravice. c. Svet lahko imenovanje generalnega direktorja odloži za obdobje, ki se mu zdi potrebno, bodisi ob začetku veljavnosti te konvencije ali kadar koli pozneje, ko to mesto ni zasedeno. V tem primeru svet imenuje osebo, ki ga nadomešča in ima pooblastila in odgovornosti, kot jih določi svet.

XIII. člen FINANČNI PRISPEVKI 1. Država članica prispeva za kritje stroškov dejavnosti in programa iz pododstavka a prvega odstavka V. člena in v skladu s prilogo II za kritje skupnih stroškov agencije v skladu z lestvico, ki jo sprejme svet z dvotretjinsko večino glasov vseh držav članic vsaka tri leta ob pregledu iz točke (iii) pododstavka a petega odstavka XI. člena, ali ko svet s soglasno odločitvijo vseh držav članic določi novo lestvico. Lestvica prispevkov temelji na povprečnem nacionalnem dohodku vsake države članice za zadnja tri leta, za katera so na voljo statistični podatki. Ne glede na to, a. nobeni državi članici ni treba plačati prispevkov, ki presegajo petindvajset odstotkov celotnega zneska prispevkov za kritje teh stroškov po oceni sveta; b. svet lahko z dvotretjinsko večino glasov vseh držav članic odloči glede na posebne okoliščine države članice, da za omejeno obdobje zniža njen prispevek. Zlasti kadar je letni dohodek države članice na prebivalca nižji od zneska, ki ga z enako večino določi svet, se to šteje za posebno okoliščino v smislu te določbe.

XIV. člen SODELOVANJE 1. Agencija lahko na podlagi odločitev sveta, sprejetih s soglasjem vseh držav članic, sodeluje z drugimi mednarodnimi organizacijami in institucijami ter vladami, organizacijami in institucijami držav nečlanic ter z njimi v ta namen sklepa sporazume.

XV. člen PRAVNI STATUS, PRIVILEGIJI IN IMUNITETE 1. Agencija je pravna oseba.

XVI. člen SPREMEMBE 1. Svet lahko državam članicam priporoči spremembe konvencije in priloge I. Država članica, ki želi predlagati spremembo, o tem uradno obvesti generalnega direktorja. Generalni direktor seznani države članice s spremembo, o kateri je bil uradno obveščen, najmanj tri mesece pred njeno obravnavo na svetu.

XVII. člen SPORI 1. Spori med dvema državama članicama ali več državami članicami ali med državo članico in agencijo glede razlage ali uporabe konvencije ali njenih prilog ter spori iz XXVI. člena priloge I, ki jih ne reši svet, se na zahtevo strani v sporu predložijo v arbitražo.

XVIII. člen NEIZPOLNJEVANJE OBVEZNOSTI Država članica, ki ne izpolnjuje obveznosti po tej konvenciji, preneha biti članica agencije na podlagi odločitve sveta, sprejete z dvotretjinsko večino glasov vseh držav članic. V takem primeru se uporabljajo določbe XXIV. člena.

XIX. člen PREVZEM PRAVIC IN OBVEZNOSTI Z dnem začetka veljavnosti konvencije agencija prevzame vse pravice in obveznosti Evropske organizacije za raziskovanje vesolja ter Evropske organizacije za razvoj in gradnjo nosilnih vesoljskih plovil.

XX. člen PODPIS IN RATIFIKACIJA 1. Konvencija je do 31. decembra 1975 na voljo za podpis državam, ki so članice Evropske vesoljske konference. Priloge k tej konvenciji so njen sestavni del.

XXI. člen ZAČETEK VELJAVNOSTI 1. Konvencija začne veljati, ko jo te države, ki so članice Evropske organizacije za raziskovanje vesolja ali Evropske organizacije za razvoj in gradnjo nosilnih vesoljskih plovil, podpišejo in pri francoski vladi deponirajo svojo listino o njeni ratifikaciji ali sprejetju: Kraljevina Belgija, Kraljevina Danska, Francoska republika, Zvezna republika Nemčija, Italijanska republika, Kraljevina Nizozemska, Španija, Kraljevina Švedska, Švicarska konfederacija ter Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske. Za državo, ki ratificira ali sprejme konvencijo ali k njej pristopi po začetku njene veljavnosti, začne konvencija veljati z dnem, ko ta država deponira svojo listino o ratifikaciji, sprejetju ali pristopu.

XXII. člen PRISTOP 1. Ko konvencija začne veljati, lahko država k njej pristopi na podlagi odločitve sveta, ki so jo soglasno sprejele vse države članice.

XXIII. člen URADNA OBVESTILA Francoska vlada vse države podpisnice in pristopnice uradno obvesti o: a. dnevu deponiranja vsake listine o ratifikaciji, sprejetju ali pristopu; b. dnevu začetka veljavnosti konvencije in sprememb iz drugega odstavka XVI. člena; c. odpovedi konvencije s strani države članice.

XXIV. člen ODPOVED 1. Potem ko je konvencija v veljavi šest let, jo država članica lahko odpove z uradnim obvestilom francoski vladi, ki nato uradno obvesti druge države članice in generalnega direktorja. Odpoved začne veljati ob koncu poslovnega leta po letu, v katerem je bila uradno obveščena francoska vlada. Ko odpoved začne veljati, je zadevna država še naprej dolžna plačevati svoj delež izdatkov za odobrena in porabljena sredstva v proračunih, h katerim je prispevala tako za leto, v katerem je bila francoska vlada uradno obveščena o njeni odpovedi, kot v prejšnjih proračunih.

XXV. člen RAZPUSTITEV 1. Agencija se razpusti, če ima manj kot pet držav članic. Države članice jo lahko kadar koli sporazumno razpustijo.

XXVI. člen REGISTRACIJA Ob začetku veljavnosti te konvencije jo francoska vlada registrira pri sekretariatu Združenih narodov v skladu s 102. členom Ustanovne listine Organizacije združenih narodov.

PRILOGA I PRIVILEGIJI IN IMUNITETE I. člen Agencija je pravna oseba. Ima predvsem sposobnost sklepati pogodbe, pridobivati premično in nepremično premoženje in razpolagati z njim ter biti stranka v sodnih postopkih.

II. člen Brez vpliva na XXII. in XXIII. člen so zgradbe in prostori agencije nedotakljivi.

III. člen Arhiv agencije je nedotakljiv.

IV. člen 1. Agencija uživa imuniteto v sodnih in izvršilnih postopkih, razen: a. kadar se z odločitvijo sveta v posamezni zadevi izrecno odreče imuniteti; svet mora to imuniteto odreči v vseh zadevah, v katerih bi ovirala sodni postopek in ki se lahko odreče brez poseganja v interese agencije; b. v zvezi s civilno tožbo, ki jo vloži tretja stran ob škodi zaradi nesreče, ki jo je povzročilo motorno vozilo, ki je v lasti agencije ali se upravlja v njenem imenu, ali v zvezi s kršitvijo cestno-prometnih predpisov, v kateri je takšno vozilo udeleženo; c. v zvezi z izvrševanjem arbitražne odločbe iz XXV. ali XXVI. člena; d. ob izvršbi na plačo in druge prejemke, ki jih agencija izplačuje uslužbencu, v skladu z odločbo sodnega organa.

V. člen 1. Pri opravljanju uradnih dejavnosti so agencija, njeno premoženje in dohodki oproščeni plačila neposrednih davkov.

VI. člen Blago, ki ga uvozi ali izvozi agencija ali je uvoženo ali izvoženo v njenem imenu in je nujno potrebno za opravljanje njenih uradnih dejavnosti, je izvzeto iz vseh uvoznih in izvoznih dajatev in davkov ter iz vseh uvoznih ali izvoznih prepovedi in omejitev.

VII. člen 1. Za namene V. in VI. člena uradne dejavnosti agencije vključujejo njeno administrativno delo, vključno z ukrepi v zvezi s sistemom socialne varnosti, in dejavnosti na področju vesoljskih raziskav in tehnologije ter njihove uporabe v vesolju pri uresničevanju namena agencije, kot ga določa konvencija.

VIII. člen Za blago, ki se kupi ali uvozi za osebno uporabo uslužbencev agencije, ali storitve, ki se zagotovijo za osebno uporabo uslužbencem agencije, ne veljajo oprostitve iz V. ali VI. člena.

IX. člen 1. Blago, pridobljeno v skladu s V. členom ali uvoženo v skladu s VI. členom, se ne sme prodati ali podariti, razen pod pogoji, ki jih določijo države članice, ki so odobrile oprostitve.

X. člen Za pošiljanje publikacij in drugega informativnega gradiva, ki ga pošilja agencija ali se pošilja agenciji, ne veljajo nobene omejitve.

XI. člen Agencija lahko dobi in ima katera koli sredstva, valuto, gotovino ali vrednostne papirje; z njimi lahko prosto razpolaga za vse s konvencijo predvidene namene in lahko ima račune v kateri koli valuti v obsegu, potrebnem za izpolnjevanje svojih obveznosti.

XII. člen 1. Agencija ima pri pošiljanju uradnih sporočil in prenosu vseh svojih dokumentov pravico do vsaj tako ugodne obravnave, kot jo posamezna država članica zagotavlja drugim mednarodnim organizacijam.

XIII. člen Države članice sprejmejo vse ustrezne ukrepe za lažji vstop uslužbencev agencije na svoje ozemlje, njihovo bivanje na njem ali njihov odhod z njega.

XIV. člen 1. Pri opravljanju svojih dolžnosti in na potovanjih na kraj srečanja ali z njega predstavniki držav članic uživajo te privilegije in imunitete: a. imuniteto pred prijetjem in odvzemom prostosti ter pred zasegom osebne prtljage; b. sodno imuniteto tudi po koncu njihove naloge v zvezi z dejanji, vključno z izrečenimi in zapisanimi besedami, ki so jih storili pri opravljanju svojih dolžnosti; vendar ta imuniteta ne velja za kršitev cestno-prometnih predpisov, ki jo stori predstavnik države članice, in ne za škodo, povzročeno z motornim vozilom, ki je v njegovi lasti ali ga je on vozil; c. nedotakljivost vseh svojih uradnih listin in dokumentov; d. pravico uporabljati šifre in prejemati dokumente ali korespondenco po posebnem kurirju ali v zapečateni pošiljki; e. oprostitev zase in soprogo ali soproga pri ukrepih omejevanja vstopa in formalnostih prijave tujcev; f. enake olajšave v zvezi z valutnim in deviznim nadzorom, kot jih imajo predstavniki tujih vlad na začasni uradni napotitvi; g. enake carinske olajšave za osebno prtljago, kot jih imajo diplomati.

XV. člen Poleg privilegijev in imunitet iz XVI. člena generalni direktor agencije, in ko njegov položaj ni zaseden, oseba, ki je bila imenovana, da ga nadomešča, uživata enake privilegije in imunitete kot diplomati primerljivega razreda.

XVI. člen Uslužbenci agencije: a. uživajo sodno imuniteto tudi po koncu svoje zaposlitve v agenciji v zvezi z dejanji, vključno z izrečenimi in zapisanimi besedami, ki so jih storili pri opravljanju svojih dolžnosti; vendar ta imuniteta ne velja za kršitev cestno-prometnih predpisov, ki jo stori uslužbenec agencije, in ne za škodo, povzročeno z motornim vozilom, ki je v njegovi lasti ali ga je on vozil; b. so oproščeni vseh obveznosti v zvezi z vojaško službo; c. uživajo nedotakljivost vseh svojih uradnih listin in dokumentov; d. skupaj s svojimi družinskimi člani, ki živijo z njimi v istem gospodinjstvu, uživajo enake olajšave, kot jih običajno uživajo uslužbenci mednarodnih organizacij, glede izvzetja iz vseh ukrepov, ki omejujejo priseljevanje in urejajo prijavo tujcev; e. uživajo enake privilegije glede deviznih predpisov, kot jih običajno uživajo uslužbenci mednarodnih organizacij; f. skupaj s svojimi družinskimi člani, ki živijo z njimi v istem gospodinjstvu, uživajo v mednarodnih krizah enake olajšave glede vračanja v domovino kot diplomati; g. imajo pravico brez carine uvoziti svoje pohištvo in osebne predmete, ko prvič začnejo službovati v zadevni državi članici, in pravico brez carine izvoziti svoje pohištvo in osebne predmete, ko prenehajo službovati v tej državi članici, vendar v obeh primerih v skladu z zahtevami, ki jih za potrebne šteje država članica, na ozemlju katere se ta pravica uresničuje.

XVII. člen Strokovnjaki, ki niso uslužbenci iz XVI. člena, pri opravljanju dolžnosti v zvezi z agencijo ali pri opravljanju nalog za agencijo uživajo te privilegije in imunitete, če so ti potrebni za opravljanje njihovih dolžnosti, vključno s potovanji, ki so del opravljanja njihovih dolžnosti, ali takšnimi nalogami: a. sodno imuniteto v zvezi z dejanji, vključno z izrečenimi in zapisanimi besedami, ki so jih storili pri opravljanju svojih dolžnosti, razen kršitve cestno-prometnih predpisov, ki jo je storil strokovnjak, ali škode, povzročene z motornim vozilom, ki je v lasti strokovnjaka ali ga je on vozil; strokovnjaki tudi po prenehanju svoje zaposlitve v agenciji še naprej uživajo to imuniteto; b. nedotakljivost vseh svojih uradnih listin in dokumentov; c. enake olajšave glede denarnih in deviznih predpisov ter osebne prtljage, kot jih uživajo predstavniki tujih vlad na začasni uradni napotitvi.

XVIII. člen 1. V skladu s pogoji in pravili postopka, ki jih določi svet, so generalni direktor in uslužbenci agencije zavezanci za plačilo davka od plače in drugih prejemkov, ki jih prejmejo od agencije, v korist agencije. Take plače in drugi prejemki so izvzeti iz davka od dohodka; vendar države članice zadržijo pravico do upoštevanja teh plač in drugih prejemkov za namene odmere zneska obdavčitve dohodka iz drugih virov.

XIX. člen Za vse skupine uslužbencev, za katere se uporabljajo kadrovski predpisi agencije, se uporabljata XVI. in XVIII. člen. Svet določi skupine strokovnjakov, za katere se uporablja XVII. člen. Imena, nazivi in naslovi uslužbencev in strokovnjakov iz tega člena se občasno sporočijo državam članicam.

XX. člen Če vzpostavi svoj sistem socialne varnosti, so agencija, njen generalni direktor in njeni uslužbenci oproščeni plačila obveznih prispevkov nacionalnim organom socialne varnosti ob upoštevanju sporazumov, sklenjenih z državami članicami v skladu z XXVIII. členom.

XXI. člen 1. Privilegiji in imunitete iz te priloge se generalnemu direktorju, uslužbencem in strokovnjakom agencije ne priznajo v njihovo osebno korist. V vseh okoliščinah so namenjeni samo za zagotavljanje nemotenega delovanja agencije in popolne neodvisnosti oseb, ki so jim priznani.

XXII. člen