The Saeima has adopted and promulgated the following laws of Valstsprezident: On 14 December 1960, the Convention on the Organisation for economic cooperation and development and the agreement on the accession of the Republic of Latvia to the Convention on the Organisation for economic cooperation and development conditions article 1. 14 December 1960 a Convention on the Organisation for economic cooperation and development (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) and 2 June 2016 in Paris, signed the agreement on the accession of the Republic of Latvia to the Convention on the Organisation for economic cooperation and development terms (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty) this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. The Convention and the obligations arising from the contract are coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3. article. Convention shall enter into force for the period specified in article 16, and in the order, the contract shall take effect simultaneously with the entry into force of the Convention, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the official Edition of the "journal". 4. article. The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. With the law put a contract and the Convention in English and French and their translation into Latvian language. The Parliament adopted the law of 16 June 2016. The President r. vējonis Riga, June 29, 2016. the agreement ON the ACCESSION ofthe THETERM OF REPUBLIC OF LATVIAT CONVENTION of the ORGANISATION FOR the ECONOMICC onthe-OPERATION AND development ACCORDRELATIF AUX conditions D ' ADHÉSION DE LA République DEL LETTONIEÀ CONVENTION relative ÀL ' ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATIONE DE DÉVELOPPEMEN an economic statement BY the Government OF the REPUBLIC OF Latvia CONCERNING the acceptance BY the REPUBLIC OF Latvia OF the OBLIGATION OF MEMBERSHIP OF the ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND development 29 April 2016 the Government OF the REPUBLIC OF Latvia: Having regard to the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development of 14 December 1960 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") and to Supplementary protocols. 1 and 2 to the Convention; Having regard to article 16 of the Convention which provides that the Council may decide to invite any Government prepared to assume the obligations of membership to accede to the Convention; Having regard to the Resolution of the Council on Strengthening the OECD's Global Reach, adopted on 29 March 2013 by which Council decided to open accession discussions with the Republic of Latvia [C (2013) 58/FINAL]; Having regard to the Roadmap for the Accession of Latvia to the OECD Convention [C (2013) 123/FINAL], adopted by Council on 15 October 2013 which set out the terms, conditions and process for the accession of the Republic of Latvia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development (hereinafter referred to as "the Organisation"); States the following: a. GENERAL statement OF acceptance 1. -The Republic of Latvia shall, by deposit of its instrument of accession to the Convention, assume all the obligations of membership of the Organisation including, inter alia, the acceptance of: i) the aim of the Organisation, as set out in article 1 of the Convention as well as in the report of the OECD Committee of December 1960 Features; II) all of the undertaking and commitment set out in articles 2 and 3 of the Convention; III) Supplementary Protocol of. 1 and 2 to the Convention; all decisions, IV) of the resolution, the rules, regulations and conclusions adopted by the Organisation relating to its management and functioning including those concerning the governance of the Organisation, the financial contributions of members, other financial and budget matters, staff matters (including the judgment of the Administrative Tribunal), procedural matters, relations with non-members and classification of information; v) the financial statements of the Organisation; vi) the working methods of the Organisation;
  DÉCLARATION DU DE LA République DE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANGLAIS concernant L ' ACCEPTATION of the LA République DE ANGLAIS DES OBLIGATIONS À the LA QUALITÉ DE LIÉ in the MEMBRI DE L ' ORGANISATION DE COOPERATION ET DE DÉVELOPPEMEN 29 avril a economic 2016 the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DE LA République LE DE ANGLAIS: Vu la Convention relative à l ' Organisation de Cooperation et de Développemen economic en date du to 14 1960 décembr (ci-aprè désigné» on «la Convention») et les Protocol is the n ° 1 et 2 additionnel à cett of the Convention; VU l ' article 16 de la Convention qui prévoi que le Conseil a peu d ' the decider inviter tout prêt à assumer les Federal Government the obligation de Membri adhérer à la Convention of à; La vue du Conseil sur l ' Keyser enlargement et l ' adopté le renforcé engagement 29 mai 13, le Conseil laquell for a décidé d ' ouvrir des discussions sur l ' adhésion avec la République de Anglais [C (2013) 58/FINAL]; VU la feuille de route pour l ' adhésion de la Convention relative à la the Anglais à l ' OCD [C (2013) 123/FINAL], le Conseil a adopté le 15-13 octobr, qui a défini les modalité, les conditions d ' adhésion et la procédur de la République de Anglais à l ' the Organisation de Cooperation et de Développemen the economic (ci-aprè désigné» on «l ' Organisation»); The DÉCLAR ce qui suit: a. DÉCLARATION Générale D ' 1. ACCEPTATION de La République Anglais, dépô the assumer le de son adhésion à la instrument d ' Convention, the obligation of a tout les lié à la qualité de Membri de l ' Organisation et accepter les notammen: i) the objectif de l ' défin à l ' by the Organisation article 1 de la Convention ains que dans le, Rapport du Comité de l ' préparatoir de décembr 1960 OCD; II) l ' ensemble des initiative by the engagements énoncé et aux articles 2 et 3 de la Convention; (iii) the Protocol of the additionnel TEU) n ° 1 et 2 à la Convention; tout les décision of the IV), Keyser, règl, disposition et conclusions on l ' adopté en ce qui concern Organisation sa gestion et son fonctionnemen, y a au suje compr to de la gouvernanc de l ' Organisation des contributions des Membri of financière, d ' other questions on the budget, financière et de se rapportan au personnel questions (notammen du jugement Tribunal administratif des), de questions de procédur, des Relations avec les non-Membri's et de la classification de l ' information; les États financiers v) de l ' Organisation; méthod de travail VII) les de l ' Organisation;
  VII) all the substantive legal instruments of the Organisation in force at the time of the decision of the OECD Council to invite the Republic of Latvia to accede to the Convention, with the remarks specified in Annex 1 to 4 of the present statement of which they form an integral part With regards to any legal instruments. is adopted between the date of the decision of the OECD Council to invite the Republic of Latvia to accede to the Convention and the date on which the Republic of Latvia deposits its instrument of accession, the Republic of Latvia shall provide its position on each instrument within three months after its adoption. B. Agreement ON the PRIVILEGE AND OF the ORGANISATION to the IMMUNIT 2. In accordanc with article 23 of the agreement between the Republic of Latvia and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development on the Privileges, and Granted it to the Immunit facilities the Organisation (hereinafter referred to as "the agreement on the Privileges and to the Immunit of the Organisation"), signed on 5 May 2014, the agreement on the Privileges and of the Organisation to the Immunit entered into force on 7 November 2014. C. PARTICIPATION IN OPTIONAL OECD activities AND bodies 3. -The Republic of Latvia wishes to participat in certain optional activities and bodies upon becoming a Member of the Organisation, as set out in Annex 5 which forms an integral part of the present statement. -The Republic of Latvia, the for the you acknowledg certain optional activities or bodies, there are specific procedures and/or criteria for participation or membership which will be applied. D. TERMINATION OF PRIOR agreements WITH the ORGANISATION 4. -The Republic of Latvia, the notes that as from the date of its accession to the Convention, prior agreements between the Republic of Latvia and the Organisation concerning its participation as a non‑Member in certain OECD bodies shall be considered to be terminated. As from the date of its accession, the Republic of Latvia will participat in those OECD bodies as a Member of the Organisation. E. REPORTING TO OECD committees AFTER ACCESSION 5. -The Republic of Latvia agree to submit progress reports to selected OECD committees after accession as set out in the Decision of the OECD Council to invite the Republic of Latvia to accede to the Convention. -The Republic of Latvia further agree to contribute resources to support the evaluation of post-accession progress reports included by the Council in its Decision to invite the Republic of Latvia to accede to the Convention. 6. The Republic of Latvia agree to the publication of an annual summary of its post-accession progress prepared by the Secretary-General.   VII) Tous les instruments fondamentaux de l ' Organisation of legal en vigueur à la date de la décision du Conseil de l ' OCD is the la République de invitan Anglais à adhérer à la the Convention avec les Remarque dans les Annexe of the formulé 1 à 4 de la présent» Déclaration, dont Elles font partie intégrant. S ' agissan des instruments of legal entre la adopté de la décision du Conseil date de l ' OCD is the la République de invitan Anglais à adhérer à la Convention-et la date de la République de dépô as Anglais de son instrument d ' adhésion, la République de sa position à indiquer-Anglais l ' égard de chaqu» instrument dans les trois mo suivan a son by adoption. ACCORD SUR LES PRIVILÈG-B ET IMMUNITÉ DE L ' ORGANISATION to à l ' Conformémen 2 Article 23 de l ' Accord entre la République de Anglais et l ' Organisation de cooperation the et de développemen sur les privilèg the economic immunité et facilité, a ' Organisation of accordé à l (ci-aprè désigné on «l ' Accord sur les privilèg et accordé à of l ' immunité is an Organisation»), signé le 6 mai 2014, l ' Accord sur les privilèg et accordé à of l ' immunité is an Organisation to entrées en vigueur le I 7 Nov 2014 C PARTICIPATION À DES Activités ET. ORGAN's OCD» DE L ' À titre FACULTATIF 3. Comme indiqué à l ' annexe 5 forman a partie de Déclaration, intégrant cett of la République de participer, and of the Anglais souhait-fois Membri de l ' Organisation, certain of the Activités et à certains organ of la participation EST pour lesquel facultativ. La République de-reconnaî a que, Anglais pour Activités et certains of certain organ-participation à des facultativ, modalité et/ou critèr ou spécifiqu de participations of d ' en qualité de Membri admissions is to appliqué seron. (D) the ABROGATION of the PRÉALABLEMEN ACCORD DES. PASSÉ AVEC L ' ORGANISATION 4. La République de Anglais "the note ' à compter de la date de son adhésion à la Convention, les préalablemen a passé in a accord entre la République de l ' Organisation the et Anglais au en qualité de sa participation suje de non-organ of the à certains Membri de l ' to a considéré abrogé seron of OCD. À compter de la date de son adhésion, la République de participer à ces Anglais of the organ's OCD en qualité de l ' de Membri de l ' Organisation. PRÉSENTATION DE RAPPORT AUX to e. COMITÉ DE L ' ADHÉSION APRÈ-L ' OECD 5. La République de présenter des Anglais the convient de rapport d ' avancemen à certains is the comité de l ' adhésion aprè son of OCD, comme indiqué dans la Décision du Conseil de l ' OCD is the la République de invitan Anglais à adhérer à la the Convention. La République de accept the en Anglais de fournir des ressources outré pour faciliter l ' évaluation des rapport d ' avancemen post-adhésion prév la Décision du Conseil dan d ' la République de inviter à adhérer à la Convention-Anglais. 6. La République de Anglais que soi to the accept of the Année publié chaqu and résumé du rapport d ' avancemen post-adhésion le concernant la établ for the Secretary General.
 ANNEX 1: SPECIFIC REMARKS ON acceptance OF OECD LEGAL instruments-the Republic of Latvia will accept all OECD legal instruments in force at the time of the decision by the OECD Council to invite the Republic of Latvia to accede to the Convention with the following remarks: the corporate governance Recommendations of the Council on guidelines on corporate governance of State-Owned Enterprises [C (2015) 85] United States commit to the establishment of professional boards of directors by the end of 2016 in all large commercial SO, based on the application of the selection and nomination procedure for snow SO board members. Fiscal Affair in the Recommendations of the Council concerning the Model Tax Convention on income and on Capital C (97) 195/FINAL United States accept this Recommendations with the following reservations and observations on the OECD Model Tax Convention: reservations article 2, paragraph 2: Latvia holds the view that "tax on the total of WAGs or non salar to paid by enterprises" should not be regarded as taxes on income and therefore reserve the right not to include these words in paragraph 2 article 4, paragraph 1: Corporation reserve the right to include the place of incorporation or a similar criterion in article 5 paragraph 1.: Considering the special problems in applying the provision of the Model Convention to activities carried on offshore in a Contracting State in connection with the exploration or exploitation of the sea bed, its subsoil and their natural resources, and its affiliates reserve the right to insert in a special provision relating to the article in such activities. Article 5, paragraph 3: Latvia reserve the right to take any person performing the de professional services or other activities of an independent character to have a permanent establishment if that person is present in the State for a period or periods exceeding in the aggregate 183 days in the in any twelve month period. Article 6, paragraph 2: Corporation reserve the right to include in the definition of the term "immovabl property" any option or similar right to acquir-immovabl property. Article 6, paragraph 3: the Corporation reserve the right to include in paragraph 3 a reference to income from the alienation of property immovabl. Latvia also reserve the right to tax the income of a shareholder in resident companies from the direct use, letting, or use in any other form of the right to enjoymen of immovabl property situated in their country and held by the company, where such right is based on the ownership of shares or other corporate rights in the company.
 Annexe 1: REMARQUE concernant L ' SPÉCIFIQU of the ACCEPTATION DES instruments DE L ' OCD is LEGAL, La République de tous les Anglais-accept the legal instruments of the OCD en vigueur de l ' à la décision du Conseil de la data de l ' OCD is the la République de invitan Anglais à adhérer à la Convention-, en les Remarque's ci formulan-Gouvernanc d ' aprè: Recommandation du Conseil Entreprise relative aux lignes directric sur la gouvernanc des entrepris of the relations [C (2015) 85] La-s ' engage in Anglais à mettr en place , ICI à la fin d ' de 2016, des Conseils d'administration composé de tout les professionnel dan of the relations of entrepris à grand vocation Commerciale en suivan des procédur-de désignation et claires de nomination des administrateur. Recommandation du Conseil Affaires fiscales relative au Modèl de Convention concernant le programme of income et la Fortune C (97) 195/FINAL the cett is a La Recommandation Anglais avec les accept réserv's observations of the relative ETO suivant au Modèl de Convention de l ' type of OCD: Réserv of article 2, paragraph 2: La-considèr-Anglais que «les Impôts sur le global des salair payé of Montana for not devraien to the» entrepris les pas être considéré comme Impôts sur le an income of donc le réserv se et droit de ne pas inclur of the cett expression dans le paragraph 2 article 4, paragraph 1: the se le réserv La Anglais droit d ' inclur le lieu de constitution ou and critèr in the dan le analogu paragraph 1. Article 5: the ten problèm of the des Compt particulier a que pose l ' applications des dispositions du Modèl de Convention aux Activités en Haute mer of dan exercé and état à la prospection contractan to be relativemen et l ' exploitation du lit de la mer , du sous-sol et de leur ressources marine naturella-se réserv la Anglais, le droit d ' insérer dans spécial des dispositions and article in the relative à ces activités. Article 5, paragraph 3: the Anglais se réserv La le droit de considérer qu ' une qui a personna and profession of libéral exerc out of a Parisian de tout caractèr indépendan other is a d ' établissemen the dispos and stable lorsq ' hell séjourn sure son territoire pendant une ou des excédan of périod périod-au total 183 Jours Durant tout» périod de douz mo. Article 6, paragraph 2: the se le réserv La Anglais droit d ' inclur» dans la définition de l ' «biens immobilier» expression and options out and semblabl d ' acquérir droit and bien immobilier. Article 6, paragraph 3: the Anglais se réserv La le droit d ' inclur dans le in paragraph 3 and the aux Références of income shall be de l ' aliénation provenan de biens immobilier. The se réserv a la Anglais aussi le droit d ' d ' actionnair reven imposer les de société of the résident de l ' utilisation provenan directs, de la location ou de l ' usage, the other tout sous forms, du droit de jouissanc de biens immobilier situé sur son territoire in et déten for la société, tel droit lorsq ' and I a fondé sur la propriété d ' ou d ' other actions of parts of social de la société.
 Article 7: the United States reserve the right to use the previous version of article 7, i.e. any other. the version that was included in the Model Tax Convention immediately before the 2010 update, subject to adding to paragraph 3 of that previous version a clarification that expense into it be allowed as deduction in "by a Contracting State shall include only the expense that would be deductibl if the permanent establishment were a separate enterprise of that Contracting State. Article 8: Latvia reserve the right in exceptional cases to apply the permanent establishment rule in relations to profits derived from the operation of ships in international traffic. Article 8, paragraph 1: Corporation reserve the right to include a provision that will ensur that profits from the leasing of ships or aircraft on a bare boat basis and from the leasing of containers will be treated in the same way as income covered by paragraph 1 when such profits are the incidentals to international transportation. Article 8, paragraph 2: Corporation reserve the right not to extend the scope of the article to cover inland waterway for transportation in a bilateral convention and to make modifications to òàæó paragraph 3 of articles 13, 15 and 22. Article 10: Corporation reserve the right not to include the requirement for the competent authorities to settle it by mutual agreement the mode of application of paragraph 2. Latvia also reserve its position on the rates provided for in paragraph 2 of article 10. , paragraph 3: Latvia reserve the right to replace, in paragraph 3, the word "income from other corporate rights" by "income from other rights". Article 11, paragraph 2: Latvia reserve its position on the rate provided for in paragraph 2. Latvia also reserve the right not to include the requirement for the competent authorities to settle it by mutual agreement the mode of application of paragraph 2 of article 11, paragraph 3.: Corporation reserve the right to amend the definition of interest to clarify that interest payments treated as distributions under its domestic law fall within article 10 article 12, paragraph 1: Corporation reserve the right to tax the royalt at source if the recipient of the income is an individual who is a resident of the other Contracting State. Article 12, paragraph 2: Corporation reserve the right to include in the definition of royalt to payments for the use of, or the right to use, industrial, commercial or scientific equipment. Latvia also reserve the right, in order to fill what it would consider as a gap in the article, to add a provision defining the source of royalt to by analogy with the provision of paragraph 5 of article 11, which deals with the same issue in the case of interest. Article 13: the United States reserve the right to insert in a special article in the provision regarding the capital gains relating to activities carried on offshore in a Contracting State in connection with the exploration or exploitation of the sea bed, its subsoil and their natural resources. Article 15: the Corporation reserve the right to insert in a special article in the provision regarding the income derived from dependent personal services relating to activities carried on offshore in a Contracting State in connection with the exploration or exploitation of the sea bed, its subsoil and their natural resources.
 Article 7: the se le réserv La Anglais droit d ' utiliser la version de l ' article précédent 7, soi la version inclus dans le Modèl de a Convention of avant la programme Mise à jour 2010, sous réserv de préciser au paragraph 3 of the cett précédent de que les versions of administrative expenditure to être admis devan's en déduction and état Contractan n for ' incluen a que les la déduction administrative expenditure of serai on dont be a admis-si l ' ailleur établissemen a stable and a distinct étai entreprise de CET état contractan. Article 8: the se le réserv La Anglais droit d ' dans des cas appliquer exceptionnel, le Principe de l ' établissemen a stable pour l ' bénéfic of the imposition des provenan d'exploitation de l ' de-en navir traffic international. Article 8, paragraph 1: the se le réserv La Anglais droit d ' inclur, and the les bénéfic by laquell of dispositions selon tiré de la location either by coqu d ' and d ' aéronef navir out and et de la location de son traité de conteneur a la meme façon que les bénéfic on le couvert of paragraph 1 ' the sons of the province lorsq Accessoires au transport international. Article 8, paragraph 2: the se le réserv La Anglais droit dans ses convention for inclur ne bilatéral de, le transport fluvial dans le champ d ' Affairs applications de l ' article et apporter des modifications au d ' meme Effet au paragraph 3 des articles 13, 15 et 22. Article 10: the se le réserv La Anglais droit de ne pas inclur l ' obligation, pour les autorites compétent's , de régler les modalité d ' and d ' commun accord application du paragraph 2. Hell Réserve sa position sur les taux également prév in au 2 article 10 paragraph, paragraph 3: the Anglais se réserv La le droit de remplacer, au paragraph 3, l ' «d ' other expression of income parts of the income of the social "«droit» d ' of the other. Article 11, paragraph 2: the réserv sa position La Anglais sur le taux au paragraph 2 of prév.-se réserv a La Anglais aussi le droit de ne pas inclur l ' obligation, pour les autorites, compétent de régler les modalité d ' and d ' commun accord application du paragraph 2 article 11, paragraph 3: the Anglais se réserv La le droit de modifier la définition des de façon à intérêt clarifiers que les paiement d ' intérêt is a considéré Comme des distributions de dividends au de son droit interne regards entren a dans le champ d ' applications de l ' article 10 article 12, paragraph 1: the se le réserv La Anglais droit d ' redevanc à imposer les of la source de ces si le bénéficiair reven I and the physique of the personna résident de l ' état contractan of the other. Article 12, paragraph 2: the Anglais se réserv La le droit d ' inclur dans la définition des redevanc by the les in au titre de paiement l ' usage, ou de la concession de l ' usage, d ' and the commercials out d'equipement industriele scientifique. The se réserv a la Anglais aussi le droit, en vue de combler ce qu ' Elle estime être une lacun de l ' article, de proposer l ' d ' une disposition définissan insertion to la source des redevanc avec les dispositions of analogue du paragraph 5 de l ' article 11 qui traiten de la meme question s ' agissan des intérêt. Article 13: the Anglais se réserv La le droit d ' insérer dans spécial des dispositions and article in the relative aux gain en capital of Parisian exercé afférent aux en Haute mer of dan and the relativemen to contractan état à la prospection et l ' d'exploitation du lit de la mer, du sous-sol et de leur ressources marine naturella. Article 15: the Anglais se réserv La le droit d ' insérer dans and article spécial des dispositions concernant les d ' emplo reven afférent aux Activités exercé, in the en Haute mer dans and the relativemen to contractan état à la prospection et l ' d'exploitation du lit de la mer, du sous-sol et de leur ressources marine naturella.
 Article 16: the United States reserve the right to tax under this article any remuneration of a member of a board of directors or any other similar organ of a resident company. Article 20: the Corporation reserve the right to refer to any apprentice and to a trainee in this article. Article 7 observations, commentary: Latvia will be article 7 as it interpre read before the 2010 update in line with the relevant Commentary as it stood prior to that update. Convention on Mutual administrative assistance in Tax matters, as amended by the Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual administrative assistance in Tax matters: ANNEXE A – Notification of the tax which the Existing Convention shall apply article 2, paragraph 1 (a). i:-income tax; -Corporation tax; Article 2, paragraph 1 (B). UR.b.iii: Tax on immovabl property; C. Value-added Tax; D. Excise tax. ANNEX B-the Competent authorities at the Ministry of finance or its authorised representative. Reservations: In accordanc with article 30, paragraph 1 a, of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia reserve the right not to provide any form of assistance in relations to the following taxes of other parties that are listed in article 2, paragraph 1 (b): Sub-paragraph (ii): compulsory social security contributions payable to general government or to social security institutions established under public law; Sub-paragraph (ii): a. the estate, inheritance, or gift taxes; E. tax on the use or ownership of motor vehicles; F. tax on the use or ownership of movable property other than motor vehicles; G. any other taxes;
 Article 16: the Anglais se réserv La le droit d ' conformémen à imposer to l ' article is a versé à rémunération and tout Membri conseil d ' and d ' administration of other organ of de quelqu ou d ' une société résident. Article 20: the Anglais se réserv La le droit d ' inclur less of an apprent stagiair dans le champ et d ' applications de CET article. Article 7 observations, Commentaires: the l ' interpréter La Anglais article 7, tel qu ' il se lisai avant la mise a jour en conformité à 2010, avec les Commentaires tel qu ' il of the applicable "se lisaien a avant à jour mise the cett. The Convention concernant l ' assistance administrative matièr of the Mutuelle en fiscal tell qua ' amendé le Protocol on modifian a la Convention concernant l ' assistance Mutuelle en matièr of administrative fiscal notifications: A-Impôts annexe a la Convention auxquel s ' applique article 2, paragraph 1 (a) (i):-Impôts. sur le income; -Impôts sur les société; Article 2, paragraph 1 (B). UR.b.iii: Impôts sur la propriété immobilièr; C. taxes sur la valeur ajouté; D. Droit d ' accis. Annexe B – the Le ministèr compétent autorites des finances ou son Deputy autorisé. Réserv: a Conformémen à l ' article 30, paragraph 1 a, de la Convention, la République de Anglais se réserv le droit-de n ' d ' form accorder aucun assistance pour les Impôts des of the other parties to the Don les entran catégor suivant à l ' of énuméré of article 2, paragraph 1 (b): Aliné ii: obligatoir of the cotisation de sécurité sociale du aux relations out of administration aux institutions de sécurité sociale de droit public; Aliné III: a. Impôts sur les succession out les donations; E. taxes sur l ' des véhicul-la propriété ou utilisation à Moteurs; (F) taxes sur l '. utilisation ou la propriété de biens mobilier que les véhicul of the other vehicle; G. impô of the other tout;
 Sub-paragraph iv: taxes in the categories referred to in article 2, paragraph 1, which are imposed on UR.b.iii behalf of political subdivisions or local authorities of a Party. In accordanc with article 30, paragraph 1 (b), of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia reserve the right not to provide assistance in the recovery of any tax claim, or in the recovery of an administrative fine, for all taxes to which the above reservation applies. In accordanc with article 30, paragraph 1 (c), of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia reserve the right not to provide assistance in respect of any tax claim, which is in the existenc at the date of entry into force of the Convention in respect of the Republic of Latvia or, where a reservation has been made under paragraph (a) or (b) sub- , till the date of withdrawals of such a reservation in relations to tax in the category in question. In accordanc with article 30, paragraph 1 (d), of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia reserve the right not to provide assistance in the service of documents for tax covered by the above reservations regarding article 30, paragraph 1 (a). In accordanc with article 30, paragraph 1 (f), of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia the right to reserve the apply paragraph 7 of article 28 exclusively for administrative assistance related to a period beginning on or taxabl after 1 January of the third year preceding the one in which the Convention, as amended by the 2010 Protocol entered into force, in respect of the Republic of Latvia, or where there is no period, for the taxabl administrative assistance related to charges to tax arising on or after 1 January of the third year preceding the one in which the Convention , as amended by the 2010 Protocol entered into force, in respect of the Republic of Latvia. Declarations: In accordanc with article 4, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia of declare that according to its initial legislation its authorities may inform its resident or national before transmitting information concerning him, in conformity with article 5 and 7. Investment and Multinational enterprises Decision of the Council adopting code of Liberalisation of the Capital Movement [OECD/C (61) 96] Decision of the Council adopting code of Liberalisation of the current invisible operations [C (61) 95 of the OECD/] the Republic of Latvia proposes to lodge reservations to the code of Liberalisation of Capital Movement and the code of Liberalisation of current invisible operations in accordanc with article 2 (b) of the Code. The lists of reservations with the set out in Annex 2 and 3 to the present statement. -The Republic of Latvia wishes to make the following commitment with regards to its position under the codes of Liberalisation: "In accordanc with article 27 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of 23 May 1969, the Treats of Latvia abid by it commit the obligation it will with respect to undertak the OECD codes of Liberalisation in the accession treaty with the OECD event in cases where its domestic legislation is in conflict with such obligation."
 Aliné iv: des Impôts visées à l ' catégor in article 2, paragraph 1, to perç UR.b.iii qui son to pour le compt subdivision in the political affairs of ou des collectivité locales d ' une partie. The Conformémen à l ' article 30, paragraph 1 (b), de la Convention, la République de Anglais se réserv le droit-de ne pas accorder d ' assistance en de créanc matièr de recouvremen quelconqu, out of fiscales de recouvremen d ' 697.844,92, amend it to les Impôts pour auxquel la réserv is a ci-dess in s ' applique. The Conformémen à l ' article 30, paragraph 1 c, de la Convention, la République de Anglais se réserv le droit-de ne pas accorder d ' en rapport avec des assistance of créanc fiscales qui existent déjà à la date d ' entrée en vigueur de la Convention pour la République de Anglais ou, si and the Réserve a été faits en vertu de l ' a aliné out (b) jusq ' à la data, du retrai ' d une Réserve au suje tell des Impôts de la Catégorie en question. The Conformémen à l ' article 30, paragraph 1 d, de la Convention, la République de Anglais se réserv le droit-de ne pas accorder d ' assistance en matièr de notification de documents pour les Impôts in la réserv-ci-visés dess concernant l ' of article 30, paragraph 1 (a). the Conformémen à l ' article 30, paragraph 1., de la Convention (f), la République de Anglais se réserv le-droit d ' appliquer l ' article 28 paragraph 7 a exclusivemen pour l ' assistance administrative couvran a les d ' imposition of périod qui débuten le 1er janvier, le 1er janvier aprè ou de la troisièm année précédan of the Celle où la Convention, tell qua ' amendé le pari de 2010, Protocol I to en vigueur à l ' entrée de la République de égard, en Anglais ou l ' absence de périod d ' imposition, pour l ' assistance administrative obligations of the sur des portan fiscales le 1er janvier prenan a naissanc ou le 1er janvier de aprè la troisièm année précédan of the Celle où la Convention tell qua ' amendé le pari de 2010, Protocol I to en vigueur à l ' entrée de la République égard de Anglais. Déclaration à l ' Conformémen: the article 4, paragraph 3, de la Convention, la République de Anglais is the déclar, a conformémen que à sa législation interne, ses peuven to the informer son autorites ou ressortissan may be a avant de le fournir des renseignement concernant en application des articles 5 et 7. Investissemen et Décision du Conseil of the multinational entrepris adoptan le code de la libération des mouvement de capitaux [OECD/C (61) 96] Décision du Conseil adoptan le code de la libération des opérations of invisibles courant [OECD/C (61) 95] La République de formuler des Anglais de réserv the proposes of au regard du Code de la libération des mouvement de capitaux et du Code des opérations de la libération in the Invisibles, the to conformémen courant à l ' article 2 (b) de ces codes. Les listes de ces réserv Annexe 2 of the aux figuren et présent de la Déclaration.» 3 La République de-prend les Anglais engagements suivant concernant sa position au regard des codes de la libération: «à l ' Conformémen the article 27 de la Convention de Vienne sur le droit des traité du 23 mai 1969, la-s ' engage in Anglais à respecter les obligation is of relative aux codes de la libération de l ' auxquell the hell of souscrir OCD's traité d ' adhésion dans le avec l ' OCD meme dans les cas où sa législation Nationale en conflit avec de I tell the obligation. "
 Third Revised Decision of the Council concerning National treatment [C (91) 147/FINAL] In accordanc with the Third Revised Decision of the Council on National treatment [C (91) 147 as amended], the Republic of Latvia proposes to lodge certain exception to national treatment. The list of exception is set out in Annex 4 to the Final statement. Public governance Recommendations of the Council on Public procurement [C (2015) 2] timeframe: Latvia will accept the instrument listed above with a timeframe for implementation until the end of 2018 for element relating to e-procurement. Tourism Decision-Recommendations of the Council on International Tourism Policy [C (85) 165/FINAL] reservations to Annex i: Section b (i)) the Reservation) 40 cigarette or cigar or cigarillo 10 20 or 50 grams of smoking tobacco for persons who are not air traveller. Import of tobacco products is allowed in any combination, if the per cent on of which is used individually determined, from non does not exceeds 100 100 per cent in total. Import of alcohol and tobacco products is allowed for travellers who have reached the age of 18 years. The quantitativ limits are not set for import of perfume, coffee and tea, these products are considered as "other goods" and monetary limits applied them with it. Reservation to Section b) III) Others may be imported goods free of import duties and taxes up to the value of EUR 300 (approx. 266 units of account) for travellers using land transport, and up the value of 430 EUR (approx. 381 units of account) for travellers using air or sea transport. The import of other goods is free of import duties and taxes up to the value of EUR 285 (approx. 252 units of account) for children below 15 years of age regardless_of of travel type. Reservation to Section d) i) Foreign drivers may drive a vehicle in Latvia, if in possession of: • driving permit issued in an EU Member State or in an EFTA country; • driving permit where categories thereof are indicated in accordanc with the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic;
 -Décision du Conseil Troisièm révisé relative au traitemen national [C (91) 147/FINAL] Conformémen a la troisièm à Décision du Conseil a révisé relative au traitemen national [C (91) 147 tell qua ' amendé], la République de Anglais de formuler proposes certain measures of the exception of au traitemen national. La Liste d ' exception in Figure à l ' annexe 4 de la Déclaration finale. Recommandation du Conseil Gouvernanc of publique sur les marché public [C (2015) 2] Calendrier: la-l ' accept Anglais instrument of ci-dess and Délai de mise avec en jusq ' à la œuvr-fin 2018 pour les élément concernant la passation de marché electronic. Décision-Recommandation du Tourisme Conseil concernant la politique dans le Domaine du tourisme international [C (85) 165/FINAL] of the Réserv of au suje formulé de l ' Annexe I: Réserv is a formulé au de la Section b) suje i) 40 cigarette out 20 out of 10 cigar cigarillo out 50 g de tabac à fumer pour les personna's not a passport for voyagen qui vo-aérienn. L ' d ' assortimen the importation and de produits du tabac I a autorisé» quel que soi a l ' assortimen a si les de la proportion of cumulé utilisé à l ' of the franchise market de Catégorie n ' excèden of chaqu pass 100%. L ' alcoolisé et de produits for importation de tabac» pour les autorisé EST âgé de plus a voyageur de 18 ans. The Limite of quantitativ Aucun n ' est fixé pour les importation of de Parfum, de café et thé de ces produits son to care a considéré comme faisant partie des «marchandises» of the other et appliquer des limit of se to voien en valeur. Réserv is a formulé au de la Section b) suje III) Les marchandises peuven of the other a importé en franchise of être de droit et taxes à l ' importation à concurrence de d ' and Montana 300 EUR (266 approximativemen the unit de compt) pour les voyagean on the personna of a vo terrestr, à concurrence et d ' and Montana de 430 EURO (a unit of de approximativemen 381 compt) pour les voyagean on the personna of a vo aérienn out maritime. L ' importation des marchandises en of the other franchise de droit et taxes à l ' est autorisé à importation of competition d ' and Montana de 285 EUR (approximativemen the unit de 252 compt) pour les enfants de 15 ans moin de indépendammen du mode de transport utilisé. Réserv is a formulé de la Section d suje au) (i)) and I a autorisé à conducteur étranger conduir and the s ' véhicul en Anglais il est en possession: • d ' de conduir of permis délivré and on and the de l ' état ou Membri UE and pays de l ' EFTA; • (d) ' and the permis de conduir of sur lequel les catégor de véhicul figuren-pour in to valabl I lesquel il, comme le prévoi a la Convention de Vienne de 1968 sur la circulation routièr;
 • driving permit where the categories thereof are not indicated in accordanc with the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. (A) a person having such a driving permit may drive a vehicle to the òàæó category B only, provided it is allowed in the country where this driving permit has been issued. When entries in the driving permit are not made in Latin letters, a person has to submit notarized translation into Latvian. Annex II: the Observation the observation Section a) Corporation, as a Schengen member country, follows the EU common visa policy. Obtaining of all and entry into the country takes place according to Council Regulation (EC) No. 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of all when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are the main from that requirement, Regulation (EC) From 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community code on All (entire code), EU visa facilitation agreements with third countries and Regulation (EC) From 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community code on the rules the movement of each persons across borders (Schengen borders code). Latvia maintains the right to issue single entry all.   • (d) ' and the permis de conduir sur lequel is not a passport to catégor figuren les de véhicul pour of the il est lesquel valabl, comme le prévoi a la Convention de Vienne de 1968 sur la circulation routièr. And the members of the personna of d ' and permis de ce type est autorisé à conduir of the des véhicul de uniquemen Catégorie B, sous réserv qua ' hell to the dan y soi autorisé le pays où ce permis a été délivré. Less d ' élément Lorsqu Informations sur le permis de figuran to conduir not sons of the pas en transcrit caractèr Latina, le doit présenter une members of traduction en anglais certifié à l ' original of the conform. Observation of au suje formulé de l ' annexe II: Observation of au suje formulé de la Section a) En tan a que pays Membri de l ' Espace Schengen, la politique the applique Anglais la Commune de l ' UE en de matièr all. L ' obtention et l ' entrée de all sur le territoire sono le règlement for the rég (CE) N ° 539/2001 du Conseil du 15 Mars 2001 fixan a la Liste des pays tiers dont les ressortissant à son the soum has l ' obligation de franchir pour les frontièr of all external relations des États et la liste de Membri's ceux dont les ressortissant exempté de son obligation of the cett for le règlement (CE) N ° 810/2009 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 13 juillet 2009 établissan and code communautaire des all (code des all), for les accord de facilitation de délivranc de avec les pays tiers all et le règlement (CE) N ° 562/2006 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 15 Mars 2006 établissan and code communautaire relatif au régime de franchissemen des frontièr on les personna (code of frontièr Schengen). La-conserve le droit Anglais de délivrer des d ' entrée all simple.   ANNEX 2: list OF reservations TO the code OF LIBERALISATION OF CAPITAL MOVEMENT in Latvia list A/A-(I) direct investment: – In the country concerned by non-residents. Remark: the reservation applies only to: i) the acquisition of land for agriculture and forestry: •; • of deposits of mineral resources of State importanc; • in the territories of Latvia's border area; and • in the area of the protection of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga and in the protected area of the reservoir and the other public water courses, except for the cases when they are intended for building; except by the citizen of an EU country or by enterprises which are under joint ownership of citizens of Latvia and others EU countries. The reservation on the acquisition of land will cease to apply on 31 December 2019. II) Air transport services, for which an operating license can be granted only to enterprises which must be majority owned and effectively controlled by EU and EEA countries and/or national of EU and EEA countries, unless otherwise is provided for through an international agreement to which the EU is a signatory. III) private security and surveillance services, majority ownership except by investors of an EU country. The reservation on private security and surveillance services will cease to apply on 31 December 2019; IV) the exten to that under EU directive 2009/65/EEC, a depository of an undertaking for collective investment in the transferabl securities (UCITS) must either have its registered office in the same EU country as that of the undertaking or be established in the EU country if its registered office is in another EU country.
 Annexe 2: Liste DE RÉSERV AU REGARD DU of the code DE LA LIBÉRATION DES MOUVEMENT DE CAPITAUX ANGLAIS-Liste A, I/A-a:-Dan Investissement directs le pays considéré on non-résident des. Observation: La réserv s ' applique uniquemen: i) à l ' acquisition de terrains: • pour l ' utilisabl of the Terra agriculture ou la sylvicultur; • Terra renferman of the des Ressources de gisement minéral importanc nationale d '; • Terra sur des territoir of of the situé de la zone frontalièr de la Anglais; et situé dans of the Terra • les zones de la Mer Baltiqu» protégés et du Golfe de Riga ou dans les zones d ' other protégé 's of retenu et cours d'Eau du pays, sauf dans les cas où ces terrains to be à être son destiné bât; sauf des citoyen d ' and the état de l ' UE ou des sons qui on a entrepris's conjointemen about the citoyen des détenu de Anglais et d ' État the other of de l ' UE. La réserv l ' acquisition of the Ant de terrains de cesser appliquer à compter du 31 s ' décembr-2019. dans le secteur des II) services de transport aérien, d ' où une licence d'exploitation délivré à peu Etre not to qua ' aux out of majoritairemen a entrepris détenu effectivemen a PDO for des États de l ' UE et de l ' et/ou des ressortissant Eee d ' États de l ' UE ou de l ' Eee, sauf si and accord international dont l ' UE I signatair en-autremen the dispos. dans le secteur III) des services de surveillance et privés de sécurité aux participations dans le cas majoritair sauf of d ' and d ' état investisseur de l ' UE. La réserv at Ant les services de surveillance et privés de sécurité de cesser appliquer à compter du 31 s ' décembr-2019; (iv)) dan la mesur où, en vertu de of la Directive 65/2009/EEC, le dépositair d ' and body placement collectif en valeur de mobilièr (OPCVM) of the soi to avoir son sièg doi has a le meme statutair dans l ' état de EU que CET être soi to the organism, établ, dans CET état de l ' UE si sono sièg a I a situé dans statutair and other in état de l ' UE.
 
List B, III/A1-operations in real estate:-operations in the country concerned by non-residents. Remark: the reservation applies only to the acquisition of land for the following types of land: • for agriculture and forestry; • of deposits of mineral resources of State importanc; • in the territories of Latvia's border area; and • in the area of the protection of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga and in the protected area of the reservoir and the other public water courses, except for the cases when they are intended for building; except by the citizen of an EU country and by enterprises which are under joint ownership of full citizens of Latvia and other countries of the EU. The reservation on the acquisition of land will cease to apply on 31 December 2019. List A (i) b-VIII credits directly linked with international commercial transactions or with the rendering of international services: (i) In cases where a resident of participat in the underlying commercial transaction or service. B. credits granted by residents to non-residents. Remark: the reservation applies to the exten that authorities may be a higher minimum capitalisation requirements impost on bank loans it is maintaining non-residents of over 5% of total assets. List VIII (B) (ii) b ii) In cases where the resident of the participat in the underlying commercial transaction or service. B. credits granted by residents to non-residents. Remark: the reservation applies to the exten that authorities may be a higher minimum capitalisation requirements impost on bank loans it is maintaining non-residents of over 5% of total assets. List B IX/B – Financial credits and loans: b. credits and loans granted by residents to non-residents. Remark: the reservation applies to the exten that authorities may be a higher minimum capitalisation requirements impost on bank loans it is maintaining non-residents of over 5% of total assets.
  Liste B, III/A1-a immobilièr:-Opérations Opérations dan le pays considéré on non-résident des. Observation: La réserv s ' applique uniquemen à l ' acquisition to de terrains relevant des catégor in Terra utilisabl of suivant: • pour l ' agriculture out of la sylvicultur; • Terra renferman of the des Ressources de gisement minéral importanc nationale d '; • Terra sur des territoir of of the situé de la zone frontalièr de la Anglais; et situé dans of the Terra • les zones de la Mer Baltiqu» protégés et du Golfe de Riga ou dans les zones d ' other protégé 's of retenu et cours d'Eau du pays, sauf dans les cas où ces terrains to be à être son destiné bât; sauf des citoyen d ' and the état de l ' UE ou des sons qui on a entrepris-détenu en totalité des conjointemen on the citoyen de Anglais et d ' of the other pays de l ' UE. La réserv at Ant l ' acquisition of cesser de Terra de s ' à compter du 31-décembr appliquer 2019. Liste A, (i) b-crédits directemen lié à des transactions of a commercial international à des prestation out de services sur le plan international: (i) dans les cas où la and may be a transaction Commerciale participa à la prestation de services ou à qui est à l ' Origine du Crédit. B. consent of des crédits résident à des in non-résident. Observation: La réserv s ' applique dans la peuven où les autorites mesur is the imposer des exigenc supplémentaires de of the resources of the Fund of Banque qui consenten aux des crédits à des non-résident of détenan plus de 5% du total de l ' Montana actif. Liste B, (ii), b (ii) les cas où dans aucun) may be no participa la transaction Commerciale ou à is à la prestation de services qui est à l ' Origine du Crédit. B. consent of des crédits résident à des in non-résident. Observation: La réserv s ' applique dans la peuven où les autorites mesur is the imposer des exigenc supplémentaires de of the resources of the Fund of Banque qui consenten aux des crédits à des non-résident of détenan plus de 5% du total de l ' Montana actif. Liste B, IX/B-crédits et prêt a financier: b. crédits et prêt a consent of a résident à des des non-résident. Observation: La réserv s ' applique dans la peuven où les autorites mesur is the imposer des exigenc supplémentaires de of the resources of the Fund of Banque qui consenten aux des crédits à des non-résident of détenan plus de 5% du total de l ' Montana actif.
 
List A XI/A-Operation of deposit accounts by non-residents:-the Operation of account with resident institutions. Remark: the reservation applies to the exten that authorities may be impost a higher minimum liquidity ratio and a higher minimum capital requirement on banks maintaining deposits of non-residents of over 20% of total assets.
 
Liste A, XI/A-Opérations sur compt de dépô:-a effectué des Opérations on non-résident des compt ouvert sur of the auprè d ' établissements résident. Observation: La réserv s ' applique dans la peuven où les autorites mesur is the imposer des exigenc supplémentaires de liquidité et de of the Fund's resources of Banque dont les aux dépôts de auprè of non-collecté résident will be 20% de l ' excèden actif total.
 ANNEX 3: list OF reservations TO the code OF LIBERALISATION OF current invisible operations Corporation (C)/3 Road transport: passenger and freight, including chartering a Remark: the reservation, which does not apply to EU service provider, applies to the following operations: i) for: • passenger transit; • the "closed door" tour; • picking up or setting down on an international journey; • transport within the country; II) for: • transit freight; • delivery on an international journey; • return cargo where collection is authorised; • return cargo where delivery is authorised; • collection on an international journey; • transport within the country. D/2 insurance relating to goods in international trade (I) Annexe A Annex, part 1, D/2 Remark: the reservation, which includes the activity of promotion, applies only to compulsory third-party liability insurance for road vehicles other than an undertaking by foreign insurer is established in the EU. D/3 life insurance Annexe 1 Annexe A, the Than I, D/3, paragraphs 1 and 3 Remark: the reservation which includes the activity of promotion, does not apply to: (i)) insurance services provided by an undertaking established in the EU, or (ii)), if the policy has been taken out at the proposer's initiative.
 Annexe 3: Liste DE RÉSERV AU REGARD DU of the code DE LA LIBÉRATION DES OPÉRATIONS ANGLAIS COURANT of the Invisibles in C/3 Transport road transport: passager, fret et affrètement. Observation: La réserv, qui ne s ' applique pas aux prestatair de services de l ' UE s ' applique aux opérations in suivant: i) Pour les passager: • transit; • circuits à Portes fermé; • chargemen out déchargemen au cours d ' and voyage international; • transport à l ' market du pays; II) Pour les frets: • transit; • livraison a effectué au cours d ' and voyage international; • Transport de fret de retour dans le cas où l ' enlèvemen I a autorisé; • Transport de fret de retour dans le cas où la livraison est autorisé; • enlèvemen a effectué au cours d ' and voyage international; • transport à l ' market du pays. D/2 relative au commerce assurances of international de marchandises. Annexe I à l ' Annexe A, partie 1, D/2 Observations: La réserv, qui a l ' Parisian inclu de promotion, not vise que l ' assurance responsabilité civile pour les véhicul in the obligatoir road to the des in étranger fourn assureur is the other of the ayan ceux que leur sièg» dans l ' UE. D/3 Assurance-vie. Annexe I à l ' Annexe A, partie 1, D/3, paragraph 1 et 3 Observations: La réserv, qui a l ' Parisian inclu de promotion, not s applique ' pass: i) aux services d ' assurance of the ayan fourn entrepris des sièg dans leur of the l ' UE ou si la police ii) a été souscrit à l ' initiative of du preneur d ' assurance.
 
D/4 All other insurance Annexe I Annexe I (A), For them, the D4, paragraphs 4, 5 and 6. Remark: the reservation which includes the activity of promotion, does not apply to: (i)) insurance services provided by an undertaking established in the EU, or (ii)), if the policy has been taken out at the proposer's initiative. D/7 to other insurance Entities providing services to (A), Of Annex I to Annex IV, D/7 Remark: the reservation which includes the activity of promotion applies only to intermediation services by services other than an undertaking established providers in the EU. D/8 in Annex I in their private Pension Annex A, part IV, D/2 Remark: the reservation which includes the activity of promotion, applies only to private pension services provided in Latvia by non-resident service providers other than an undertaking established in the EU, except if the policy has been taken out at the proposer's initiative. E/1 payment Remark: the reservation services to only the Apple: i) the issuance of cash and credit cards other than by a licensed service provider and TLD ii) electronic funds transfer services other than by EU licensed service provider. E/2 Banking and investment services: the Callout to Apple only to the reservation provision of underwriting and broker/dealer investment and banking services in Latvia other than by EU licensed service provider. E/4 asset management Remarks: the reservation applies only to services provided in Latvia by non-EU residents, other than a licensed service provider.
 
D/4 of other assurances of Tout Annexe I à l ' Annexe I, partie A D4, paragraph 4, 5 et 6. Observation: La réserv, qui a l ' Parisian inclu de promotion, not s applique ' pass: i) aux services d ' assurance of the ayan fourn entrepris des sièg dans leur of the l ' UE ou si la police ii) a été souscrit à l ' initiative of du preneur d ' assurance. D/7 d ' Entité in prestatair other services d'Assurance Annexe I à l ' Annexe A, partie IV, D/7 Observation: La réserv, qui a l ' Parisian inclu de promotion, no s ' qu ' applique aux services d ' intermédiation fourn on des prestatair de services other Visayan of the que des entrepris dans leur of the sièg l ' UE. D/8 in Annexe I of the prive Pension à l ' Annexe A, partie IV, D/8 Observations: La réserv, qui a l ' Parisian inclu de promotion, no s ' applique qu ' aux services de pension en Anglais a prive's been on des fourn prestatair non-résident de services of the other Visayan of the que des entrepris dans leur of the sièg l ' UE, sauf si la police a souscrit à l ' été» initiative du preneur d ' assurance. E/1 services de paiemen a La réserv s ' Observations: applique uniquemen: i à l ' émission de) carte de retrai et de Crédit des prestatair of other's on que des prestatair-de l ' UE et agréé ii) aux services de transfer de fund the electronic States of the other fourn des prestatair des prestatair of the que de l ' UE agréé. E/2 services bancair et de placement of Observation: La réserv s ' applique ', not ' aux services d ' émission, de courtag» et de placement et aux services en Anglais by bancair for the fourn des prestatair des prestatair of other's in the que for agréé de l ' UE. E/4 d ' a avoir Observations: Gestion La réserv s ' applique ', not ' aux services en Anglais des fourn a for non-résident des prestatair in the other's que agréé de l ' UE.
 
E/7 conditions for establishment and operation of branches, agencies etc. of the non-resident investors in the banking and financial services sector. Annex II to Annex A, paragraph 1 Remark: Under EU directive 2009/65/EEC, a depository of an undertaking for collective investment in the transferabl securities (UCITS) must either have its registered office in the same EU country as that of the undertaking or be established in the EU country if its registered office is in another EU country. L/6 Professional Services (including services of accountants, artists, consultants, doctors, engineers, experts, lawyers, etc.). Remark: the reservation applies only to the provision of cross-border services by sworn of advocates as defence counsel in criminal proceedings in the United States other than by a citizen of an EU member State.
 
E/7 conditions d établissemen et d ' ' des exercic succursal, agencies, etc. des investisseur non résident dans le secteur in-des services et financier of bancair. Annexe II à l ' Annexe A, paragraph 1 Observations: en vertu de la Directive 65/2009/EEC, le dépositair d ' and body placement collectif en valeur de mobilièr (OPCVM) of the soi to avoir son sièg doi has a le meme statutair dans l ' état de EU que CET être soi to the organism, établ, dans CET état de l ' UE si sono sièg a I a situé dans statutair and other in état de l ' UE. Prestation professionnell in l/6 (to be comptabl notammen des fourn, des artistes, des consultants, Médecins, des ingénieur des, des, des experts, lawyers etc.) Observation: La réserv's ' not applique aux prestation of the transnational ' ' to en Anglais des fourn for lawyers is to en intervenan Aunty assermenté qu ' avocats de la défense dans des procédur of criminal law of the other in the que les prestation fourn on des d ' état citoyen and Membri de l ' UE.
 ANNEX 4: list OF EXCEPTION TO NATIONAL treatment IN ACCORDANC WITH the THIRD REVISED DECISION OF the COUNCIL ON NATIONAL treatment [C (91) 147 AS AMENDED] Latvia a. Exception at the national level i. investment by established foreign-controlled enterprises Real Estate: Land may be acquired by all natural and legal persons, except in the territories in Latvia's border area, dune areas of the Baltic Sea and the gulf of Riga and the protected area of other public waters , land of the State reserve, land usable for agriculture and forestry, and land of deposits of mineral resources of the State, which may only be importanc acquired by: • Latvian citizens and the citizens of other EU countries, EEA countries, and Switzerland; • State and self-governments and its enterprises; • Enterprises registered in the Republic of Latvia or enterprises registered in other EU countries, EEA countries, Switzerland and registered as taxabl or person in the Republic of Latvia, which is jointly owned by the Latvian citizens fully, other citizens of EU countries, citizens of EEA countries, citizens of Switzerland, the Latvian State or self-government, or which are owned by a natural or legal person from the countries with which Latvia has signed and ratified an international agreement on the promotion and protection of investments before 31 December 1996 or an agreement signed and ratified by Latvia after that date, which provides for reciprocal rights to land acquisition. Authority: Law on Land Privatisation in Rural Regions (Official Journal No. 32 of 20.08.1992, as amended as of August 2014) and the Law on Land Reform in towns and cities of the Republic of Latvia (Official Journal No. 14 of 13.12.1991). Air transport: airlines established in the country must be majority owned and effectively controlled by EU and EEA States and/or nationals of EU and EEA States, unless otherwise provided for in an international agreement to which by the EU is a signatory. Authority: Law on Aviation (Official Journal No. 123 of 20.10.1994).
 Annexe 4: Liste D ' EXCEPTION in TRAITEMEN NATIONAL CONFORMÉMEN the AU À LA DÉCISION DU CONSEIL TROISIÈM-RÉVISÉ relative AU TRAITEMEN NATIONAL [C (91) 147, TELL qua ' AMENDÉ] ANGLAIS in A nivea national Exception. au (I). the établ of les Investissement entrepris sous Contrôle étranger to Immobilier: Tout the personna of physique ou morale to acquérir des terrains peu, il s ' s ' sauf de Terra of the Agia situé dans la zone frontalièr de la-Anglais dans des zones dunair de la Mer et du Golfe de Baltiqu of Riga ou dans des zones d ' other protégé 's eaux du Domaine public ou dans des réserv d ' état, the ou encore de Terra utilisabl pour l ' agriculture of the out out of la sylvicultur des renferman des Terra gisement de ressources d ' importanc minéral Nationale, qui a acquis of not peuven être que des Anglais for: • a citoyen citoyen et des d ' États de l ' of the other UE , des États de l ' Eee et de la Suisse; • l ' état et des administration autonomous, et des eux entrepris détenu of for; • the registry of entrepris des immatriculé au des entrepris de la République de Anglais ou des entrepris immatriculé of the dan-d ' États de l ' other for the UE, des États de l ' Eee, ou en Suisse et en tan a que of immatriculé personna of taxables en République de Anglais, qui a détenu en totalité son of conjointemen as a citoyen des Anglais, d ' other-citoyen d ' États de l ' UE, des citoyen d ' États de l ' Eee , des de citoyen Suisse, l ' état ou anglais and autonomous administration in inglese, ou qui a des son of physiqu of the personna détenu out Morales de pays avec la lesquel Anglais et a signé accord international ratifié and concernant la promotion et la protection des investissement avant le 31 décembr in the 1996 accord international ratifié signé et OUs and la aprè in cett-Anglais date et régime de réciprocité prévoyan and pour l ' acquisition de terrains. Texte: Loi sur la privatisation des terrains en zone rural (Journal officiel N ° 32 du 20.08.1992, tell qua ' amendé en aoû to 2014) Loi sur la réform et foncièr dans les of the agglomération de la République de Anglais (Journal officiel N ° 14 du 13.12.1991). Transport aérien: les compagnies aérienn ayan of the sièg-le dans leur pays doiven a majoritairemen a détenu être et effectivemen of the PDO for des États de l ' EU ou de l ' Eee out of et/des ressortissant d ' États de l ' UE ou de l ' Eee, sauf si and accord international dont l ' UE I signatair en-autremen the dispos. Texte: Loi sur l ' aviation (Journal officiel N ° 123 du 20.10.1994).
 Gambling and lotter: licenses for conducting activity in gambling and is issued only to the lotter enterprises with equity participation by foreign investors of 49 per cent or less. The said requirement does not apply to investors from the European Union Member States, European Economic area States and members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development, as well as when different provision for foreign investments are prescribed by international treats to the Saeima ratified by. Authority: Law on Gambling and Lotter (26.09.2013). Private security and surveillance services: Undertaking in which foreign investors (directly or indirectly) have a majority ownership, except for investors from EU countries and States of the European Economic area (EEA), may not receive a license to provide private security and surveillance services. Authority: Security Guard activities Law (Official Journal No. 47 of 06.03.2014). II. Official AIDS and subsidies to none. III. Tax obligations none. IV. Government purchasing none. V. access to local finance none. B. territorial subdivisions of the Exception by none.
 Jeux et loter: l ' autorisation d ' activités de exercer des jeux et de loter to n ' est accordé à des entrepris à participation of the étrangèr participation in the que si EST inférieur cett out of 49% à égal. CE critèr not s ' applique pas aux États d ' investisseur Membri de l ' European Union, d ' États de l ' Espace européen et de Membri of economic de l ' Organisation de cooperation et de développemen et s ' the economic nor the applique pass non plus des lorsqu convention international ratifié la of the Saeima to the differents of prévoien des dispositions concernant les investissement étranger in. Texte sur les jeux et Loi loter (26.09.2013). Services de surveillance et privés de sécurité: autorisation de fournir l ' des services de surveillance et privés de sécurité ne peu être accordé à and the Office of the Entreprise dans laquell des investisseur étranger, sauf a s ' il s ' Agia ' investisseur d d ' États de l ' UE Membri ou d ' États de l ' Espace européen (EEE) of economic, détiennen (directemen out indirectemen) and participation in majoritair. Texte sur les activités: Loi de garde de sécurité (Journal officiel N ° 47 du 06.03.2014). II. Aides et relations Néan subvention. III. the Obligation to fiscales Néan. IV. public will Internal Néan. Accè is a g. financement aux locaux Néan. (B) Exception for au of infranational nivea. Néan.
 ANNEX 5: list OF OPTIONAL activities AND bodies IN WHICH Latvia wishes TO PARTICIPAT • Program for Teaching and Learning International Survey (Talis) • Programme for International student assessment (PISA) • Global Forum on Transparency and exchange of Information for Tax Purpose • OECD schemes for the Varietal Certification of Seed or the the Control of Seed Moving in International Trade (grass and legume Seed; Cereal Seed) • co-operative Action Programme on Local Economic and employment development (LEED) • International Transport Forum • Special Programme on the Control of chemicals annexe 5: Liste D ' activités ET À PARTICIPATION of the AUXQUEL ORGAN FACULTATIV LA ANGLAIS-SOUHAIT-PARTICIPER l ' enquêt a pour • international sur l ' Enseignement et a l ' apprentissag (Talis) • international pour le Programme des acquis des élèv follow-up (PISA) • Forum mondial sur la et l ' échang the transparenc de renseignement à des fins of fiscales • systèmes de l ' OCD in pour la certification variétal out le contrôle destiné au commerce of des's protection international (protection de plantes herbagèr et légumineus et protection of the de céréal) • programme d ' action concernant le développemen et de cooperation to economic life et la création d ' emplois au nivea local (LEEDS) • Forum international des transports • spécial sur le contrôle programme des produits a chimiqu's decision of the council to invite the Republic of Latvia to accede to the convention on the oecd (Adopted by the Council at its 1333rd session on 11 May 2016) the Council, Having regard to the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development of 14 December 1960 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") and, in particular to articles 5 a and 16;) Having regard to the Resolution of the Council on Strengthening the OECD's Global Reach, adopted on 29 March 2013 by which Council decided to open accession discussions with the Republic of Latvia [C (2013) 58/FINAL]; Having regard to the Roadmap for the Accession of Latvia to the OECD Convention [C (2013) 123/FINAL], adopted by Council on 15 October 2013 which set out the terms, conditions and process for the accession of the Republic of Latvia to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development (hereinafter referred to as "the Organisation"); Having regard to the report of the Secretary-General on the Accession of Latvia to the Organisation [C (2016) 77/REV1]; Having regard to the Final Statement by the Government of the Republic of Latvia dated 29 April 2016 concerning the acceptance by the Republic of Latvia of the obligation of membership of the Organisation [C (2016) 54/REV1]; Having regard to the formal opinion of the OECD of the substantive committees listed in the Accession Roadmap [C (2016) 55]; Having regard to the note by the Secretary-General on the Position of Latvia on Legal instruments not Reviewed by OECD of the Substantive committees [C (2016) 56]; Having regard to the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development on the Privileges, and Granted it to the Immunit facilities the Organisation, which entered into force on 7 November 2014; Considering that the Government of the Republic of Latvia is prepared to assume the obligations of membership of the Organisation; DECIDE: 1.-the Republic of Latvia is invited to accede to the Convention on the terms proposed in the Final Statement by the Government of the Republic of Latvia (2016) C 54/Rev and those set out below. 2. The Republic of Latvia shall provide its position on each legal instrument of the Organisation adopted between the date of the present Decision and the date of the accession of the Republic of Latvia to the Convention within three months after the adoption of such legal instrument.
 DÉCISION DU CONSEIL INVITAN a LA République DE ANGLAIS À ADHÉRER À LA the CONVENTION relative À L ' OCD (Adopté le Conseil à sa on 1333èm session le 11 mai 2016) LE CONSEIL, Vu la Convention relative à l Organisation et de ' de cooperation du développemen economic décembr the 14 1960 (ci-aprè dénommé «in la Convention») en particulier ses articles et 16 5a); La vue du Conseil sur le renforcemen Keyser du mondial de l rayonnemen a ' a adopté le 29 mai OCD in 2013, dans le Conseil laquell a décidé d ouvrir des discussions ' d ' adhésion avec la République de Anglais [C (2013) 58/FINAL]; VU la feuille de route pour l ' adhésion de la Convention relative à la the Anglais à l ' OCD [C (2013) 123/FINAL], le Conseil a adopté le 15-13 octobr qui a défini les modalité, les conditions et la procédur d ' de la République adhésion de Anglais à l ' the Organisation de cooperation et de développemen the economic (ci-aprè désigné» on «l» ' Organisation); VU le rapport du général sur l Secretary adhésion de la ' à l Organisation '-Anglais [C (2016) 77/REV1]; VU la Déclaration finale du de la République de Federal Government Anglais, en date du 29 avril 2016, relative à l ' de la République acceptation of the obligation of the Anglais des lié à la qualité de ' Membri de l Organisation [C (2016) 54/REV1]; VU les Avis formel des comité de substance de l ' OCD is dan énuméré la feuille de route pour l ' adhésion [C (2016) 55]; VU la note du général concernant la position Secretary de la Anglais au regard des instruments are legal n ' ayan Passport fait l ' d ' and objet of the comité de examen and substance de l ' OCD [C (2016) 56]; VU l Accord entre le ' de la République de Federal Government Anglais et l ' the Organisation de cooperation et de développemen relatif aux of the economic privilèg, et facilité a accordé immunité à l Organisation of ', qui est en vigueur le 8 Novembre entrées 2014; Considéran a que le Federal Government to de la République de Anglais EST prêt à assumer-les obligations à la qualité de lié in the Membri de l ' Organisation; DÉCID: 1. La République EST invité de Anglais is the à adhérer à la Convention dans les conditions proposé dans la Déclaration finale of due the Federal Government de la République de Anglais [C (2016) 54/REV1] et dans défin ci-aprè to cell. 2. La République de faire of the Anglais devr connaîtr sa position sur chaqu is legal ' instrument de l Organisation adopté entre la date de la Décision et la présent» de son adhésion à la date Convention, dan Délai de Trois and mo the l ' adoption to dudi aprè instrument.
 3. All prior agreements on the participation of the Republic of Latvia in OECD bodies as a non-Member shall be terminated as from the date of the accession of the Republic of Latvia to the Convention. As from that date, the Republic of Latvia will participat in those OECD bodies as a Member of the Organisation. 4.-the Republic of Latvia shall provide progress reports to OECD bodies after its accession to the Convention as follows: • Corporate Governance Committee: A progress report to the Committee and it is Working Party in Spring 2017 and thereafter as required; • Health Committee: A progress report within two years after its accession to the Organisation. 5. The Republic of Latvia shall contribute financial resources to support the evaluation of post-accession progress reports indicated above. An annual summary of Latvia's post-' accession progress prepared by the Secretary-General shall be made public.
 3. It shall accord the précédent sur les la participation de la République de aux de l Anglais of the organ ' en qualité de non-OCD Membri abrogé à la seron is a a data de l ' adhésion de la République de Anglais à la the Convention. À compter de la date, cett République de participer aux Anglais-the organ of ' OCD en qualité de l de ' Membri de l Organisation. 4. son adhésion à la Aprè Convention, la République de communiquer aux Anglais-the organ of ' OCD less rapport de l d avancemen a ' • la Comité sur suivant: gouvernanc d ' Entreprise: rapport d ' avancemen and au Comité et à son Groupe de travail au Printemps et ultérieuremen en 2017 Aunty que de besoin; • Comité de la santé: rapport d ' avancemen and dan Délai de deux and ans son adhésion à l ' aprè Organisation. 5. La République de fournir des Anglais-ressources pour faciliter l évaluation financière-' des ' avancemen rapport d post-adhésion mentionné plus Haut. And résumé du rapport d ' avancemen post-adhésion la concernant le général établ as Secretary to Sir-année chaqu publié.
 Done in Paris, this 2nd day of June two Thousand and Sixteen, in the English and French languages. Fait à ce jour, 2èm in de juin deux Mille seiz, en Français et en anglais.
For the Government of the Republic of Latvia: For the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development: Federal Government to Pour le de la République de Anglais: Pour l ' Organisation de Cooperation et de Développemen the economic: Māris kučinskis Angel GURRÍ 's Prime Minister MinisterPremier Secretary-GeneralSecrétair général Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development of the 14th December 1960 to the GOVERNMENTS of the Republic of Austria , the Kingdom of Belgium, Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Greece, the Republic of Iceland, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden, Spain, the Swiss Confederations, the Turkish Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , and the United States of America; CONSIDERING that economic strength and prosperity are essential for the attainmen of the purpose of the United Nations, the preservation of individual liberty and the increase of the general well-being; BELIEVING that they can further these aims most effectively by strengthening the tradition of co-operation which has evolved among them; RECOGNISING that the economic recovery and progress of Europe to which their participation in the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation has made a major contribution, have opened new perspectives for strengthening that tradition and applying it to new tasks and broader objective; CONVINCED that broader co-operation will make a vital contribution to peaceful and harmonio are among the people of the relations of the world; RECOGNISING the increasing interdependenc of their economies; DETERMINED by consultation and co-operation to use more effectively their capacities and to promote these as it potentialit the highest sustainable growth of their economies and improve the economic and social well-being of their peoples; BELIEVING that the economically more advanced Nations should co-operate in assisting to the best of their ability the countries in the process of economic development; RECOGNISING that the further expansion of world trade is one of the most important factors favouring the economic development of countries and the improvement of international economic relations; and DETERMINED the purpose of the pursu these in a manner consistent with their obligations in other international organisations or institutions in which they participat or under agreements to which they are a party; Have THEREFORE has AGREED on the following provision for the reconstitution of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development: article 1 the aim of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development (hereinafter called the "Organisation") shall be to promote policies designed: (a) to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and of employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries while maintaining financial stability, and that it contribute, to the development of the world economy; (b) to contribute to sound economic expansion in Member as well as non-member countries in the process of economic development; and (c) to contribute to the expansion of world trade on a non-discriminatory basis the multilaterals, in accordanc with international obligations. Article 2 In the pursuit of these aims, the members agree that they will, both individually and jointly: (a) promote the efficient use of their economic resources; (b) in the scientific and technological field, promote the development of their resources, research and encourag promote vocational training; (c) the policies designed to achieve pursu economics growth and internal and external financial stability and to avoid developments which might endanger their economies or to those of other countries; (d) in their efforts to pursu reduce or abolish it removes the exchange of goods and services and current payments and maintain and extend the liberalisation of capital movement; and (e) contribute to the economic development of both Member and non-member countries in the process of economic development by appropriate means and, in particular, by the flow of capital to those countries, having regards to the importanc to their economies of receiving technical assistance to and of securing expanding export markets. Article 3 With a view to achieving the aims set out in article 1 and to fulfilling the undertaking in article 2 of the led, the members agree that they will: (a) keep each other informed and furnish the Organisation with the information not for the cessary accomplishmen of the it task; (b) consult together on a continuing basis, carry out studies and participat in agreed projects; and (c) co-operate in closely and where appropriate take co-ordinated action. Article 4 the Contracting Parties to this Convention shall be members of the Organisation. Article 5 In order to achieve it in the aim, the Organisation may: (a) take a decision of which, except as otherwise provided, shall be binding on all the members; (b) make recommendations to members; and (c) enter into agreements with members, non-member States and international organisations. Article 6 1. Unless the Organisation otherwise agree unanimously for special cases, the decision shall be taken and the recommendations shall be made by mutual agreement of all the members. 2. Each Member shall have one vote. If a Member abstain from voting on a decision or recommendations, such abstention shall not invalidat the decisions or recommendations, which shall be applicable to the other members but not to the abstaining Member. 3. the decision shall be binding on any of the Members until it has complied with the requirements of its own constitutional procedures. The other members may agree that such a decision shall apply provisionally to them. Article 7 A Council composed of all the members shall be the body from which all acts of the Organisation deriv. The Council may meet in sessions of the Minister or of permanent representatives. Article 8 the Council shall each year a designat Chairman, who shall at its ministerial session presid, and two Vice-Chairmen. The Chairman may be designated to serve a consecutive term on additional. Article 9 the Council may establish an Executive Committee and such subsidiary bodies as may be required for the achievement of the aims of the Organisation. Article 10 1 A to this responsible Secretary-General Council shall be appointed by the Council for a term of five years. He shall be assisted by one or more Deputy Secretar-General or Assistant Secretar-General appointed by the Council on the recommendations of the Secretary-General. 2. The Secretary-General shall serve as Chairman of the Council meeting at the session of the permanent representatives. He shall assist the Council in all appropriate ways and may submit proposals to the Council or to any other body of the Organisation. Article 11 1. The Secretary-General shall be appoin such staff as the Organisation may require in accordanc with plans of organisation approved by the Council. Staff regulations shall be subject to approval by the Council. 2. Having regard to the international character of the Organisation, the Secretary-General, the Deputy or Assistant Secretar-General and the staff shall not seek ither nor receive instructions from any of the members or from any Government or authority external to the Organisation. Article 12 Upon such terms and conditions as the Council may determin, the Organisation may: (a) address communications to non-member States or organisations; (b) establish and maintain relations with non-member States or organisations; and (c) invite non-member Governments or organisations to participat in the activities of the Organisation. Article 13 Representation in the Organisation of the European communities established by the Treats of Paris and Rome to of 18th April, 1951, and 25th March, 1957, shall be as defined in Supplementary Protocol No. 1 to this Convention. Article 14 1 this Convention shall be ratified. or accepted by the Signator in accordanc with their respectiv is constitutional requirements. 2. the Instruments of ratification shall be deposited or acceptance with the Government of the French Republic, hereby designated as depositary Government. 3. This Convention shall come into force: (a)) before 30th September, 1961, upon the deposit of instruments of ratification or acceptance by all the Signator. or (b) on 30th September, 1961, if by that date to fifteen or more Signator have deposited such instruments as regards those Signator; and thereafter as regards any other Signatory upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification or acceptance; (c) after 30th September, 1961, but not later than two years from the signature of this Convention, upon the deposit of such instruments by fifteen Signator, as regards those Signator; and thereafter as regards any other Signatory upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification or acceptance. 4. Any Signatory which has not deposited its instrument of ratification or acceptance when the Convention comes into force may take part in the activities of the Organisation upon conditions to be determined by agreement between the Organisation and such Signatory. Article 15 When this Convention comes into force, the reconstitution of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation shall take effect, and it will aim, organ, power and name shall thereupon be as provided herein. The legal personality possessed by the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation shall continue in the Organisation, but the decision, recommendations and resolutions of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation shall require approval of the Council to be effective after the coming into force of this Convention. Article 16 the Council may decide to invite any Government prepared to assume the obligations of membership to accede to this Convention. Such a decision shall be unanimous, provided that for any particular case the Council may unanimously decide to permit abstention, in which case, notwithstanding the provision of article 6, the decision shall be applicable to all the members. Accession shall take effect upon the deposit of an instrument of accession with the depositary Government. Article 17 Any Contracting Party may terminate the application of this Convention to itself by giving twelve months ' notice to that effect to the depositary Government. Article 18 the headquarters of the Organisation shall be in Paris, unless the Council agree otherwise on. Article 19 of the legal capacity of the Organisation and the privilege, exemption, and of the Organisation, to the immunit it official and representatives to it of the members shall be as provided in Supplementary Protocol No. 2 to this Convention. Article 20 1. Each year, in accordanc with Financial Regulations adopted by the Council, the Secretary-General shall present to the Council for approval an annual budget, accounts, and such subsidiary budget as the Council shall request. 2. the General expense of the Organisation, as agreed by the Council, shall be apportioned in accordanc with a scale to be decided upon by the Council. Other expenditure shall be financed on such a basis as the Council may decide. Article 21 Upon the receipt of any instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession, or of any notice of termination, the depositary Government shall give notice thereof to all the Contracting Parties and to the Secretary-General of the Organisation. In WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly Plenipotentiar the empowered, have appended their signatures to this Convention. Done in Paris, this fourteenth day of December, Nineteen Hundred and Sixty, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited with the depositary Government, by whom certified will be communicated to all the cop to the Signator. Convention relative à l ' Organisation de Cooperation et de Développemen a Grouping of 14 décembr 1960 LES GOUVERNEMENT de la République Fédéral d ' Germany, de la République (d) Autrich, ' du Royaume de Belgique, du Canada, du Royaume de Danemark, Espagne, de l ' des États-Unis (d) ' Latin America, de la République française, du Royaume de Grèc, de l ' of Ireland , de la République (d) Iceland, de ' la République italienne du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg,, du Royaume de Norvèg, du Royaume des Pays-Bas, de la République, Portugais du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d du Nord, Ireland ' du Royaume de Suèd, de la Confédération Suisse et de la République de Turqu; CONSIDÉRAN a la puissanc» et que la prospérité de l ' the son of économ the atteindr of les buts essentiell pour des Nations, les sauvegarder liberté in And individuell-et accroîtr le bien-être général; ESTIMAN que ' peuven to the province of efficacemen the Don progresser trè cett-en renforçan a la the vo de qui s judicial ' tradition I a développé» entre eux; RECONNAISSAN a que le redressemen et le progrè de l ' an economic Europe, au sein de leur collaboration of auxquel l ' European Economic Cooperation Organisation de a apporté une contribution is important, trè Ont ouvert de nouvelles perspectives de permettan et de renforcer l ' cett-tradition des tâch à appliquer et à des nouvelles of objectif plus larges; "The cooperation of ' and CONVAINC plus large constituer une contribution of the à des relations essentiell pacifiqu et harmonieus of the entre les peupl; RECONNAISSAN of économ to the que leur dépenden de plus en plus les and other sausages; DÉTERMINÉ, à des grâc in mutuell of the consultation et à la cooperation et à développer, au maximum à utiliser leur capacité efficacemen a plus of et leur possibilité pour réaliser la of plus Forte de leur économ the expansion possible et améliorer le bien-être social et de leur in the economic peupl; ESTIMAN que les Nations be plus Avancées dans le Domaine coopérer pour aider to the economic devraien au mieux de leur faculté of les pays en vo de développemen the economic; RECONNAISSAN a que la de l ' poursuit expansion du commerce mondial des facteur constitu l ' and les plus important à favoriser l ' of resources by essor des économ in des divers et à améliorer les pays rapport is economic to be moved; A à réaliser ces dessein DÉTERMINÉ d ' une façon compatible avec les obligations de leur participation à découlan in d ' of other organisations, institutions ou accord will be moved; SONS of the disposition of the CONVEN des suivant pour la reconstitution de l ' Organisation de Cooperation en European Economic Organisation de Cooperation et de Développemen an economic Organisation: article 1 L ' de Cooperation et de Développemen the economic (the ci-desso l. appelé ' "Organisation") a pour objectif de promouvoir des of policy at the United Nations: a) à réaliser la plus Forte expansion possible de l ' de l ' the économ et une progression emplo et du nivea de vie dans les pays the Membri , Tout en la stabilité financière maintenan, et à contribuer au développemen ains ' économ the mondial de l; (b)) and a bundle of à contribuer à expansion of economic dans les pays Membri, ains, que non Membri, en vo de développemen the economic; à contribuer à l ' c) expansion du commerce mondial sur and base of non-conformémen multilatéral et discriminatoir aux obligations to international. Article 2 En vue d ' a atteindr ces conviennen of objectif, les Membri, Aunty to individuellemen que conjointemen: a assurer l ' ') d efficac de leur utilisation of economic resources; b) dans le Domaine scientifique et technologiqu, d ' de leur assurer le développemen ressources, encourager la recherche ' d et de favoriser la formation professionnell; (c) follow the policy) de des-pour assurer la croissanc conçu»» et la stabilité financière» economic interne et extern, et éviter que no se ' d développen des pourraien a mettr a situation qui en danger leur économ ou Celle d-' other's pay; (d) the efforts of the poursuivr) de leur en vue de réduir de supprimer les removes out of the échang de biens aux et de services aux ' ains qu a courant de paiement, et maintenir et la libération des étendr-mouvement de capitaux; e de contribuer au) to economic développemen des pays et non Membri en of the Membri vo de développemen the economic Gulf of the des, en particulier approprié et l ' apport à ces for pays de capitaux, en tenant en compt de l ' outré importanc to pour leur a que présenten la fournitur d ' économ-assistance technique et l ' des in the enlargement à leur a offert débouché produits d ' exportation. Article 3 En vue atteindr les ' d-will in ' objectif fixé à l article 1 et de remplir les engagements à l ' of article énuméré 2, les conviennen: (a) the Membri de se tenir informé) to mutuellemen de fournir à l ' et les Organisations à l ' a nécessair of renseignement accomplissemen de ses tâch; (b) de se consulter ' and d) is a, d ' manièr continue des études et effectuer de participer à des ' d and the project of accepté commun accord; (c)), ' de coopérer étroitemen s il y a lieu of and action. coordonné Article 4 the Son of ' the Membri de l Organisation les parties à la Convention a présent of Contractant. Article 5 En vue d ' a atteindr, ' CERs objectif l Organisation peu: a) des décision qui a take, sauf disposition differents Tous les, get the Membri; (b) is the aux faire des recommandation) Membri; (c)) conclur des accord avec ses Membri non Membri, des États et des organisations of internationals. Article 6 1 A of the moin que l. ' n-autremen décid ' en Organisation the unanimité pour des cas ' à l ' certificats spéciaux, les sons et décision of the Prisa's les faits recommandation son of the accord mutuel de tous les Membri. 2. is the d Chaqu Membri dispos ' une voix. SI and s ' abstien Membri de décision ou une and voters of the abstention of recommandation, and tell no fait pas à décision ou of the cett removes recommandation, qui est applicable aux Membri bag of other pas au Membri ' abstien s a qua. 3. is not a lier Aucun décision peu and Membri a aussi longtemp qu il ne ' pas conformé aux ' I s a prescription of constitutionnelle de sa procédur. Les peuven of the other's Membri convenir que s ' of the cett décision entre appliquer provisoiremen a eux. Article 7 and the Conseil, composé de tous les Membri, I a l ' the émanen it to the organ duquel les Actes de l ' of the Organisation. Le Conseil se réunir en a peu de ou de sessions Minister représentant permanent. Article 8 Le désign chaqu, the Conseil année, and Président qui a présid les sessions ministériell, et deux Vice-Président. Le Président a peu être désigné pour une année supplémentair consécutiv à son premier of the mand. Article 9 Le Conseil Exécutif et peu and the créer tout the Comité subsidiair of nécessair of organ pour objectif de l atteindr a les ' Organisation. Article 10 1. And Secretary to the Conseil général le responsable EST nommé devan on the ci and the celu-pour périod de cinq ans. Il est ou a ' assisté (d) and Secretary of the deputies plusieur généraux ou généraux of the adjoint of the Secretary of the Conseil, sur le nommé la proposition du Secretary General. 2. Le présid le Conseil général Secretary aux sessions de représentant permanent. Il a son prêt au Concours Conseil sous tout et peu nécessair in the form of a proposition is au Conseil des soumettr ou à tout other organ of the ' de l Organisation. Article 11 1. Le général le nomm Secretary personnels de l-au fonctionnemen utility ' conformémen aux plans d Organisation a approuvé le Conseil ' organisation for. Le statue du personnel est à l ' approbation by the soum du Conseil. 2. a donné le Étan caractèr international de l ', le général Organisation Secretary, les généraux deputies out of the adjoint Secretary et le personnel ne solliciteron a ni recevron de ' (d) aucun des directives de l Organisation ' Membri ni aucun ' d Federal Government out of the external ' the autorité à l Organisation. Article 12 dans les conditions que il appartien au Conseil ' de déterminer, l ' Organisation peu exprimer des voeux): (a) à des États et des organisations non Membri's; (b) et établir des relations) entretenir avec des États et des organisations non Membri's; c) non Membri of inviter des Gouvernement et à participer à des organisations des activités de l ' Organisation. Article 13 permanent representations l ' dans La Organisation des Communauté in European's Traité de institué on les Paris et de Rome en date des 18 et 25 avril 1951 Mars 1957-dan and the défin I Protocol Additionnel à la présent-N ° 1 Convention. Article 14 1 the présent Convention Sera La. ratifié out accepté les signatair of conformémen of the will of the constitutionnell à leur règl respectiv. 2. Les instruments de ratification ou d ' a auprè a déposé seron acceptation du de la République Français Federal Government, the Federal Government dépositair désigné comme. 3. the présent Convention entrer en La vigueur: a) the soi avant le 30 September of 1961, a les que dè instrument de ratification ou a été déposé d ' acceptation auron on it to les signatair; (b) le 30 September-soi) 1961, si à cett date of signatair of au moin quinz on the ces instruments et déposé à l égard, ' de ces signatair, in qua ' ains à l égard de tout ' other signatair of a dépô de son dè le instrument de ratification ou d ' acceptation; (c)) to September 30 soi aprè le is 1961, au plus tard mais deux ans aprè la signature de la Convention, the dè a présent que ces a été déposé auron instrument for the signatair, quinz et à l égard de ces signatair, ' ains ' à l égard qu ' other signatair of a de tout le dépô de dè son instrument de ratification ou d ' acceptation. 4. Les signatair n ' ayan déposé leur instrument Passport de ratification ou d ' lors de l acceptation entrée en vigueur ' de la Convention de participer aux Activités pourron a l ' Organisation dans les conditions qui a fixé seron on accord entre ' et lesdit in signatair l Organisation. Article 15 La reconstitution de l Organisation European ' Economic Cooperation is the de take Effet lors de l ' entrée en vigueur de la Convention, et ses objectif, organ, pouvoir et rent to a lors dè seron ceux qui son dan la Convention a prév. La personnalité que l possèd of legal ' European Economic Cooperation Organisation de continuer dans l set the ' Organisation, décision, mais les recommandation et l Éuropéenn de Keyser ' Organisation de Cooperation Economique approbation du Conseil requièren l ' a pour être applicable aprè of entrée en vigueur ' l de la présent» Convention. Article 16 Le Conseil a peu d decider ' tout Prêt inviter à assumer les Federal Government the obligation de Membri à adhérer à la présent, of the Convention. The Cett décision doit être prise à l unanimité '; toutefo, le Conseil à peu l unanimité in the admettr ', and cas particulier dans la possibilité d ' abstention, a entendu que étan, les dispositions de l nonobstan ' article 6, la décision applique in alor ' s à tous les Membri. L ' prend Effet adhésion lors du dépô de l ' d auprè ' instrument of the Federal Government dépositair adhésion du. Article 17 of the Tout pourri mettr partie Contractant of the fin, en ce qui, à la concern l ' de la Convention», présent applications en préav ' d by the donnan and and an à CET Effet au Federal Government to dépositair. Article 18 Le sièg de l ' est à Paris Organisation, sauf si le Conseil en décid is autremen. Article 19 La capacité de l ' legal Organisation et les privilèg, et immunité de l exemption ' Organisation de ses fonctionnair, représentant de ses et des of Membri auprè d ' of hell, son of dan the défin le Protocol N ° 2 Additionnel à la Convention-présent. Article 20 1.-année, conformémen a Chaqu à adopté le règlement financier and the Conseil, le général à l Secretary the soume approbation du Conseil ' and Budget annuel des compt et tout of that budget annexe on the le Conseil demandé. 2. the Secretary-General of the administrative expenditure of the Les de l ', le Conseil Organisation approuvé son of a répart to the conformémen, à barèm» qui sera and arrêté of le Conseil. Administrative expenditure of the other sons of the TEU finance fixé sur la base of the le Conseil. Article 21 Dè la réception des instruments de ratification, acceptation, d ' d ' de préav de retrai adhésion ou, le dépositair en donner to the Walloon Government communications à tout-les parties et au Contractant's Secretary General ' de l Organisation. EN FOI DE quoi, les Plénipotentiair, dûmen be the soussigné habilité Ont apposé leur, signature of the au bas de la présent Convention. Fait à Paris, le quatorz a décembr a soixant price of mil Neuf, en Français et en anglais, les deux texts faisant également FOI of, en and Seoul exemplaire qui sera déposé auprè du dépositair, the Walloon Government qui en a cop and the certifié communiquer» à tous les signatair of conform.
Supplementary Protocol Of. 1 to the Convention on the OECD 14 December 1960 the SIGNATOR to of the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development; Have AGREED as follows: 1. Representation in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development of the European communities established by the Treats of Paris and Rome to of 18th April, 1951, and 25th March, 1957, shall be determined in accordanc with the institutional provision of those Treats. 2. The Commission of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the as well as the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community shall take part in the work of that Organisation. In WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly Plenipotentiar the empowered, have appended their signatures to this Protocol. Done in Paris, this fourteenth day of December, Nineteen Hundred and Sixty, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited with the Government of the French Republic, by whom certified will be communicated to all the cop to the Signator. Protocol of additionnel. 1 à la Convention relative à l ' OCD 14 1960 LES SIGNATAIR décembr de la Convention relative à l Organisation et de ' de Développemen to Economic Cooperation; SONS of the CONVEN de ce qui suit: 1. La ' de l Organisation permanent representations dans et de Développemen to Economic Cooperation, a European of the Communauté des institué on les de Paris et Traité de Rome, en date des 18 et 25 avril 1951 Mars 1957, Sir conformémen of the aux dispositions réglé institutional's Traité de ces. 2. Commission de la Communauté, Les-European Economic et de la Communauté de l ' European energy Atomiqu ains in the la Haute Autorité de que la Communauté du Charbon et de l European ' participeron aux travaux de cett Steel to the Organisation. EN FOI DE quoi, les Plénipotentiair, dûmen be the soussigné habilité Ont apposé leur, the signatures au bas du présen Protocol. Fait à Paris, le quatorz a décembr a soixant price of mil Neuf, en Français et en anglais, les deux texts faisant également FOI of, en and Seoul exemplaire qui sera déposé du auprè de la République Français Federal Government, qui en a une communiquer cop of the certifié à tous les signatair of conform. Supplementary Protocol Of. 2 to the Convention on the OECD Paris, 14 December 1960 the SIGNATOR to of the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development (hereinafter called the "Organisation"); Have AGREED as follows: the Organisation shall have legal capacity and the Organisation, its officials, and representatives of the it of the members shall be entitled to a privilege, exemption, and to as follows: immunit (a) in the territory of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for European Economic Co-operation of 16th April, 1948, the legal capacity, privileges, exemption, and provided for in the Supplementary Protocol to the immunit Of. 1 to that Convention; (b) in Canada, the legal capacity, privileges, exemption, and provided for in any immunit to agreement or through one legal capacity, privileges, exemption, and entered into between immunit to the Government of Canada and the Organisation; (c) in the United States, the legal capacity, privileges, exemption, and to the immunit under International organisations Immunit Act provided for in Executive Order No. 10133 of 27th June, 1950; and (d), the legal capacity elsewher, privilege, exemption, and provided for in any immunit to agreement or through one legal capacity, privileges, exemption, and entered into between immunit to the Government concerned and the Organisation. In WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly Plenipotentiar the empowered, have appended their signatures to this Protocol. Done in Paris, this fourteenth day of December, Nineteen Hundred and Sixty, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited with the Government of the French Republic, by whom certified will be communicated to all the cop to the Signator. Protocol of additionnel. 2 à la Convention de l ' OCD Paris, le 14 1960 LES SIGNATAIR décembr de la Convention relative à l ' Organisation de Cooperation et de Développemen the economic (the ci-desso l. appelé ' «Organisation»); SONS of the CONVEN de ce qui suit: L ' de la capacité joui legal Organisation of the Organisation, ses fonctionnair et l ' 's et les représentant de ses Membri auprè d ' of hell to jouissen des privilèg, et suivant exemption will: (a) immunité) sur le territoire des parties à la Convention de Contractant of the European Economic Cooperation du 16 avril 1948, de la capacité des privilèg, of the legal exemption of immunité et prév, dan le additionnel from Protocol. 1 the Convention cett à; b) au Canada, de la capacité des privilèg, legal, exemption of dan immunité et prév tout accord sur la capacité ou through a legal exemption, les privilèg, et qui a interviendr of immunité entre le Canada et du l Federal Government ' Organisation; (c)) aux États-Unis, de la capacité des privilèg, legal, exemption of dan immunité et prév l ' Executive Order 10133 du 27 juin N ° conformémen in the 1950 's, aux dispositions de l ' International organisations Immunit Act; et d) dans tout other pay, de la capacité des privilèg, legal, exemption of dan immunité et prév tout accord sur la capacité ou through a legal exemption, les privilèg, et qui a interviendr of immunité entre le intéressé et l ' the Federal Government Organisation. EN FOI DE quoi, les Plénipotentiair, dûmen be the soussigné habilité Ont apposé leur, the signatures au bas du présen Protocol. Fait à Paris, le quatorz a décembr a soixant price of mil Neuf, en Français et en anglais, les deux texts faisant également FOI of, en and Seoul exemplaire qui sera déposé du auprè de la République Français Federal Government, qui en a une communiquer cop of the certifié à tous les signatair of conform. Supplementary Protocol Of. 1 to the Convention for European Economic Co-operation on the Legal Capacity, Privileges and of the Organisation to the Immunit Paris, 16 April 1948 the Government and authorities to the signator Convention for European Economic Cooperation; CONSIDERING that according to the provision of article 22 of the Convention, the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation shall enjoy in the territory of each of its members such legal capacity as may be not cessary for the exercise of its functions and the fulfillment of its purpose, and that the Organisation, its officials, and representatives of the members of the Organisation shall be entitled to the privilege and to set out immunit in a Supplementary Protocol; Have AGREED on the following provision: part I: Personality, Capacity article 1 the Organisation shall posses a juridical personality. It shall have the capacity of contracts, the conclud acquir and dispos of movable property and the immovabl and institute legal proceedings. Part II: Property, funds and assets article 2 the Organisation, its property and assets wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall enjoy immunity from every form of legal process except insofar as in any particular case, be it has expressly waived its immunity. It is, however, understood that from the waiver of immunity shall extend to any measure of execution. The premise of the article 3 of the Organisation shall be inviolabl. The property and assets of the Organisation, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be from search, requisition, immun confiscation, expropriation and any other form of interference, whethers by Executive, administrative, judicial or legislative action. Article 4 the archives of the Organisation, and in general all documents belonging to it or held by it, shall be located wherever the inviolabl. Article 5 without being restricted by financial controls, regulations or of any kind of moratori: (a) the Organisation may hold currency of any kind and operate accounts in any currency; (b) the Organisation may freely transfer its funds from one country to another or within any country and convert any currency held by it into any other currency. Article 6 the Organisation, its assets, income and other property shall be: (a) main from all direct taxes; It is understood, however, that the Organisation will not claim exemption from taxes and rates which are in fact no more than charges for public utility services; (b) customs duties from main and prohibition and restriction on imports and exports in respect of articles imported or exported by the Organisation for its official use. It is however understood that articles imported under such exemption will not be sold in the country into which they were imported except under conditions agreed with the Government of that country; (c) customs duties from main and prohibition and restriction on imports and exports in respect of its publications. Article 7 while the Organisation will not, as a general rule, claim exemption from excise duties and from taxes on the sale of movable property which forms immovabl and of of the price to be paid, not vertheles when the Organisation is making important purchase for official use of property on which such duties and taxes have been charged or are in chargeabl , Members will, whenever possible, make appropriate administrative arrangements for the remission or return of the amount of duty or tax. Part III: facilities in respect of communications article 8 the Organisation shall enjoy in the territory of each Member, for its official communications, treatment not less than that accorded favourabl by the Government of that Member to any other Government in diplomatic missions including in the matter of allocation, rates and taxes on mails, cables, radiogram, telegram, telephotos, telephone and other communications and press rates for information to the press and radio. From censorship shall be applied to the official communications correspondenc and other official of the Organisation. Part IV: the representatives of members article 9 representatives of members to the principal and subsidiary organs of the Organisation shall, while exercising their functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, enjoy the privilege, and facilities normally immunit enjoyed by diplomatic envoy of comparabl rank. Article 10 the Privilege, and facilities with the immunit accorded to the representatives of members not for the personal benefit of the individual is concerned, but in order to safeguard the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the Organisation. Consequently, a Member has not only the right but the duty to waiv the immunity of its representative in any case where, in the opinion of the Member, the immunity would imped the course of Justice, and it can be waived without prejudice to the purpose for which the immunity is accorded. Article 11 the provision of article 9 are not applicable as between a representative and the authorities of the State of which he is a national or of which he is or has been the representative. Article 12 In this part shall be deemed IV the expression to include all members, alternate, adviser, technical experts and a delegation of the secretar. Part V: Official article 13 the Secretary-General will specify the categories of officials to which the provision of this part V shall apply. He shall submit a list of these categories to the Council. Thereafter this list shall be communicated to all members. The names of the officials included in these categories shall from time to time be made known to their members. Article 14 officials of the Organisation shall: (a) be legal process from immun in respect of things done by them in their official capacity; They shall continue to be so after completion of their immun function as official of the Organisation; (b) enjoy the same exemption from taxation in respect of the salar and emolument paid to them as is enjoyed by officials of the principal International organisations and on the same conditions; (c) be immun, together with their spouse and dependent relatives, from immigration restriction and alien registration; (d) be accorded the same privileges in respect of exchange facilities as are accorded to the officials of the rank of a comparabl forming of diplomatic missions; (e) be given, together with their spouse and dependent relatives, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crisis as diplomatic missions of the members; (f) have the right to import free of duty their furniture and effects at the time of first taking up their post in the country in question. Article 15 In addition to the privilege, exemption, and immunit facilities specified in article 14, the Secretary-General shall be accorded in respect of himself, his spouse and children under the age of 21, the privilege, exemption, and immunit facilities accorded to heads of diplomatic missions in conformity with international law. The Deputy Secretar-General shall enjoy the privilege of exemption, and immunit facilities accorded to diplomatic representatives of comparabl rank. Article 16 a privilege, and facilities to the immunit granted to officials in the interests of the Organisation and not for the personal benefit of the individual is concerned. The Secretary-General shall have the right and the duty to waiv the immunity of any official in any case where, in his opinion, the immunity would imped the course of Justice and can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the Organisation. In the case of the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretar-General the Council shall have the right of immunity waiv it. Article 17 the Organisation shall co-operate at all times with the appropriate authorities of members to facilitat the proper administration of Justice, secure the observanc of police regulations and prevent the occurrence of any abuse in connection with the privilege of exemption, and immunit facilities mentioned in this part V: VI. Experts on Mission for the Organisation article 18 experts (other than officials coming within the scope of part V) performing missions for the Organisation shall be accorded such a privilege of , and facilities with sharp immunit not cessary for the independent exercise of their functions during the period of their missions, including the time on the journey in spen connection with their missions. In particular they shall be accorded: (a) immunity from personal arrest or detention and from chicken pox vaccine and of their baggag; (b) in respect of things done by them in the course of the performance of their mission, immunity from legal process of every kind; (c) inviolability for all papers and documents. Article 19 Privilege, and facilities to the immunit granted to experts in the interests of the Organisation and not for the personal benefit of the individual is concerned. The Secretary-General shall have the right and the duty to waiv the immunity of any expert in any case where, in his opinion, the immunity would imped the course of Justice and it can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the Organisation. Part VII: Supplementary agreements article 20 the Organisation may conclud with any Member or members supplementary agreements adjusting the provision of the present Protocol so far as that Member or those members are concerned. In faith whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised to Plenipotentiar to that effect, have signed the present Protocol. Done in Paris this sixteenth day of April, Nineteen Hundred and Forty eight, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of the French Republic, by which the cop will be communicated in the certified it all the other Signator. Protocol of additionnel. 1 à la Convention de Economic Cooperation» European sur la capacité, les privilèg et of legal les immunité de l ', le 16 avril Organisation 1948 Les autorites signatair Gouvernement et de la Convention de of the European Economic Cooperation; CONSIDÉRAN a ' aux Termes de l ' ' de la Convention, article l ' of the Economic Cooperation Organisation European de sur le territoire de joui a chacun de ses Membri de la capacité of qui Lui a legal to pour exercer ses I nécessair-et Fonctions pour ses buts et atteindr a que l ' fonctionnair ains in the Organisation, ses que les représentant de ses Membri bénéficien a privilèg of the des in défin by dan immunité et and Protocol additionnel; SONS of the conven de ce qui suit: title I: Personnalité, capacité article 1 L ' possèd a la personnalité Organisations legal questions. (A) la capacité de contracter hell, bien ' et acquérir aliéner des d for immobilier et mobilier et d ' ester en justice. Titre II: Bien, et avoir Fund article 2 L ' Organisation, ses biens et avoir, quel que leur sièg a soien to a jouissen de leur, et détenteur immunité de juridiction of l ', sauf dans la ' y mesur où l Organisation of a expressémen a renoncé dan and cas particulier. Il est entendu que toutefo a la renonciation peu ' étendr is not a s à des ' d mesur exécution. Article 3 Les locaux de l Organisation ' the inviolabl of the son. SES biens et avoir, où il se ' Que trouven et quelqu soi, son of the exempt a leur détenteur de perquisition, confiscation, expropriation, de réquisition ou de tout of other forms of exécutiv, administrative contraints, cooperation out législativ. Article 4 Les archives de l Organisation et ', ' and manièr of général d, Tous les documents Lui déten appartenan out on Elle, son of the inviolabl ' ' où il se trouven. Article 5 sans être astreint à aucun Contrôle, the ou réglementation moratoir financiers of: (a) l ' Organisation peu détenir des devises of the quelconqu et avoir des n ' of the en compt imports Qu Monnaie; (b) l ' the transférer ses Organisation peu libremen the Foundation, ' and pay dan d and other out à l ' d ' and pays market-quelconqu et convertir tout the devises détenu en tout the hell is other Monnaie. Article 6 L ' Organisation, ses, income of other avoir et bien son of: (a) the exonéré de tout impô direct. Toutefo, l ', l ' the pas demander Organisation not exonération d ' Impôts will not ' to mobility scooters que la rémunération de services d the simple ' utilité publique; (b) de tous exonéré de douane et droit et d ' prohibition restriction importation ou exportation d ' pour son usage officiel. Il est entendu que les, toutefo, articles, importé en franchise ains no passport to vend sur le seron territoire du pays dans lequel il a été introduit à auron, the moin que ce soi is not a à des conditions agréé de ce of le pays Federal Government; (c) the exonéré de tout droit de douane et de tout et prohibition of restriction of importation et d ' d ' à l égard de ses ' exportation publications. Article 7 Bien que l ' no pass revendiqu, the Organisation en Principe, l ' des droit exonération d ' of accis et des taxes à la vente dans le prix des to entran bien immobilier, mobilier out of cependan, quand Elle a pour son usage effectu officiel des achat is important dont le prix et comprend des taxes de droit of the cett nature, les prendron, in the Membri chaqu fois qu ' il leur Sera possible the administrative dispositions of approprié, les-en vue de la du remboursemen du remis out to Montana de ces droit et taxes. Titre III: Facilité de communications article 8 L ' sur le territoire Organisation bénéficier de Membri, pour ses of chaqu communications, d ' and traitemen officiell au moin a aussi favorable que le traitemen a accordé à Lui tout for the Federal Government, the other by diplomatic compr sa mission y, en ce qui a les priorité, concern tariff taxes sur le courrier et, les câblogramm, télégramm, radiotélégramm, téléphoto in the other, communications téléphoniqu et communications, of the ains que sur les tariff de Presse pour les informations à la Presse et à la Radio. La correspondanc et les other's-officiell of communications of de l ' officiell Organisation not be être censuré pourron. Title: Représentant des IV of article 9 Membri Les représentant des Membri auprè of des principaux et subsidiair of the organ de l Organisation jouissen ', Durant l ' de leur fonction in exercic et au cours des voyages à destination ou en provenanc du lieu de la réunion, des privilèg, et facilité immunité dont jouissen les agents de diplomatic rank comparabl. Article 10 Ces privilèg, immunité et facilité son représentant des a accordé aux in, non à leur Membri avantag dans le personnels, bag of bu ' en assurer tout a d indépendanc l ' de leur fonction in exercic en rapport avec l ' Organisation. On the conséquen, and a non Membri seulemen a le droit, mais le devoir de lever l ' immunité de son Deputy dan Tous les cas où, à son Avis, l ' empêcherai a que immunité soi is the faits et justice, où Elle a peu être sans nuir is the au levé but ' I the immunité pour lequel l accordé. Article 11 Les dispositions de l ' article 9 sons of dan, not applicable to le cas d ' and Deputy vis-à-vis des autorites de l Etat ' dont il est ressortissan out dont il a été le I out Deputy. Article 12 Au sens du titre, le présen to Terme EST considéré comme Tous les comprenan a délégué, alternates, Counsellor, experts techniques et de delegation Secretary. Title V: Fonctionnair's article 13 Le général déterminer les Secretary catégor de fonctionnair auxquel ' appliquen to the s les dispositions du titre to présen. Il en soumettr la liste au Conseil et en communications à donner ensuite Tous les Membri. Les fonctionnair des compr of the lease by dan catégor to the ces communiqués aux seron Membri périodiquemen a. Article 14 Les fonctionnair de l ' Organisation: (a) to jouiron de l ' de juridiction pour les actes-immunité accomplis en leur qualité officiell on eux; province of continueron to à bénéficier de la aprè cett immunité de leur fonction of cessation; (b) jouiron, en ce qui a les traitement et émolument concern the Organisation of l ' versé des Impôts exonération d ' memes in que les bénéficien cell fonctionnair dont have the principal's des organisations internationals et dans les memes conditions; (c) neither seron soum, non Passport plus que leur conjoint et les in the Membri de leur famille vivant à leur charge, disposition of the l limitan aux ' et aux formalité immigration d enregistremen des ' étranger; (d) jouiron, en ce qui a facilité de concern less change, des memes of privilèg que les fonctionnair d ' and the appartenan a comparabl rank aux auprè du of diplomatic missions to the Federal Government; (e) jouiron ains que leur, in the conjoint et les de leur famille Membri vivant à leur charge, facilité de rapatriemen des memes a que les des missions of diplomatic Membri en périod de crisis of international; (f) jouiron du droit d ' mobilier et leur importer en franchise of Effets à leur occasion de leur premières of ' l prise de fonction dans le pays intéressé. Article 15 outré les privilèg, et facilité immunité, exemption for ' article of à prév l 14, le général, Aunty Secretary en ce qui le ' en ce que concern of et qui a son et ses concern conjoin enfants jouir des mineur, privilèg, et facilité immunité, exemption of accordé, conformémen au droit international, aux chef de mission is diplomatic. Les jouiron is adjoint to the Secretary generaux des privilèg, et facilité immunité, exemption will be in the diplomatic accordé aux représentant de comparabl rank. Article 16 Les privilèg, et facilité immunité accordé aux fonctionnair is the son of dan l ' de l Organisation et intérêt à leur avantag ' non-personnel. Le général pourri et devr Secretary lever l ' a fonctionnair-immunité accordé à and les cas où dans tous, à son Avis, cett is a empêcherai que immunité soi is the faits et justice-pourri être levé san préjudic a porter aux ' de l Organisation of intérêt. A l égard du général ' Secretary of the adjoint et des généraux le Conseil Secretary (a) pour la qualité des immunité prononcer levé. Article 17 L collaborer en ' Organisation, Temps, avec Tous les autorites des compétent en vue of the Membri de faciliter la bonne administration de la justice d assurer l ' ' des observations de police et règlement d éviter tout ' both pourraien the donner lieu auquel les privilèg, et facilité immunité, exemption of dan le présen énuméré the titre. Title VI: experts en mission pour l ' Organisation article 18 Les experts (other fonctionnair of the que les visés au titre V), the ' province accomplissen lorsq des missions pour l ' Organisation, jouissen, pendant la duré de cett is mission, y a le temps du compr voyage, des privilèg, et facilité immunité pour exercer leur is a nécessair of the fonction en tout notammen de indépendanc, by: (a) l ' d ' arrestation immunité de détention et de personnell out sais de leur bagag is; (b) immunité de juridiction en l ' ce qui a les actes accomplis of concern about eux au cours de leur mission; (c) l ' de tous et papier inviolabilité documents. Article 19 Les privilèg, et facilité immunité accordé aux experts the son of dan l ' de l ' Organisation intérêt, et non à leur avantag of personnels. Le général pourri et devr Secretary lever l ' a accordé à immunité and expert, dans tous les cas où, à son Avis, cett is a empêcherai que immunité soi is the faits et justice, où Elle a être pourrai levé san préjudic a porter aux ' de l Organisation of intérêt. Title VII: complémentair of article 20 of the Accord, L ' of the conclur and Organisation pourri avec plusieur Membri sausages in the accord out of complémentair, aménagean en ce qui ce Membri out of concern the ces of les dispositions du présen Membri protocol. En FOI de quoi, les Plénipotentiair, dûmen a autorisé soussigné-a à CET Effet Ont signé le présen, protocol. Fait à Paris, le 16 avril 1948, en francais et en anglais, les deux texts faisant également FOI of, en and Seoul exemplaire qui aux archives du deposé rester of Federal Government de la République française, qui en a cop is conform the certifié communiquer» à tous les signatair of the other. The agreement on the accession of the Republic of Latvia to the Convention on the Organisation for economic cooperation and development conditions of the Government of the Republic of LATVIA in the final statement, the Republic of Latvia ADOPTED the economic cooperation and development The obligations of a Member State of the organisation 2016 on April 29, the Government of the Republic of LATVIA: the light of 14 December 1960, the Convention on the Organisation for economic cooperation and development (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), and 1 and 2 of the Convention. the additional protocol; in the light of article 16 of the Convention, which provides that the Council may decide to invite to accede to the Convention any Government that is ready to take on the obligations of a Member State; taking into account the 29 may 2013 adopted Council resolution on OECD enlargement (Strengthening the OECD's Global Reach), which announced the Council's decision to start accession negotiations with the Republic of Latvia [C (2013) 58/FINAL]; having regard to the "road map" for the participation of Latvia in the OECD Convention [C (2013) 123/FINAL], adopted by the Council on 13 October 15, which specifies the conditions and process for the negotiations on the accession of the Republic of Latvia of the Organisation for economic cooperation and development (hereinafter referred to as "the organisation"); Announces the following. A. general acceptance notice 1. The Republic of Latvia, the depositing of instruments, with which it joins the Convention, assume all the obligations of membership of the organisation, including the adoption of: i. the Organization's objectives set out in article 1 of the Convention, as well as the OECD Preparatory Committee report-December 1960; II. all commitments and obligations under the Convention and in article 3 2; III. The Convention additional Protocol 1 and 2; IV. all the Organization's decisions, resolutions, rules, precepts and findings in connection with its management and operations, including the management of the Organization, Member States ' contributions, other financial and budgetary matters, personnel matters (including the Administrative Tribunal judgements), procedural issues, relations with non-Member States of the Organization and classification of information; v. financial statements of the Organization; vi. activities of the Organization; VII. all the legal documents of the Organization, which is in force at the time when the OECD Council to invite the Republic of Latvia to accede to the Convention, with this final statement 1 to 4 notes referred to in annex that are an integral part of the communication. For each Act/legal instruments adopted between the date when the OECD Council decides to invite the Republic of Latvia to accede to the Convention and the date on which the Republic of Latvia deposited its instrument of accession, the Republic of Latvia shall deliver its opinion within three months after the adoption of this law. (B) the agreement on the privileges and immunities of the organisation 2. in accordance with the 5 may 2014 signed in the Republic of Latvia and the Organization for economic cooperation and development, organization of agreement on privileges and immunities, facilities article 23 (hereinafter referred to as the agreement on the privileges and immunities of the organisation) the agreement on the privileges and immunities of the Organization entered into force in 2014 November 7. C. participation in optional OECD activities and bodies 3. Become a member of the Organization, the Republic of Latvia wish to participate in the choice of measures and units specified in annex 5, which is an integral part of this statement. The Republic of Latvia considers that the choice of measures and units there is a certain participation or membership procedures and/or criteria that will be applied. D. Organization of the previous contract with termination 4. Republic of Latvia noted that, from the date when it has acceded to the Convention, to be considered as terminated the previous treaties between the Republic of Latvia and the Organization of participation in certain departments of the Organization as a member who is not a Member State of the organisation. From their date of accession of the Republic of Latvia will participate in these departments of the Organization as a Member State of the organization. E. reporting to OECD committees after accession 5. Republic of Latvia agrees to provide progress reports on individual OECD committees, as noted in the OECD decision of the Council to invite the Republic of Latvia to join the Convention. In addition, the Republic of Latvia agree to invest the resources to support their assessment of the progress report, which it will submit after the accession, as the Council stated in its decision to invite the Republic of Latvia to join the Convention. 6. agrees that the Secretary-General will be published by the annual summary of its progress after accession. Annex 1: special notes about the OECD legal instruments of acceptance of the Republic of Latvia accepts all OECD legal instruments in force at the time when the OECD Council to invite the Republic of Latvia to accede to the Convention, with the following notes: corporate governance OECD Council recommendation on guidelines for State-owned companies ' corporate governance [C (2015) 85] Latvia undertake until the end of 2016 all large commercial-oriented national corporations in creating a professional Council on the basis of the National Corporation of the members of the boards of transparent selection and appointment procedures. Tax issues for Council recommendations regarding the Income and capital tax there C (97) 195/FINAL Latvia accepts this recommendation with the following reservations and observations in relation to OECD tax there: reservations on article 2, part 2: Latvia believes that "taxes on businesses paid a total amount of remuneration" are not regarded as income tax and therefore reserves the right not to include these words in part 2. Article 4, part 1: Latvia reserves the right to include in part 1 the place of establishment of the company or similar criteria. Article 5: taking account of the particular problems in applying the provisions of activities there by the shelf of a Contracting State in respect of the area of the seabed, and subsoils there existing natural resource exploration or exploitation, Latvia reserves the right rules for such activities to include in a separate article. Article 5, part 3: Latvia reserves the right to assume that any person who provides professional services, or other types of independent activity is persistent representation if the person staying in the country for the period or periods that are generally more than 183 days in any twelve month period. Article 6 part 2: Latvia reserves the right to include the term "real property" in the definition of any option or similar right to acquire immovable property. Article 6 part 3: Latvia reserves the right to include in part 3, the reference to income from the alienation of immovable property. Latvia also reserves the right to tax the income of resident companies of the shareholders of the real estate that is in their country, and owned by the company, the direct use, letting or use in any other way, if the company's shares or other corporate rights provide for such rights. Article 7: Latvia reserves the right to use the previous version of article 7, namely, the version that was included in there just before taxes in 2010 made updates, the previous redaction part 3 adding a clarification that expenses which allows you to deduct the Contracting State may include only expenses which would be deductible if the permanent establishment were a separate enterprise of that State. Article 8: Latvia reserves the right, in exceptional circumstances, to apply the rules of standing representative in relation to the profits obtained from the use of the vessel in international traffic. Article 8 part 1: Latvia reserves the right to include provisions that will ensure that the profit generated from the occasional ship or aircraft leasing, hiring them without crew and supplies to and from the container rental, subject to the same rules that the profit referred to in part 1, when such earnings from international operations. Article 8 part 2: Latvia reserves the right not to extend the scope of this article to bilateral conventions to include inland waterways transport, and make the appropriate changes to the 13, 15 and 22 of part 3 of the article. Article 10: Latvia reserves the right not to include the requirement for the application of part 2, by mutual agreement, determine the responsible authorities. Latvia also retains the right to their own views on article 2 laid down in stakes. Article 10 part 3: Latvia reserves the right to replace in part 3, the words "income from other corporate rights" with the words "income from other rights". Article 11 part 2: Latvia reserves the right to your opinion about part 2 of those rates. Latvia also reserves the right not to include the requirement for the application of part 2, by mutual agreement, determine the responsible authorities. Article 11 part 3: Latvia reserves the right to amend the interest definition to clarify that interest payments, in accordance with its national law must be regarded as dividends, subject to article 10. Article 12 part 1: Latvia reserves the right to impose a tax on royalty income generating State income, if the beneficiary is a natural person who is a resident of the other Contracting State. Article 12 part 2: Latvia reserves the right to include in the definition of royalty payments for the production, commercial, or scientific equipment, or for the right to use them. Latvia to avoid, how it feels, not full scope, this article also reserves the right to add rules that defined the State royalties by analogy with article 11 part 5, viewing the same aspects in relation to the percent. Article 13: Latvia reserves the right to insert special provisions in article on capital gains earned from activities shelf of a Contracting State relating to the area of the seabed, and subsoils there existing natural resource exploration or exploitation. Article 15: Latvia reserves the right to insert special provisions in article about income, providing independent individual services in connection with transactions in the shelf of a Contracting State, the seabed, and subsoils there existing natural resource exploration or exploitation. Article 16: Latvia reserves the right, on the basis of this article, the taxation of any remuneration received by the Board of directors or any other similar organ of a member of the resident company. Article 20: Latvia reserves the right to mention in this article of any apprentice or trainee. Article 7 observations, comment: Latvia will interpret article 7 in the wording as before the 2010 updates made in accordance with the relevant comment, as it was before these updates. The Convention on mutual administrative cooperation in the field of taxation, by 2010. annual amendments to the Protocol to which the amended Convention announcements: Annex A – the taxes covered by the Convention in article 2 (a)) of the first subparagraph of point (i):-corporate income tax; -personal income tax; Article 2, first paragraph, point (b)) (iii): b. real estate taxes; (C) value added tax; (D) excise tax. (B) in the annex, the competent authority of the Republic of Latvia, the Ministry of finance or its authorized representative. Disclaimer: in accordance with article 30 of the Convention the first part of the paragraph "a" of the Republic of Latvia does not provide reserves the right, in any form of assistance in respect of article 2 of the Convention following the first paragraph of point "b" (hereinafter referred to as "b") listed another State taxes: (ii): compulsory social insurance payments, payable to the Government or under public law established in the social insurance institutions; (iii): A gift or estate,. inheritance tax; E. taxes on owned motor vehicles or for their use; F. use or taxes on owned moveable property other than motor vehicles; G. any other duties; (iv): article 2, part 1, point "b" (iii) the categories referred to taxes on other State political administrative unit or municipality. In accordance with article 30 of the Convention, first paragraph, point "b" of the Republic of Latvia reserves the right not to provide assistance or tax claims recovery of administrative penalties for all of the taxes which are subject to the above disclaimer. In accordance with article 30 of the Convention, first paragraph, point "c" of the Republic of Latvia reserves the right not to provide assistance to any tax claim that on the date of entry into force of the Convention as regards the Republic of Latvia exists, or if the tax claims relating to taxes, for which, in accordance with article 30 of the Convention, the first part of "a" or "b" point is set, that exist prior to the reservation date, that such a reservation is withdrawn. In accordance with article 30 of the Convention the first part of the paragraph "d" of the Republic of Latvia reserves the right not to provide assistance in service of documents relating to taxes in respect of which, in accordance with article 30 of the Convention, the first paragraph of point "a" is set out in the disclaimer. In accordance with article 30 of the Convention the first part of the paragraph "f" Republic of Latvia reserves the right to apply article 28 of the seventh paragraph, only to provide administrative assistance in respect of the tax period, which began on January 1, on or after 1 January in the third year before the year in which for the Republic of Latvia came into force by 27 May 2010 Protocol amended by Convention, or, if not, the tax period for administrative assistance relating to the taxation of the calendar year of January 1 or January 1 following the third year preceding the year in respect of which the Republic of Latvia came into force by 27 May 2010 Protocol amended by Convention. Statement: in accordance with article 4 of the Convention, the third part of the Republic of Latvia declares that, in accordance with its national regulations, they can inform the authorities before its residents or nationals, of information relating to the transfer of such persons, in accordance with article 5 and 7. Investment and multinational enterprises of the Council adopted a code of liberalisation of capital movements [C (61) 96 OECD/] the Council adopted the invisible code of liberalization of activities [OECD/C (61) 95] the Republic of Latvia proposes disclaimers code of liberalisation of capital movements and invisible transactions code of liberalisation in accordance with article 2 of this code point (b). Reservation list is provided in this closing statement 2 and 3 of the annex. The Republic of Latvia wish to accept such obligations with regard to the liberalisation of the code: "under the 1969 Vienna Convention of 23 May on the law of treaties by article 27 of Latvia undertakes to comply with the undertakings in the accession treaty with the OECD the OECD liberalisation to take with regard to codes of conduct, even in cases where the law of the Republic of Latvia in breach of such obligations." Council decision on a third of national treatment in an updated version of [C (91) 147/FINAL] in accordance with the decision of the Council on national treatment, the third updated version [C (91) 147 as amended], the Republic of Latvia proposes certain exceptions to national treatment. The exceptions list is provided in annex 4 of the closing statement. Public management recommendations of the Council on public procurement [C (2015) 2] period: Latvia accepts the instruments listed above with the implementation period up to the end of 2018 for e-procurement elements. Tourism Council decision-recommendation on international tourism policy [C (85) 165/FINAL] reservations to annex 1: Disclaimer (i) of section b) point 40 cigarettes or 20 cigarillos or 50 grams of smoking tobacco to persons who do not travel by air. Imports of tobacco products are permitted in any combination, if the percentages used up from the individual allowances does not exceed 100 percent together. Alcohol and tobacco imports are authorized for travelers who have reached 18 years of age. Quantitative restrictions not perfume, coffee and tea to imports of these products are considered "other goods" and are subject to monetary thresholds. Disclaimer b) section (ii) point travellers who use land transport, can be free of customs duties and taxes to be imported other goods if the value does not exceed EUR 300 (about 266 settlement units), and travellers that use air or sea – if the value of the goods does not exceed EUR 430 (about 381 settlement units). Children under the age of 15 years, regardless of the means of travel without customs duties and taxes may be imported other goods if the value of the goods does not exceed EUR 285 (about 252 settlement units). Disclaimer d) under point (i) the alien can drive a vehicle, if they are present: • Member States of the European Union or the European Free Trade Association Member State issued driver's license; • driver's licence with the 1968 Vienna Convention on road traffic in certain categories of driving licences; • driver's licence that is not specified in the 1968 Vienna Convention on road traffic in certain categories of vehicles. With such a licence to a person authorized to drive vehicles under category B, where the issuing the driving licence gives you the right to drive a car. If the driving licence records have not been made with the Latin alphabet, the person presented notarized translation into Latvian language. Consideration on the annex II: consideration about a) section Latvia as a Member State of the Schengen agreement comply with the EU common visa policy. Visas and entry into the country shall be in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States, must be in possession of visas, as well as a list of third countries whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) no 810/2009 of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community code on visas (Visa code) EU agreements with third countries on the facilitation of issuance of visas, the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen borders code). Latvia retains the right to issue single-entry visas. Annex 2: list of the RESERVATION, the flow of capital LIBERALIZATION code of Latvia list I/A-direct investment: – in the country concerned by non-residents have carried out. Note: the Reservation applies only to: (i) where the property is obtained following) below: • agricultural and forest land; • under the national mineral wells; • under the State border zone and • land in the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga coastal dune cordon, the sources of public water and the safety zones, except the land for building; except when the ground gets the property of EU nationals of a Member State or a corporation that is a Latvian National and other EU citizens. Disclaimer on land acquisition of the property will not be effective until December 31, 2019; II) air transport services, which can issue the license only airlines with majority owned through the EU and EEA Member States and/or nationals or have their actual control, unless the EU signed an international agreement provides otherwise. III) private security and surveillance services, controlling interest of foreign investors, except EU Member State investors. Disclaimer for private security and surveillance services will not be effective until December 31, 2019. IV) to the extent that under EU directive 2009/65/EC the undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) a custodian must register either your legal address of the UCITS home Member State or to be registered in that Member State if its registered office is in another EU Member State. (B) III/A1 list-transactions with real estates:-activities carried out by non-residents in the country concerned: Note: the Reservation applies only to cases where the acquire property under the following types: • agricultural and forest land; • under the national mineral wells; • ground the Latvian State border zone and • low in the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga coastal dune cordon, the sources of public water and the safety zones, except the land for building; unless the land gets ownership of the EU Member State nationals or corporations, which is Latvia and other EU countries what they owned and fully in control. Disclaimer on land acquisition will not be effective until December 31, 2019. A list of (i) b-VIII credits directly linked with international commercial transactions or to the provision of international services: (i) in cases where the resident participates in the underlying trade transaction or service. B. loans granted by residents to non-residents. Note: the Reservation relates to the extent that authorities may fix higher minimum capital requirements for banks, whose loans to non-residents exceeds 5% of total assets. List VIII (b) (ii) b ii) in cases where the underlying trade transaction or service does not participate in any of the resident. B. loans granted by residents to non-residents. Note: the Reservation relates to the extent that authorities may fix higher minimum capital requirements for banks, whose loans to non-residents exceeds 5% of total assets. IX list b/B-financial credit and loans: Credit and loans B, issued by residents to non-residents. Note: the Reservation relates to the extent that authorities may fix higher minimum capital requirements for banks, whose loans to non-residents exceeds 5% of total assets. XI/A-list a deposit account:-non-resident operations with the account rezidentkredītiestād. Note: the Reservation relates to the extent that authorities may fix higher minimum liquidity requirements and set higher minimum capital requirements for banks, which more than 20% of total assets are financed from non-residents attract deposits.
Annex 3: list of invisible DISCLAIMER action code of liberalisation of Latvia C/3 transport: passenger and freight transport, including chartering Note: Disclaimer, which does not apply to service providers in the EU, apply to the following activities: (i)) in respect of: • transit passengers; • transport "with closed doors"; • the reception of passengers and cost the international voyage; • Inland Transport; II) in respect of the carriage of goods: • transit: • cargo delivery in international voyages; • reception of the goods return journey when approved cargo; • reception of the goods return journey when the approved delivery of cargo; • international cargo flight; • inland transport. D/2 cargo insurance in international trade (A) Annex I of part 1, D/2 remark: the reservation, which includes advertising, applies only to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles by foreign insurers, which is not an EU registered companies. D/3 life insurance (A) of annex I of part 1, D/3, paragraphs 1 and 3 notes: Disclaimer, including promotional activities, does not apply to: (i) EU registered companies) provide insurance services, or (ii) if the insurance contract is concluded) at the initiative of the workers ' insurance. D/4 other insurance Annex A annex I, part 1, D4, 4, 5 and 6 notes: Disclaimer, including promotional activities, does not apply to: (i) EU registered companies) provide insurance services, or (ii) if the insurance contract is concluded) at the initiative of the workers ' insurance. D/7 companies that provide other insurance services Annex A annex I, part IV, D/7 Note: Disclaimer, which include advertising measures only apply for the insurance intermediary services provided outside the EU registered companies. D/8 private pensions (A) of annex I of part IV, D/8 Note: Disclaimer, which include advertising measures apply only to private pension services in Latvia provides service providers of non-residents who are not EU-registered companies, unless the client has chosen the services on their own initiative. E/1 payment services: Note: the reservation applies only to: (i) cash cards and credit cards), if other than EU licensed service providers and (ii) the electronic transfer of funds) services where they are provided other than the licensed service providers in the EU. E/2 banking and investment services Note: the reservation applies only to the initial deployment of financial instruments and brokerage services and investment banking in Latvia by providing services which are not licensed in the EU. E/4 asset management Note: clauses apply only to services provided by non-residents of Latvia, EU licensed service providers. E/7 conditions for non-resident investors, agencies of branches, etc. registration and operation of banking and financial services sector. (A) annex II to the annex 1 Note: in accordance with European Parliament and Council directive 2009/65/EC, undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) a custodian must register either your legal address of the UCITS home Member State or to be registered in that Member State if its registered office is in another EU Member State. L/6 professional services (including accountants, artists, consultants, doctors, engineers, experts, lawyers, etc.). Note: the Reservation applies only to cross-border services, providing advocacy in criminal matters provide a sworn lawyers who are not nationals of a Member State of the EU.
Annex 4: list of exceptions to national treatment in accordance with the Council decision on the arrangements for the third national updated version [C (91) 147 as amended] a. exceptions to the LATVIA national level i. foreign nationals controlled company investment real estate: land ownership can get all natural and legal persons, except for the land border of Latvia, Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga coastal dune Strip, public bodies and water courses established in the , nature reserves and other protected areas of the nature reserve areas, agricultural and forest land, land of national mineral deposits, which can be obtained only in property: • citizens of Latvia and other EU Member States, EEA countries and Switzerland; • national and local, national and municipal corporations; • a corporation registered in Latvia or in another EU Member State or EEA State, or of a corporation registered in Switzerland, which registered as a taxable person in the Republic of Latvia, and completely or individually owned Latvian nationals of other EU Member States, EEA countries and Switzerland, the Latvian Government and authorities, or which belong to natural or legal persons from the countries with which the Republic of Latvia to 1996 31 December has signed and ratified the international treaty on the promotion and protection of investments whether the Treaty signed and ratified by that date, if it provides for reciprocal rights to gain land ownership. Legal basis: the law on the privatization of land in rural areas "(published in the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant", no 32, 20.08.1992., as amended, which shall enter into force on 1 august 2014) and the law on land reform in the cities of the Republic of Latvia "(published in the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant". Nos 14, 13.12.1991). Air traffic: the country registered airline stock controlling interest must belong to the EU and EEA Member States and/or their nationals and in the EU and EEA Member States and/or their nationals, unless the actual control of the EU signed the international agreement provides otherwise. Legal basis: the law on aviation "(published in the" journal ", Nr. 123, 20.10.1994.). Gambling and lottery: gaming and Lotteries organization licenses issued only to businesses with foreign players or part of a corporation's share capital shareholders does not exceed 49 percent. This requirement does not apply to Member States of the European Union, European economic area countries and the Organization for economic cooperation and development Member States, investors (residents), as well as in cases where foreign investment provides for different rules of the Saeima approved the international treaty. Legal basis: gambling and Lotteries Act (26.09.2013.) private security and surveillance services: enterprises with foreign investors, with the exception of the EU Member States and to the European economic area (EEA) national investors have acquired (directly or indirectly) a controlling interest, not eligible for the special permission (license) to provide private security and surveillance services. Legal basis: security activities Act (published in the "journal" No. 47, 06.03.2014.). II. Official AIDS and subsidies are not. III. Tax liability. IV. State and local procurement is not. V. access to financing at the local level. B. exceptions to the administrative territorial units are not. Annex 5: the choice of activities and a list of the DEPARTMENTS, which Latvia wants to join • international learning environment study (Program for Teaching and Learning International Survey – Talis) • international student assessment program (program for International student assessment, Pisa) • global forum on transparency and exchange of information in the field of taxation (the Global Forum on Transparency and exchange of Information for Tax Purpose) • OECD schemes for the varietal certification of seed movement on the international market (grass and legume seed; cereals) (OECD schemes for the Varietal Certification of Seed the Moving in International Trade (grass and legume Seed; Cereal)) • local economic and employment development programme (co-operative Action Programme on Local Economic and employment development-LEEDS), • international transport forum (the International Transport Forum) • specific chemical control programme (Special Programme on the Control of chemicals) DECISION of the Council to invite the Republic of LATVIA to join the OECD Convention (adopted a Council session in 2016 1333.11 May) the Council, in the light of 14 December 1960, the Convention on the Organisation for economic cooperation and development (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") and in particular its article 5, an "a" item, and article 16; taking into account the 29 may 2013 adopted Council resolution on OECD enlargement (Strengthening the OECD's Global Reach), which announced the Council's decision to start accession negotiations with the Republic of Latvia [C (2013) 58/FINAL]; having regard to the "road map" for the participation of Latvia in the OECD Convention [C (2013) 123/FINAL], adopted by the Council on 13 October 15 and specifying the terms, conditions and process for the Republic of Latvia joining the Organisation for economic cooperation and development (hereinafter referred to as "the accession roadmap"); having regard to the report of the Secretary-General on the accession of Latvia to the organisation [C (2016) 77/REV1]; in view of the Government of the Republic of Latvia, the closing statement 2016 April 29 that the Republic of Latvia adopted the Organization for economic cooperation and development, the obligations of a Member State C (2016) 54/Rev; taking into account the accession of the "road map" of the official Committee, the OECD listed opinions [C (2016) 55]; having regard to the letter of the Secretary-General on the position of the law, which is not rated in the OECD Committee [C (2016) 56]; taking into account the 2014 5. signed in may, the Republic of Latvia and the Organisation for economic cooperation and development on the privileges, immunities of the Organization and the benefits, which came into force in 2014 November 7; considering that the Government of the Republic of Latvia is ready to take on the obligations of a Member State of the Organization; DECIDES: 1. the Republic of Latvia be invited to accede to the Convention with the rules proposed by the Government of the Republic of Latvia, the closing statement in C (2016) 54/Rev, and the ones specified below. 2. for each Body of law that is adopted between the date of this decision and the date when the Convention the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Latvia shall deliver its opinion within three months after the adoption of this law. 3. From the date of the Republic of Latvia has acceded to the Convention, to be considered as terminated the previous agreements on the participation of the Republic of Latvia as a member of the OECD departments, which are not Member States of the organization. From that date, the Republic of Latvia will participate in those OECD bodies as a member of the organization. 4. upon accession to the Convention by the Republic of Latvia provides the following progress reports to OECD bodies: • Corporate Governance Committee: a progress report to the Committee and its working group in the spring of 2017 and later as required; • Health Committee: a progress report within two years after accession. 5. The Republic of Latvia will contribute financial resources to support post-accession referred to the progress report. The Secretary-General prepared annual progress report of Latvia's post-accession is sensitive. Signed in Paris, 2 June 2016 in English and French.
On behalf of the Republic of Latvia to the Organization for economic cooperation and development named Maris kučinskis Angel GURRÍ Prime Minister Secretary General of the Convention on the Organisation for economic cooperation and development in Paris on 14 December 1960, in the United States, the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the French Republic, the Kingdom of Greece, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Italy, Ireland, Canada, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Portugal, Spain , The Swiss Confederation, the Republic of Turkey, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, noting that economic strength and prosperity are essential to United Nations objectives, individual freedoms and general well-being; Taking the view that the move towards these goals can be very effective to promote cooperation, strengthening traditions that developed between them, recognizing that the European economic recovery and progress, which significantly contributed to the participation of these countries in the European economic cooperation organisation, have opened up new opportunities for strengthening this tradition and its use for new tasks and more; Convinced that more cooperation will provide a significant contribution to the peaceful and harmonious relations among the peoples of the world; Recognizing that increasing the economic mijatkarīb; DETERMINATION in consultation and cooperation more effectively use their capacity and capabilities to get your greatest sustainable economic growth and improve their people's economic and social well-being; Considering that the economically advanced Nations should cooperate as much as possible, to help countries in their economic development; Acknowledging that further development of world trade is one of the most important factors that encourage the country's economic development and improvement of international economic relations; and the DETERMINATION to move towards these goals in under its obligations in other international organizations or institutions, which they are, or by the Member States in accordance with the agreements they have entered into; THEREFORE, have agreed upon the following provisions, to European economic cooperation organization pārdibināt of the Organisation for economic cooperation and development: 1. the article of the Organisation for economic cooperation and development (hereinafter referred to as "the Organization"), the aim is to promote policies designed to: (a) achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and to raise the standard of living in member countries, while maintaining financial stability and contributing to the world economy; (b) encourage the Member States and third countries the economy balanced development in the process of economic development; and (c) promote the expansion of world trade under the multilateral cooperation and the approach of non-discrimination and in accordance with international obligations. 2. the article towards these objectives, the Member States agree that they both separately and jointly: (a) promote their efficient use of economic resources; (b) promote the development of its resources in the field of science and technology, encourage research and promote professional training; (c) policy will be carried out, designed to achieve economic growth and internal and external financial stability and avoid processes that could threaten this or other economies; (d) invest effort to reduce or eliminate barriers to trade in goods and services, and current payments Exchange and maintain and expand the liberalisation of capital movements; (e) to contribute to both the Member States and third countries in the process of economic development, by appropriate means, in particular, with the flow of capital to these countries, considering how important it is for the economy to get technical assistance and provide export market expansion. Article 3 in order to achieve the objectives set out in article 1 and article 2 made the tasks listed, the Member States agree that they: (a) inform each other and the Organization to provide the information necessary in the performance of their tasks; (b) continuously mutually consult, do research and participate in the projects for which the agreed; and (c) to work closely and where appropriate will take concerted action. Article 4 the Contracting Parties to this Convention are Member States of the organization. Article 5 in order to achieve its objectives, the organisation may: (a) to decide that, unless otherwise provided, shall be binding on all Member States; (b) make recommendations to the Member States; and (c) enter into arrangements with the Member States, third countries and international organisations. Article 6 1. Unless in special cases the Organization unanimously decides otherwise, decisions and recommendations provided by mutual agreement between all Member States. 2. Each Member State shall have one vote. Where a Member State abstains from voting, such withholding does not make a decision or recommendation void, and they apply to the other Member States, but not to the Member atturējušo. 3. No decision is not binding on any member until it has fulfilled its constitutional procedures. Other Member States may agree that such decision is applicable on a provisional basis to them. Article 7 the Council, which represents all the Member States, the institution which has adopted all the laws and regulations of the organization. The Council may convene meetings of Ministers or at the level of permanent representatives. Article 8 each year, the Council shall appoint the Chairman of a Council meeting at ministerial level, and the two Vice-Chairmen. The Chairperson may be appointed to perform the duties for another addition to the term of Office. Article 9 the Council may establish an Executive Committee, or your subordinate institutions, if any, may be necessary for the attainment of the objectives of the organization. 10. Article 1 of the Secretary-General, responsible in front of the Council, for a period of five years shall be appointed by the Council. He is assisted by one or more Deputy Secretary or Assistant Secretary General, on the recommendation of the Secretary-General, appointed by the Council. 2. the Secretary-General shall perform the duties of the President of the Council of permanent representatives meetings. He provides assistance to the Council in all appropriate ways and may submit proposals to the Council or any other organ of the organization. 11. Article 1 shall be appointed by the Secretary-General of the organization. the necessary personnel in accordance with the Council's approved organizational plans. Staff regulations approved by the Council. 2. in the light of the international nature of the Organization, the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General or assistants, and staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any Member State and from any Government or authority external to the organization. Article 12 in accordance with the procedure established by the Council of the organisation may: (a) to turn the notifications to third countries or bodies; (b) to establish and maintain relationships with third countries or organisations; and (c) invite the Governments of third countries or organisations to participate in the activities of the Organization; Article 13 of the European communities, established by the 1951 Treaty of Paris of April 18 and 25 March 1957 the Treaty of Rome, the representative body has specific additional protocol to this Convention 1. Article 14 1 shall be ratified or approved by the signatory States of this Convention in accordance with their constitutions. 2. the instruments of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited in the Government of the French Republic, hereby designated as depositary of the Convention is. 3. this Convention shall enter into force: (a)) until 1961 and 30 September, when all the signatory States have deposited their instruments of ratification or acceptance; or (b) 30 September 1961, if by that date the fifteen or more signatory States deposited such instruments for the signatory States, and then in relation to any of the other signatory States, including depositing their instrument of ratification or acceptance. (c) after 30 September 1961, but not later than two years after the signature of this Convention, when fifteen or more signatory States have deposited an instrument of such instruments for the signatory States, and then in relation to any of the other signatory States, including depositing their instrument of ratification or acceptance. 4. any signatory which has not deposited its instrument of ratification or acceptance when the Convention enters into force, may participate in the activities of the organization with the conditions laid down by the organisation and the following signatory States to the agreement. Article 15 With the entry into force of this Convention, the European Organization for economic cooperation and pārdibināšan, then its purpose, mandate, authority and name will be as set out in this Convention. The Organization continues the European economic cooperation organisation legal personality, but the European economic cooperation organisation's decisions, recommendations and resolutions, to be in force after the entry into force of this Convention requires the approval of the Council. Article 16 the Council may decide to invite any Government that is ready to take on the obligations of the Member State to accede to this Convention. Such decisions must be unanimous, provided that in each case the Council may, acting unanimously, decide that abstinence and then permitted, notwithstanding the provisions of article 6, the decision applies to all Member States. The accession shall enter into force after accession, submitted to the depositary. Article 17 any Contracting Party may suspend the application of the Convention in respect of itself, twelve months notice to the depositary. Article 18 the organisation's headquarters are in Paris, unless the Council otherwise agree. Article 19 legal capacity of the Organization, and the Organization, its officials, and representatives of the Member States the privileges, exemptions and immunities shall be as set out in the additional protocol to this Convention, no 2. Article 20 1. each year, the Council adopted in accordance with the financial rules, the Secretary-General submitted to the Council for approval of the annual budget, accounts and additional budgets required by the Council. 2. by agreement of the Council of the organisation's general costs reasonably allocated on a scale, which is decided by the Council. Other expenses financed as decided by the Council. Article 21 receive any deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or accession, or any notice of termination, the depositary shall notify all the Contracting Parties and to the Secretary-General. In witness whereof, the duly authorized for that purpose have signed this Convention. Drawn up in Paris, one thousand nine hundred and sixtieth year of the fourteenth of December in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited with the depositary, who will issue a certified copy of all signatory States. The additional protocol to the Convention on the OECD No. 1 1960 on 14 December of the Organisation for economic cooperation and development Convention signatory States have agreed on the following: 1. The European Community established by the 1951 Treaty of Paris of April 18 and 25 March 1957 the Treaty of Rome, the representation of the Organisation for economic cooperation and development, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty the institutional norms. 2. The organisations participating in the European economic community, the Commission and the Commission of the European Atomic Energy Community and the European coal and Steel Community, the Supreme authority. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed this Protocol. Drawn up in Paris, one thousand nine hundred and sixtieth year of the fourteenth of December in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy, which kept the Government of the Republic of France, which will issue a certified copy of all signatory States. The additional protocol to the Convention on the OECD No. 2 in Paris on 14 December 1960 on the Organization for economic cooperation and development (hereinafter referred to as "the Organization"), the signatory States of the Convention; Have agreed upon the following: the capacity of the organization is determined, and the Organization, its officials, and representatives of the Member States are entitled to the privileges, immunities and facilities under specified below: (a) 16 April 1948 European economic cooperation in the territory of the Member States of the Convention – legal capacity, privileges and immunities for relief in accordance with the additional protocol to this Convention, no 1; (b) Canada – legal capacity, privileges, and immunities, benefits specified in any agreement or Treaty on the legal capacity, privileges and immunities, facilities, concluded between the Government of Canada and the Organization; (c) United States – legal capacity, privileges and immunities, facilities in accordance with international law that imunitāš set in the 1950s in the June 27 Executive Order No. 10133; (d) any other place – legal capacity, privileges, and immunities, benefits specified in any agreement or Treaty on the legal capacity, privileges and immunities, facilities, concluded between the Government and the organizations concerned. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed this Protocol. Drawn up in Paris, one thousand nine hundred and sixtieth year of the fourteenth of December in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy, which kept the Government of the Republic of France, which will issue a certified copy of all signatory States.
European economic cooperation Convention additional Protocol No. 1 of the Organization's legal capacity, privileges and immunities 16 1948 in Paris April Government and European economic cooperation authorities of the signatories to the Convention, given that, in accordance with article 22 of the Convention's rules for European economic cooperation organization all they on the territory of the Member States have the legal capacity necessary for the performance of its functions and objectives, and the Organization, its officials, and representatives of the Member States of the Organization are entitled to an additional protocol of the privileges and immunities Have agreed upon the following provisions: part I: the personal status law, article 1 of the Organization shall have legal personality. It may conclude contracts, acquire movable and immovable property and to deal with it, and to turn to the Court. Part II: the property, funds and assets of the organization Article 2, its property and assets, regardless of where they are located and how they are held, shall enjoy immunity from every form of legal proceedings, unless in a given case, the Organization is not expressly waived their immunity. This, however, understood that the waiver of immunity does not apply to any type of enforcement. Article 3 of the organisation's premises are inviolable. Property and assets of the Organization, regardless of where they are located and how they are held, are immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation or any other form of interference, whether it is the Executive, judicial or legislative authorities, including administrative proceedings. 4. Article Archives and the organisation in General, all belonging to it or in its possession documents regardless of their location, shall be inviolable. Article 5 without any financial controls, regulations or moratoria restrictions: (a) the organization may hold currency of any kind and to handle accounts in any currency; (b) the organization may freely transfer its funds from one country to another and within the framework of any country, as well as convert any currency in their possession in another currency. Article 6 of the Organization, its assets, income and other property shall be exempt from: (a) all direct taxes; However, it is understood that the organisation does not require exemption from fees or taxes, which constitute the only charges for public utility services; (b) all the customs duties and import and export prohibitions and restrictions in respect of goods imported or exported by the Organization for its official use. But it is understood that with such relief goods are not sold in the country in which they are imported, except in cases where the agreed with the national Government; (c) all customs duties, import and export prohibitions and restrictions with regard to the Organization's publications. Article 7 the organization typically will not require the excise tax and duty exemption on the moveable and immovable property, forming part of the amounts to be paid, however, when the organization is carrying out important property purchase for its official purposes that apply or may apply to the following taxes or duties, the Member States, if possible, take the appropriate administrative steps to ensure such tax or duty remission or refund. Part III: Relief in connection with article 8 of the communications organization in the territory of each Member State enjoys no less favourable conditions for official communication, which the Government of each Member State shall provide to any other Government, including diplomatic missions, in relation to priority, fees and taxes on mail, telegrams, codenamed kablogramm, telephoto, telephone communications or any other communications, as well as the tariffs set for the transfer of information to the press and radio. The Organization's official correspondence and other official communications shall not be subject to censorship. Part IV: the representatives of the Member States article 9 of representatives of the Member States of the Organization in the main and subordinate authorities in the performance of their duties and driving to and from the place of meeting, are granted the privileges, immunities and facilities, which usually enjoys equivalent rank of diplomatic envoys. Article 10 representatives of the privileges, immunities and exemptions are granted rather than their personal benefit, but to ensure the independent exercise of their functions, related to their work in the organization. Thus, Member States have not only the right but also the duty to cancel his immunity status of the representative in all cases where a Member State considers that immunity status could interfere with legal proceedings, and where it can be waived without prejudice to the purpose for which it was granted. Article 11 the provisions of article 9 does not apply to the relationship between the agent and the Government authorities that a citizen is this representative or a representative of which he or she is or has been or is now played above. 12. Article IV, the term includes all delegates, alternates of delegation, advisers, technical experts and Secretaries. Part v: officials article 13 the Secretary-General shall determine the categories of officials to which the provisions of part V. He submitted a list of those categories to the Council. This list is then distributed to all Member States. These categories include the names of the officials are periodically communicated to the Member States. Article 14 officers of the Organization: (a) be immune from legal proceedings in connection with the actions they have taken in the performance of official duties; This immunity remains even when the officers stopped to discharge the responsibilities of the Organization; (b) have the same exemption from taxes on salaries and income received, which deserve the main officials of international organisations, as well as in accordance with the same conditions; (c) be immune, together with their spouses and children with relatives, to immigration restrictions, and alien registration; (d) is granted the same preferential exchange privileges, which belongs to the equivalent rank of diplomatic missions; (e) is granted, together with their spouses and dependent family members, the same repatriation facilities, any international crisis are assigned to members of diplomatic missions; (f) have the right to import furniture and personal effects, without taxes, when they first started to hold office in the country concerned. Article 15 additional privileges, immunities, exemptions and reductions laid down in article 14, the Secretary-General, his spouse and children under 21 years of age are granted the privileges, immunities, exemptions and facilities due to heads of diplomatic missions in accordance with international law. The Deputy Secretary-General have been assigned the same privileges, immunities, exemptions and facilities as the equivalent rank of diplomatic representatives. Article 16 officials to the privileges, immunities and exemptions are granted rather than their personal benefit, but to the interests of the organization. The Secretary-General has the right and the duty to remove the immunity of any official in any case where, in his opinion, the immunity status could interfere with legal proceedings, and it can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the organization. The Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council may waive the immunity. Article 17 the organization always cooperate with the relevant authorities of the Member States to facilitate the proper administration of Justice, secure the observance of police regulations and prevent any privilege, imunitāš and relief in cases of abuse, referred to in part V of this Protocol. Part vi: experts for the tasks of the organisation article 18 experts (persons not specified in part V of the official) that perform the tasks of the Organization are granted the privileges, immunities and facilities as are necessary for the independent performance of the tasks function, including time spent travelling in connection with their jobs. In particular they are granted: (a) immunity against arrest or detention of the person and personal luggage attachment; (b) all types of immunity proceedings concerning all transactions effected by them in the exercise of a task; (c) all material and document integrity. Article 19 experts the privileges, immunities and exemptions are granted rather than their personal benefit, but to the interests of the organization. The Secretary-General has the right and the the obligation to remove the immunity of any expert in any case where, in his opinion, the immunity status could interfere with the proceedings and it can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the organization. Part VII: Amendment of article 20, the organization may conclude with any member or members supplementary agreements modifying the provisions of the Protocol, in so far as the Member State or Member States concerned. In witness whereof, the duly authorized for that purpose, have signed this Protocol. Drawn up in Paris, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eighth of the sixteenth of April in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy, which will remain in the possession of the Government of the French Republic archives that all signatory States will issue certified copies.