The Saeima has adopted and promulgated the following laws of Valstsprezident: for the Republic of Latvia and the Organisation for economic cooperation and development on the privileges, immunities of the Organization and facilitation article 1. 2014 5 may in Paris and the Republic of Latvia signed the Organisation for economic cooperation and development on the privileges, immunities of the Organization and incentives (hereinafter contract) with this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. Contractual commitments coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3. article. The agreement shall enter into force for the period specified in article 23 and in order, 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. To put the contract in law Latvian and English. The Parliament adopted the law in 2014 on October 9. The President a. Smith in Riga 2014 October 22, the Republic of Latvia and the economic cooperation and development ORGANIZĀCIJASLĪGUMSPAR organization privileges, immunities and facilities of the Republic of Latvia and the Organisation for economic co-operation and development (hereinafter referred to as "the parties"), of 14 December 1960, the Organisation for economic cooperation and development Convention (hereinafter referred to as the "OECD Convention"), in particular its article 5 c; Have agreed as follows: article 1 of this Treaty: (a) "the Organization's archives ' means all records and correspondence, documents and other material, including tapes and films, sound recordings, computer software and written materials, video cassettes, discs and multimedia devices, both conventional and digital format, and any other device that stores belonging to the organization or any relevant information in its possession, as well as information stored on behalf of the Organization; (b) "pension or social security payments" means all payments related to pension or social security coverage, regardless of whether those costs attributable to the Organization paid officials; They also include all payments related to pension or retirement benefits, unemployment benefits, health insurance and family benefits; (c) "experts" means all persons, other than those referred to in point (h) of this article and which is designated by the Organization to fulfil the tasks of the organisation; (d) "the Government" means the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter Latvia) Government; (e) "convened meetings" is any organization departments meeting or any meeting, convened a Conference, seminar or meeting, including its meetings, organized in conjunction with other bodies; (f) "Member States" shall mean Member States of the organisation and other bodies participating in the work of the Organization, in accordance with the Convention. Article; (g) "members, non-Member States" means the States, the economic structure and international organisations that are not members of the organisation and that organisation is invited to attend the meeting convened in; (h) "officials" are those categories of officials to which the provisions of this agreement apply, as stated by the Secretary-General; (i) "organization" means the Organization for economic cooperation and development, and all of its subordinate bodies and agencies; (j) "premises" means a buildings or parts thereof (including the adjacent land), which the organization uses official purposes, permanently or for a fixed period; (k) "property" means all property, including income, funds and assets belonging to the organization or its possession or is it society, or are managed on behalf of the Organization; (l) "representative" means a member, as well as members who are not members of the Organization, the delegation Deputy delegates, advisers, technical experts and Secretaries. Article 2 the Organization has legal personality; It can, inter alia, to contract, to acquire movable and immovable property and to deal with it, and to turn to the Court. Article 3 the Organization shall receive the privileges, immunities and facilities provided for in this agreement, as well as other supportive facilities and privileges, immunity, which the Government has agreed to provide to any international organisation. 4. Article organization and its property, 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 proceedings does not imply a waiver of immunity with regard to their execution. Article 5 Organisation of property no matter where it is located and how it is held, is immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation or any other form of interference, whether it is the Executive, judicial or legislative authorities, including administrative proceedings. 6. Article 1. Organization premises, including premises, which the organization uses convened meeting, is inviolable and is subject to the exclusive control and power. 2. The Government shall take the necessary measures to guarantee the security of the premises of the Organization, and it must be specifically prevents the likelihood that a person or group of people could enter the premises without permission or cause disturbances in the immediate vicinity. Article 7 the organisation's archives and all belonging to it or in its possession documents regardless of their location, shall be inviolable. Article 8 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 their funds, from the Latvian territory or on how to convert any currency in their possession. Article 9 and its property is exempt from: (a) all direct taxes, including pension and social security payments; However, the organization 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 to ensure that its activities and carry out its tasks; with such exemption will exempt imported goods may not be sold in Latvia, except when they are sold in accordance with the conditions that have been agreed with the Government; (c) all customs duties, import and export prohibitions and restrictions with regard to publications or any of own-produced goods, as well as from all taxes relating to the sold or distributed publications, the own-produced goods or services offered; (d) all indirect taxes, including the taxes included in the price of the goods, the goods and services that are purchased by the Organization to ensure that its activities and carry out its tasks. 10. Article 1. Organization enjoys no less favourable conditions for official communication, which Latvia supports any international organisation or a foreign Government, including diplomatic missions, in relation to priority, fees and taxes for parcels, telegrams, kablogramm, codenamed, telephoto, telefax, telephone communications, electronic communications, or any other communications, as well as the tariffs set for the transfer of information to the press and radio. The official communications of the Organization and any other official correspondence shall not be subject to censorship. 2. for the purpose of communication the Organization shall have the right to use codes and to send as well as receive, through a Messenger list and other papers and documents. 11. Article organization is available in the basic public services on the same basis and conditions as apply to the diplomatic missions in Latvia. 12. Article 1 States and their members that are not Member States, representatives of Organizations participating in the Organization of the Council or any other organization or institution participating in the meeting convened by Latvia in the performance of their duties and during their journey to and from the place of meeting the following privileges and immunities: (a) immunity in respect of the arrest or detention of the person and personal luggage of attachment, as well as all forms of immunity proceedings in respect of all the , written as well as representatives of all of their activities; (b) all material and document integrity; (c) the right to use encryption and receive correspondence by courier or mail bag; (d) exemption in respect of them and their spouses or partners from immigration restrictions, alien registration and national service in the country in which they reside or are temporarily territory they cross through its official tasks; (e) the same facilities in respect of currency or Exchange, what is granted to representatives of foreign Governments on temporary official missions; (f) the same immunities and facilities in respect of personal baggage, which are assigned to diplomatic representatives; (g) other privileges, immunities and facilities not inconsistent with the above, and which enjoys diplomatic representatives, except the right to claim exemption from Customs duties in respect of goods (if its not part of their personal baggage) or from excise duties and fees for purchases. 2. to ensure full freedom of speech and independence in the official tasks, Member States and stakeholders, which are not Member States, representatives of the Organization continue to enjoy the immunities of the trial with respect to all the above, written and all their transactions conducted in the discharge of official task, despite the fact that the person who enjoys the immunity is no longer that of the Member State or member-Member representative. 3. the Member States and their members that are not Member States of the Organization, the privileges and immunities of the representatives are not assigned their own benefit, but to ensure their functions associated with the work of the organization. Thus, the Member States and for those participants which are not Member States of the Organization, has not only the right but also the duty to cancel his immunity status of the representative in all cases where a member or a participant who is not a Member State of the Organisation 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 13 officials of the Organization: (a) there is immunity against arrest or any other form of detention in relation to the activities that they have carried out in the performance of their duties, and to the baggage or other personal property confiscation; (b) there is immunity against proceedings in their words spoken or written or by actions which they have taken in the performance of their duties or in connection with their work for the Organization; This immunity remains even after they have ceased to hold office of the organisation; (c) is exempt from any direct taxes, including a pension or social security payments for payroll, income, benefits, pension or any other emoluments paid to them by the Organization; (d) is, along with their spouses or partners and dependent family members, from immigration restrictions or alien registration; (e) there is exemption from military service; (f) have the right, along with their spouses or partners and dependent family members, which recognises the organisation, to the same benefits as members of the diplomatic missions to international repatriation in the event of a crisis; (g) have the right to import furniture and personal effects, without taxes, when they first started to hold office in Latvia; (h) have the same right, which belongs to the equivalent rank of diplomatic agents, in Latvia, to import duty-free motor vehicles; (i) is assigned to the same currency exchange privileges, which belongs to the diplomatic agents of comparable rank; (j) there is exemption from any kind of security deposit for goods imported for a specified period in Latvia; (k) is entitled in connection with transactions effected by them in the performance of their duties, the use of codes and send as well as receive correspondence and other papers and documents by courier; Article 14 in addition to the privileges, immunities and facilities referred to in article 13: (a) the Secretary-General granted the same privileges, immunities and facilities as diplomatic heads of mission; his/her spouse or partner and minor children, which recognised organisation shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities and facilities as diplomatic representations to the head of the family, which constitutes the common household; (b) the Deputy Secretary-General and the Assistant assigned to the same privileges, immunities and facilities as diplomatic agents of comparable rank of; his spouse or partner and minor children, which recognised organisation shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities and facilities as diplomatic agents of comparable rank of the family members who form a common household. Article 15 1. Experts on mission on behalf of the Organization, and persons invited to participate in the meeting, convened in the territory of Latvia provides the privileges, immunities and facilities necessary for the independent performance of job responsibilities for missions, including time spent with mission-related trip. 2. the persons referred to in the first paragraph of this article, shall in particular ensure that: (a) immunity from arrest or any other form of detention and of the luggage or other personal belongings seized; (b) immunity from legal proceedings in relation to the activities that they have carried out in the performance of their duties, their words spoken or written; This immunity remains even after they have ceased to hold office of the organisation; (c) all paper and document integrity; (d) the right to use codes and to send as well as receive correspondence or other documents by courier, to communicate with the Organization; (e) the same privileges in the Exchange, which belongs to a foreign government agent missions; (f) exemption from any kind of security deposit for goods imported for a specified period in Latvia. Article 16 the Government shall take the necessary measures to facilitate the entry into the territory of Latvia, stay there and the departure from that territory and to ensure the freedom of movement of the Members of the Member that is not organizations, Member States, representatives, officials and experts of the organization or any person invited by the organisation's official purposes. Article 17 the privileges, immunities and privileges are assigned to the officials and experts in the interests of the Organization, not the individual gain. The Secretary-General has the right and duty to refuse any officials or the immunities of experts when he/she even considers that immunity status could hamper proceedings; It can be reversed, unless this is contrary to the purpose for which it was granted. When it refers to the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General or the Assistant on the immunity of the Organization, the Council shall decide. Article 18 the organization always cooperate with the Government to facilitate the proper administration of Justice, and to prevent all the privileges and advantages of imunitāš abuse cases referred to in this agreement. Article 19 to an organization to fully and successfully discharge its responsibilities and perform its tasks: (a) the Government is helping the Organization to solve all the difficulties which the organization might come across the territory of Latvia to obtain goods, services and facilities and to respect its privileges, immunities and facilities; and (b) the Government shall reimburse or compensate the organization costs or damages incurred by any authority of the Republic of Latvia, which has not adhered to the privileges, immunities and facilities provided for in this agreement or assigned to it. Article 20 If a public authority does not comply with any of the privileges provided for in this agreement, or the immunities relief, the Government undertakes to: (a) defend the Organization, at its request, if the request is proposed or administrative or judicial action against them; (b) pay the organisation all the resulting costs and damages; (c) to ensure the legal interests of the Organization on all its decisions or actions taken in this context. Article 21 of this agreement be interpreted and applied in the light of its primary purpose of which is to ensure the full and successful organizations in the performance of the duties and tasks. 1. Article 22 the parties trying to solve any dispute relating to the interpretation or application of this agreement by negotiation or in any other form on which they agreed. 2. If the dispute is not resolved this article in this way, sixty days from the date of one of the parties has submitted the claim, the requirements of either party, the dispute shall be submitted to the arbitration. 3. The arbitral tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator, and the third, who is the Chairman of the Arbitration Board shall be appointed by the two parties together. If the Tribunal is not created in the three months since a requirement expressed in settling the dispute, and the judges have not yet been appointed, it'd take a standing arbitral tribunal the Secretary-General demands of either party. 4. the Arbitration Tribunal shall apply the provisions of this agreement, as well as the principles of international law and norms; its decision is final and binding upon both parties. 23. Article 1 this Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the Government shall inform the organisation of the internal requirements, so that it could enter into force. 2. If Latvia terminates its membership in the Organization for economic cooperation and development Convention, this Treaty can end by mutual consent or by written notice of the expiration of any of the parties. Such written notice shall not take effect earlier than one year after the other side has received it. Article 24 From the date of signature until its entry into force, this Agreement shall apply provisionally as completely as possible. Signed in Paris, 5 may 2014 in Latvian, in two originals in the English and French languages, each text is authentic. In the event of non-compliance are decisive text in English language.
On behalf of the Republic of Latvia to the Organization for economic cooperation and development on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs David RINKĒVIČ Angel GURRÍ AGREEMENTBETWEEN the Secretary-General-the REPUBLIC OF Latvia AND the ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENTON the PRIVILEGE, AND facilities GRANTEDT the IMMUNIT the ORGANISATION-the REPUBLIC OF Latvia AND the ORGANISATION FOR co-operation AND development of ECONOMICC (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "the parties"), HAVING REGARD to the provision of the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development of 14 December 1960 (hereinafter referred to as "the OECD The Convention "), in particular article 5 (c)); Have AGREED as follows: article 1 For the purpose of this agreement: (a) ' archives of the Organisation "means all records, documents and correspondenc and other material, including tapes and films, sound recording, computer software and written materials, video tapes, discs and multimedia supports, either in conventional or in digital form, or any other support storing any information or material belonging to or held by the Organisation or on its behalf; (b) "charges for pension or social security purpose" means all charges related to pension or social security coverage, whethers or not such charges are related to the employment of officials by the Organisations and including all charges related to pension or retirement benefits, the unemployment benefits, health insurance and family benefits; (c) "experts" means persons other than those mentioned in paragraph (h) of this article, who is appointed by the Organisation to carry out missions for the Organisation; (d) "Government" means the Government of the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation"); (e) "meeting convened by the Organisation" means any meeting of a body of the Organisation, and any other meeting, Conference, seminar or a gathering convened by the Organisation, including meetings organised jointly with other entities; (f) "Member" means countries which are members of the Organisation or other entities in which participat in the work of the Organisation in pursuanc of article 13 of the Convention on the Organisation; (g) "non-Member participants" means countries or economies to international organisations, which are not members of the Organisation and which have received an invitation from the Organisation to participat in a meeting convened by the Organisation; (h) "official" means the categories of staff to which the provision of this agreement will apply as specified by the Secretary-General of the Organisation; (i) "Organisation" means the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development and all the entities or agencies functioning in the under its framework. (j) "the premise of the Organisation" means building or parts thereof (including the land ancillary theret), used for official purpose of permanently or OK of the Organisation; (k) "property of the Organisation" means all property, including income, funds and assets, belonging to the Organisation or held or administered by the Organisation or on its behalf; (l) "representatives" means all members, alternate, adviser, technical experts and to Members of the delegation of secretar or non-Member participants. Article 2 the Organisation who's juridical personality. It has the capacity, inter alia, by the contracts, to acquir conclud and dispos of movable property and the immovabl and institute legal proceedings. Article 3 shall be granted to the Organisation the privilege, exemption and provided for you in this immunit agreement and any more of a privilege, exemption and favourabl immunity which the Government has agreed to grant to any other international organisation. Article 4 the Organisation and its property, 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. Article 5 the property of the Organisation, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be from search, requisition, immun confiscation, expropriation or any other form of interference whethers by Executive, administrative, judicial or legislative action. Article 6 1. The premise of the Organisation, including the premise used by the Organisation for the duration of a meeting convened by the Organisation, shall be inviolabl and shall be under the exclusive control and authority in it. 2. The Government shall take appropriate measure to ensur the security of the Organisation's premises; in particular, it shall prevent any person, or group of persons without authorisation from penetrating into the premise or causing disorder in the immediate vicinity thereof. Article 7 the archives of the Organisation and more generally all documents belonging to it or held by it, shall be located wherever the inviolabl. Article 8 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 within, into and out of the territory of Latvia and to convert any currency held by it into any other currency. Article 9 the Organisation and its property shall be main from: (a) any form of direct taxation including charges for pension or social security purpose; However, the Organisation will not claim exemption from taxes and rates which of more than a constitut payment for public utilities; (b) customs duties, prohibition and restriction in respect of goods imported and exported by the Organisation for its own functioning or in pursuanc of its activities, on the understanding that such imported goods will not be sold in the United States, except under conditions agreed with the Government; (c) customs duties, prohibition and restriction in respect of import and export of publications or other goods produced by it, as well as any tax in respect of the sale or free of charge in the diffusion of it in publications or other goods produced or services provided by it; (d) any form of indirect taxation, including tax on the forming of the price to be paid, on good and services purchased by the Organisation for its own functioning or in pursuanc of its activities. Article 10 1. The Organisation shall enjoy, for its official communications, treatment not less than that accorded favourabl by Latvia to any international organisation or foreign Government, including its diplomatic mission, in the matter of allocation, rates and taxes on mails, cables, radiogram, telegram, telephotos, telephone, telefax, electronic communications 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. 2. The Organisation shall enjoy the right, for its communications, to use codes and to send and receive and other papers and correspondenc documents by courier. Article 11 shall be Essential public services made available to the Organisation on the same basis and conditions as those which apply to diplomatic missions in Latvia. Article 12 1. Representatives of Member and non-Member participants in the Council of the Organisation or in any other body of the Organisation or participating in a meeting convened by the Organisation in Latvia shall, while exercising their functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, enjoy the following privileges and to: (a) immunity immunit from personal arrest or detention and from the chicken pox vaccine and of their personal baggag , and, in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in their capacity as representatives, immunity from legal process of every kind; (b) inviolability for all papers and documents; (c) the right to use codes and to receive papers and correspondenc by courier or in sealed bags; (d) exemption in respect of themselves and their spouse or partner from immigration restriction, alien registration or national service obligations in the State they are visiting or through which they are passing in the exercise of their functions; (e) the same facilities in respect of currency or Exchange restriction as is accorded to the representatives of foreign Governments on temporary official missions; (f) the same facilities in respect to the immunit and of their personal life with their accorded baggag as diplomatic envoy, and also; (g) such other privileges, and facilities, not immunit inconsistent with the foregoing as diplomatic envoy, except to enjoy that they shall have no right to claim exemption from customs duties on goods imported (otherwise than as part of their personal baggag) or from excise duties or sales taxes. 2. In order to secure for the representatives of Member and non-Member participants complete freedom of speech and independence in the discharge of their duties, the immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in discharging their duties shall continue to be accorded, notwithstanding that the persons concerned are no longer the representatives of members or non-Member participants. 3. Privilege and to the immunit accorded to the representatives of Member and non-Member participants in order to safeguard their functions in connection with the Organisation and not for their personal benefit. Consequently, a Member or non-Member participant has not only the right but also the duty to waiv the immunity of its representative in any case where, in the opinion of the Member or non-Member participant, 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 13 officials of the Organisation shall: (a) be immun from arrest or detention for acts performed in their official capacity and from chicken pox vaccine and of their baggag and others belonging; (b) be immun from legal process for word in spoken or written and acts performed in their official capacity or in the context of their employment with the Organisation; They shall continue to be so after completion of their immun function as official of the Organisation; (c) any form of be's main from direct taxation, including charges for pension or social security purpose, on salar, emolument, indemnit, pension or other element of remuneration paid to them by the Organisation; (d) be main, together with their spouse or partner and dependent relative, as recognised by the Organisation, from immigration restriction and alien registration; (e) be from the main national military service; (f) enjoy, together with their spouse or partner and dependent relative, as recognised by the Organisation, the same benefits in respect of repatriation in the case of an international crisis as members of diplomatic missions; (g) have the right to import free of duty their furniture and effects at the time of first taking up their functions in Latvia; (h) have the same right to import free of duty motor vehicles as Latvia to diplomatic agents of the accord comparabl rank; (i) be accorded the same privileges in respect of currency or exchange facilities as are accorded to diplomatic agents of comparabl rank; (j) be any obligation from the main deposit security payable in respect of goods admitted into Latvia OK; (k) enjoy the right, for acts performed in their official capacity, to use codes and to send and receive and other papers and correspondenc documents by courier. Article 14 In addition to the privilege, and facilities mentioned immunit in article 13: (a) the Secretary-General of the Organisation shall enjoy the privilege, granted the immunit facilities and the heads of diplomatic missions; his/her spouse or partner and dependent children, as recognised by the Organisation, shall enjoy the privilege, granted the immunit facilities and the members of the family forming part of the household of Heads of diplomatic missions; (b) the Deputy and Assistant Secretar-General shall enjoy the privilege, granted the immunit facilities and diplomatic agents of comparabl rank; their spouse or partner and dependent children, as recognised by the Organisation, shall enjoy the privilege, granted the immunit facilities and the members of the family forming part of the household of diplomatic agents of comparabl rank. Article 15 1. Experts performing missions for the Organisation and individual is invited to participat in a meeting convened by the Organisation, shall enjoy, in the territory of Latvia, such a privilege, and facilities with sharp immunit not cessary for the independent exercise of their functions during the period of their missions, including time on the journey in spen connection with their missions. 2. In particular, the persons referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be accorded: (a) immunity from arrest or detention and from chicken pox vaccine and of their and others belonging to baggag; (b) immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written, and of all acts done in the performance of their mission; such immunity shall continue after the completion of their mission; (c) inviolability for all papers and documents; (d) the right, for the purpose of communicating with the Organisation, to use codes and to send and receive it and other papers and correspondenc documents by courier; (e) the same privileges in respect of currency or exchange facilities as are accorded to a representative of a foreign Government on temporary official missions; (f) the exemption from any obligation to deposit security payable in respect of goods admitted into Latvia OK. Article 16 the Government shall take all appropriate measure to facilitat the entry into, stay in and exit from the territory of Latvia, and to ensur the freedom of movement within such territory of representatives of Member and non-Member participants, officials and experts of the Organisation and any other persons invited by the Organisation for official purpose. Article 17 Privileges, and facilities to the immunit granted to officials and experts in the interest of the Organisation and not for the personal benefit of the individual themselves. The Secretary-General of the Organisation shall have the right and duty to the immunity of waiv any official or expert where, in his/here exclusive opinion, the immunity of this official or expert 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 and Assistant Secretar-General of the Organisation, the Council of the Organisation shall have the right of immunity waiv it. Article 18 the Organisation shall co-operate at all times with the Government it facilitat the proper administration of Justice, and prevent the occurrence of any abuse in connection with the privileges, facilities and immunit mentioned in this agreement. Article 19 In order to enable the Organisation to fully and efficiently discharge its responsibilities and fulfil its tasks: (a) the Government shall assist the Organisation in resolving any difficulty the Organisation may encounter with the procurement of goods, services and facilities in the territory of Latvia and in ensuring effective respect for the privilege, and facilities accorded to the immunit it; and (b) the Government shall reimburs compensat or the Organisation for the loss incurred costs or as a result of the failure of any public authority of Latvia to respect the privilege, and facilities set immunit out in this agreement or granted in its pursuanc. Article 20 In the case of non-respect by a national authority of any of the privilege, granted to the immunit or facilities in this agreement, the Government agree to (a) defend the Organisation, at its request, in the event of a claim or administrative or judicial action against it; (b) indemnify the Organisation of all expense incurred by the loss and; (c) hold harmless the Organisation for all decisions and actions taken in that context. Article 21 this Agreement shall be interpreted and applied in the light of its primary purpose which is to enable the Organisation to fully and efficiently discharge its responsibilities and fulfil its tasks. Article 22 1. The Parties shall attempt to settle any dispute as to the interpretation or application of this agreement by negotiation or by any other mutually agreed method. 2. If the dispute is not settled in accordanc with paragraph 1 within a period of sixty days from the request of either Party to settle it, such dispute shall be referred to arbitration at the request of either Party. 3. The tribunal shall be composed of CAs three arbitrator. Each Party shall choose one arbitrator and the third, who shall be the chair of the tribunal, shall be chosen jointly by the parties. If the tribunal is not constituted within three months from the request for arbitration, the appointment of the arbitrator (s) not yet designated shall be made by the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the request of either Party. 4. The tribunal shall apply the provision of the present agreement as well as the principles and rules of international law and its award shall be final and binding on both parties. Article 23 1. This agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the Government shall have informed the Organisation of the completion of the domestic requirements for its entry into force. 2. If a cease to be a United States party to the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development, the present agreement may be terminated by mutual consent or by written notice of termination by either Party. Such written notice of termination shall take effect earlier than one year after from the date of receipt of the notice by the other Party. Article 24 As from the date of its signature, pending its entry into and force, this Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis to the fulles a possible exten. Done in Paris, this 5th day of May 2014, in two originals, in the English, French and Latvian languages, each text being authentic. In the case of divergenc between the texts, the English text shall prevails.
For the Republic of Latvia For the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development of Ministero Edgar RINKĒVIČ for Foreign Affairs Secretary-General GURRÍ Angels