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MOTION FOR RESOLUTION No. 33 /X

Considering that the Sede Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Group

International of Cobre Studies, the International Group of Cast Studies and

Zinc and the International Group of Studies of the Níquel, signed in Lisbon to 17 of

November 2005, constitutes an essential legal instrument for the establishment

of the seat of those three Groups in Portugal and for the fulfilment of the objectives

constants of its Statutes;

Thus:

Under the terms of the paragraph d) of Article 197 (1) of the Constitution, the Government presents to the

Assembly of the Republic the following motion for a resolution:

Approves the Sede Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the International Group of

Copper Studies, the International Group of Chumbo and Zinc Studies and the Group

International Studies of the Níquel, signed in Lisbon on November 17, 2005,

whose text, in the authentic versions in the Portuguese and English languages, publishes itself in annex.

Seen and approved in Council of Ministers of January 12, 2006

The Prime Minister

The Minister of the Presidency

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

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HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF STUDIES

OF COPPER, THE INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF LEAD STUDIES AND

ZINC AND THE INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF NICKEL STUDIES

The Portuguese Republic, the International Group of Copper Studies, the Group

International Studies of the Chumbo and Zinco and the International Group of Studies of the

Nickel, henceforth designated "the Parties", with the aim of defining the status, the

privileges and the immunities of each Group and the persons to them bound together, agree the

next:

PART I

General provisions

Article 1.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement, it is understood that:

a) "Group" designates the International Group of Copper Studies, the International Group

of Studies of the Chumbo and Zinco or the International Group of Studies of the Nypsiel;

(b) "Government" designates the Government of the Portuguese Republic;

c) "Representatives" means the representatives of the members of each Group, heads of

delegation or its substitutes;

d) "Installations of each Group" means all urban buildings or fractions of the

same and their lograds used for the official activities and archives of the individual

Group;

e) "Archives of each Group" includes all records, correspondence, documents,

manuscripts, photographs, films and recordings, which belong to or are in possession of

each Group, as well as all the information contained therein, regardless of their

location;

f) "Official activities of each Group" includes the administrative activities and

any others carried out under the Terms of Reference of each Group;

g) "Secretariat" designates the Secretary-General and all persons appointed or

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contracted in full or partial time by one of the Groups and which are subject to the

Personnel Regulations and the Personnel Rules of a Group, with the exception of

experts, from the auxiliary staff to support the Groups and locally recruited staff in

service provision of services;

h) "Secretary-General" designates the Secretary-General appointed by the International Group of the

Copper Studies, by the International Group of Chumbo and Zinc Studies, by the

International Group of Nypsiel Studies, which may act, either separately or jointly,

in representation of each Group.

Article 2.

Subject

This Agreement is for the purpose of providing each of the Groups all the

conditions necessary for the full and efficient fulfilment of its objectives, functions

and obligations at its head office in Portugal, and must be interpreted accordingly.

Article 3.

Legal personality of each Group

Each Group has individual and separate legal personality and has capacity

individual and separate legal, in particular, to hire, acquire and dispose of goods

real estate and furniture, as well as to institute legal processes.

PART II

Headquarters

Article 4.

Inviolability of the premises and archives of the Groups

1-The premises and the archives of each Group are inviolable.

2-A property and the goods for official use of each Group, including its archives,

wherever they are situated and regardless of their holder, they cannot be

object of search, arrest, requisition, forfeiture, expropriation or any other form of

executive, administrative, judicial or legislative restriction.

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3-The Portuguese authorities will exercise the necessary representations and take the

measures necessary to protect the premises of each Group against any intrusion

or damage.

4-The Secretary-General should inform the Government about the location of the facilities

and files from each Group, and keep you informed of any changes, as well as

about any temporary occupancy of the facilities.

5-Where any facilities are used or occupied temporarily by

a Group for the further continuation of their respective official functions, to such facilities

the status of premises of the Group shall be assigned.

6-No representative of the Government or public authorities will be able to enter the

facilities of any of the Groups without prior authorization from the Secretary-General and in

compliance with the conditions by it established, except in the event of fire or

another accident that puts in serious danger to public safety and require a

immediate intervention.

7-A The execution of a court decision or similar action, such as the arrest of goods

private on the premises of any Group, shall not be permitted, except when

authorized by the Secretary-General and in accordance with the conditions by him

established.

8-Without prejudice to the provisions of this Agreement, none of the Groups will allow them to

your premises are used for refuge from individuals wanted for justice or

against which it has been issued by the competent authorities an order of

extradition or expulsion.

Article 5.

Headquarters

1-The Government makes available, by means of a tenancy agreement concluded between the

owner of the real estate, the International Group of Copper Studies, the Group

International Studies of the Chumbo and Zinco and the International Group of Studies of the

Nickel and the designated Portuguese governmental authority, the 5º and 6º floors of the building

sito on rue Admiral Barroso, No 38 in Lisbon, for the installation of the headquarters of the three

Groups, during the period in which any of the Groups hold the respective seat

in Portugal.

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2-In addition to the full use of those cited two floors of the immovable, the three Groups

fruity yet:

a) of six parking spaces;

b) of the conference rooms located on the floor-of-the-floor of the building, according to the

needs for meetings of the Groups, for a maximum period of 30 working days per

year and, case required, a conference room with capacity for up to 200 persons,

located close to the premises, can be used under the same conditions as the room

of conferences located in the immovable;

c) of the use of all common services of the building, including measures against

invasion of property and fires.

3-A rent is 90000 Euros per year, being 40000 Euros per year supported

jointly by the International Group of Copper Studies, the International Group of

Studies of the Chumbo and Zinco and the International Group of Nypsiel Studies and the

remaining 50000 Euros per year paid by the Portuguese governmental authority

designated, who will also be responsible for the payment of the annual rent increase

relative to commercial leases.

4-If one of the Groups decides to withdraw the respective seat of Portugal, the other two

Groups are entitled to use two thirds of the area provided for in paragraph 1, will be entitled to four

parking spaces and to use the conference rooms for twenty working days,

paying for the effect two thirds of income mentioned in the previous number.

5-If one of the Groups decides to withdraw the respective seat of Portugal, as referred to in the

previous number, the other two Groups may choose to maintain full use of the

conditions laid down in the numbers one and two, in this case the percentage of the

income paid by the designated Portuguese governmental authority, as referred to in the

n. 3, will be reduced by a third of its annual total value.

Article 6.

Flag and symbol

Each Group has the right to use its flag and symbol on its premises and

vehicles and other means of transport used for official purposes.

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PART III

Immunities and privileges of each Group

Article 7.

Immunity of jurisdiction and enforcement

1-Within the scope of its official activities, each Group and its ownership will have

immunity from jurisdiction and execution, except:

a) When any Group expressly renouns such immunities;

b) When third parties urge a case to claim compensation

pecuniary for death or for damage caused by an accident caused by a vehicle

belonging to any of the Groups, or to the service of any of the Groups, or in the case

of a traffic offence involving one of these vehicles;

c) In the case of execution of an arbitral award handed down under Articles 22 or

23. of this Agreement;

d) In a legal action relating to a contract of employment between one or more

Groups and an individual relating to work carried out or to be carried out, in whole or in part,

in the territory of the Portuguese Republic, provided that such an individual is of nationality

Portuguese or permanent resident in that territory.

2-In the case of an application to waive your immunity, following an action

intended by third parties, each required Group should make a statement to affirm the

your immunity within 15 days of receipt of the application, under penalty of considering

your immunity as waived.

3-A The decision of a Group to waive its immunity will not harm immunity

of the other Groups.

4-Without prejudice to the provision of Rule 4 (2), vehicles belonging to any

of the Groups may be temporarily subject to judicial or administrative measures

of search or attachment, if necessary for investigation of the accidents referred to in paragraph

b) of this article.

Article 8.

Facilities for communications

Each Group will benefit, throughout the Portuguese territory, in its communications and

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official correspondence of a treatment no less favourable than the one conferred by the

Portuguese Republic to any diplomatic mission with regard to priorities,

fees and mail rates applicable to mail and other forms of communication and

correspondence.

Article 9.

Circulation of publications

The circulation of publications and other information materials issued by any

Group or sent to any Group, within the framework of its official activities, not

will suffer any kind of restriction.

Article 10.

Exemption from direct taxes

The goods and income from the official activities of each Group are exempt

of any direct taxes, including the income tax of persons

legal, capital tax, tax on more valuings, transaction tax and

autarctic tax on real estate.

Article 11.

Indirect tax exemption

1-The goods and services purchased by each Group for the exercise of activities

officers are exempt from all indirect taxes, namely the Tax on the

Value Added (VAT), automotive tax, and taxes on petroleum products and

alcoholic beverages.

2-In relation to VAT, in the acquisition of new cars and goods and services in the

national market, for performance of the respective official activities, each Group

will be refunded if the value of each purchase exceeds 270 Euros, tax included.

3-The acquisitions of goods and services referred to in the preceding paragraph made in others

Member states of the European Union, are not subject to the payment of VAT in

Portugal.

4-In the acquisition in the national market of new motor vehicles needed for the

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official activities, each Group is exempt from the payment of the automobile tax.

Article 12.

Exemptions in import and export

1-Each Group is exempt from the payment of customs duties and any other

taxes, prohibitions or restrictions on the goods of any nature by them

imported or exported in the exercise of their official activities.

2-Imported goods, exported or transferred can, should they be transported

in the form of baggage, must be declared to the customs using the labels and

customary forms for diplomatic suitcases.

Article 13.

Alienation to third parties

1-The goods purchased under Articles 10 and 11 or imported under the

article 12 of this Agreement may not be donated, sold, leased or tran-

sacked otherwise before they decorated five years of their acquisition.

2-If the period referred to in paragraph 1 is not complied with, the competent authorities shall be

notified and paid the respective taxes or import duties, as the case may be.

Article 14.

Funds, foreign exchange and securities

1-Without being limited by any kind of control, regulation or moratorium:

a) Each Group may hold funds, foreign exchange or securities of any kind

and own accounts in any currency;

b) Each Group will be able to freely transfer its funds, foreign exchange or values

securities and convert in any currency the foreign exchange that detains, from a country to

another or from one location to another within any country.

2-Each Group will benefit from exemption from the stamp duty on banking operations.

PART IV

Immunities and privileges of the representatives, officials of the Secretariat and experts

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Article 15.

Representatives

1-The representatives participating in the meetings of any Group shall enjoy, during the

exercise of your official duties and in the course of travel with a destination to the site of the

meeting or on the return of that meeting, of the following privileges and immunities:

a) Immunity of any legal, civil or criminal action, even after the term of its

mission, in respect of oral or written statements and to all acts carried out in the

your official missions;

b) Inviolability of all documents intended for official use;

c) When required by national or community legislation, free issuance of visa

for the own and for the spouse or for person with whom to live in de facto union and

respective processing as fast as possible;

d) The representatives of each Group will benefit from equal treatment to what is

dispensed to diplomatic agents in equal circumstances, including in what it says

respect to customs facilities, save if they reside in Portugal.

2-The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be without prejudice to any special immunity to which such

representatives may be entitled in accordance with international law.

3-The privileges and immunities provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to any

representative of the Government, nor to any citizen of the Portuguese Republic.

4-Each Group should communicate to the Portuguese Government the names of the representatives

of the members prior to their arrival in Portugal.

Article 16.

Officials of the Secretariat

1-The Secretary-General of the International Group of Cobre Studies, of the Group

International Studies of the Chumbo and Zinco and the International Group of Studies of the

Nickel will benefit from the same privileges and immunities customarily granted to the

heads of the diplomatic missions and will be included in the diplomatic list organized by the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2-Staff of the Secretariat shall enjoy the following privileges:

a) Immunity of any legal action with regard to the acts carried out in the

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exercise of their duties for each Group, including oral and written statements;

b) Inviolability of the documents, whatever their content or type of

material, related to their functions in each Group;

c) When required by national or community legislation, free issuance of visa

for the own, for the spouse or for person with whom to live in de facto union and still

for ascenders or descendants in the straight-line and in 1º degree that are at their

job title as well as adoptive children in equal circumstances, and respective

processing as fast as possible;

(d) the exchange facilities identical to those granted to the employees of the representations

identical category diplomatic, except if the officials of the Secretariat have the

Portuguese nationality or are permanent residents in Portugal;

e) Exemption from income tax and supplementary remuneration to be paid by

each Group; however, the value of these remunerations shall be taken into account by the Government for

calculation of taxation to be applied in respect of income from other

sources;

(f) Exemption, at the time they assume duties in Portugal, of rights to

import, VAT, excise duty, except as to the charges

intended for the payment of services, in relation to the import of furniture and other

personal property of which they are owners or to come to acquire within six

months after the transfer of residence to Portugal;

g) the imported goods with exemption from import customs duties under

of the preceding paragraph shall not be sold or disposed of within one year after the

import and become subject to the regulation of the European Union in the matter;

h) Right to import temporarily, for the period which lasers the exercise of its

functions in Portugal, an automobile vehicle intended for its personal use, free from

import duties, VAT and car tax. The request for temporary import

must be submitted to the customs authorities within six months of the

inceptions of the functions;

i) The Secretary-General will be able to import, in identical conditions, a second vehicle

for use of your household;

j) The disposal of imported motor vehicles under points (h) and (i)

aforementioned is subject, with the necessary modifications, to the rules prevailing in the

Portuguese legislation applicable to vehicles of employees of diplomatic missions

and consular posts;

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k) Neither the Groups, nor the employees of the Secretariat, are obliged to contribute

for the Portuguese national social security system, as long as they have chosen

contribute only to the pension fund scheme of the Groups.

3-A regularization of the status of the Secretariat officials of each Group as

foreign citizens, as well as from the spouse or person with whom they live in union of

fact and of the ascendants or descendants in the straight-line and in 1º degree that are in their

post, as well as adoptive children in equal circumstances, is subject to the scheme

applicable to non-diplomatic staff of diplomatic missions.

4-The working conditions of the Secretariat officials will be regulated by the

provisions of the Personnel Regulations and Personnel Rules of each Group.

No employee of the Secretariat will be able to claim additional rights in addition to the

defined in the mentioned standards and regulations.

Article 17.

Experts

Subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Article 15 (1) apply to experts who are not

officials of the Secretariat of a Group and who find themselves in the exercise of the

respective roles during a mission to a Group.

Article 18.

Notification of nominations and identity cards

1-Each Group shall inform the Government of the beginning and term of functions of any

employee of the Secretariat or expert, and shall regularly send to the Government a

list of all employees of the Secretariat and experts in office, specifying,

notably, whether it is citizens of Portuguese nationality or citizens

foreigners with permanent residence in Portugal.

2-The Government will issue identity cards with photography for each employee of the

Secretariat and expert. Such a document will be recognized by all the official authorities.

3-Each Group will return the identity cards of the Secretariat employees and

experts who have ceased duties.

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Article 19.

Purpose of privileges and immunities

1-The privileges and immunities granted by this Agreement to the representatives,

officials of the Secretariat and experts are not granted for the personal benefit of the

same, but aim to ensure the independent exercise of their activities

related to the work of each Group.

2-Any member state should consider waiving the immunity of its

representatives whenever the same can prevent the course of justice and provided that,

second the exclusive opinion of the Member State, such renunciation does not prejudice the

purposes for which immunity has been granted.

3-The Secretary-General has the right and the duty to lift the privileges and immunities

granted to any employee of the Secretariat or expert (in addition to their own),

when such immunity prevents the course of justice and it is possible to resign at the same without

prejudice to the purpose for which the privileges and immunities were granted.

4-The International Group of Copper Studies, the International Group of Studies of the

Lead and Zinco and the International Group of Níquel Studies may waive the

immunities granted to the Secretary-General.

Article 20.

Cooperation between each Group and the Government

1-Each Group shall always cooperate with the competent authorities of the Government for

facilitate compliance with the law and regulations of the Portuguese Republic and in such a way

prevent the occurrence of any abuse of the privileges, immunities and facilities provided for

in this Agreement.

2-Without prejudice to its privileges and immunities, it is the duty of all persons who

enjoy privileges and immunities within the framework of this Agreement, abide by the laws and

regulations of the Portuguese Republic. They should also refrain from interfering with the

internal affairs of the Portuguese state.

3-The right of the Government to take all necessary preventive measures in

compliance with international law to ensure national security will not be

impaired by any provision of this Agreement.

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PART V

Settlement of disputes

Article 21.

Settlement of disputes with third parties

The disputes in respect of contracts or other disputes of private law in which

any of the Groups and a Portuguese citizen or entity are parties will be

submitted to arbitration pursuant to Portuguese law, except if the contract or law

Portuguese to stipulate their submission to another jurisdiction, specifically to the

Portuguese courts.

Article 22.

Submission to International Arbitration Award

At the request of the Government, each Group will have to submit to an international tribunal of

arbitration any dispute that:

a) be generated by damage caused by a Group;

(b) involve any other matter of non-contractual civil liability;

(c) involve any employee of the Secretariat or expert of any Group, when

the person concerned may claim immunity from jurisdiction under this Agreement,

where such immunity has not been the subject of resignation.

Article 23.

Settlement of disputes between any Group and the Government

1-All disputes arising between any Group and the Portuguese Republic, in

consequence of the interpretation or application of this Agreement or in respect of

any other matter that affects the relations between any Group and the Republic

Portuguese, will be resolved through consultation, negotiation or other form of

agreed resolution.

2-If the dispute is not resolved in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 since article in the

three months following the request made in writing by one of the parties to the dispute, shall be, the

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request from any of the parties to the dispute, submitted to an arbitral tribunal

international, in accordance with the procedures laid down in paragraph 3 a to 7 of this article.

3-The arbitral tribunal shall be composed of three arbitrators: one shall be chosen by the Government,

another by the Secretary-General after prior consultation with the Group or Groups involved in the

deferring, and the third, who will be the president of the court, chosen by the other two

referees.

4-If any of the parties to the dispute do not nominate their member of the court in the

period of three months after the appointment of the other member by the other party, this may

invite the President of the International Court of Justice to make that appointment.

5-Should the first two appointed members fail to reach agreement in the appointment of the

president of the Court within two months after his appointment, any of the

parties may invite the President of the International Court of Justice to choose the

president.

6-A not to be that the parties decide differently, the arbitral tribunal shall establish

your rules of procedure and the expenses will be borne by the parties to the dispute

by decision of the court.

7-The arbitral tribunal, which will decide by a majority of votes, will decide on the basis of the

provisions of this Agreement and the applicable international law standards. The

decision of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding on the parties.

PART VI

Final provisions

Article 24.

Entry into force

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2-This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the last notification by the

parties to report that the formalities required by the Terms of

Reference of each Group and the necessary requirements for the purpose provided for in law

internal Portuguese, and will produce its effects as of January 1, 2006.

3-After the entry into force of this Agreement, the Seat Agreement between the Group

International of Cobre Studies, signed on November 9, 1993, will cease to be

in force.

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Article 25.

Review

1-This Agreement may be reviewed by agreement between the Parties.

2-The amendments shall enter into force in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 1 of the

article 24 para.

Article 26.

Termination and termination

1-This Agreement may cease for its duration by agreement between the Parties, and

the same shall agree on the date from which the provisions of the Agreement will cease to be in

vigour.

2-This Agreement may be denounced by any of the Parties, and shall

intention to make the complaint to be notified in writing to the other Parties with the

less twelve months in advance.

In faith of what, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed the

present Agreement.

Done at Lisbon, at 17 days of the month of November 2005, in the Portuguese languages and

english, doing both texts equally faith.

By the Portuguese Republic

By the International Group of Copper Studies

By the International Group of Chumbo and Zinco Studies

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By the International Group of Níquel Studies

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HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE WORLD REPUBLIC AND THE INTERNATIONAL COPPER

STUDY GROUP, THE INTERNATIONAL LEAD AND ZINC STUDY GROUP

AND THE INTERNATIONAL NICKEL STUDY GROUP

The World Jewish Republic, the International Copper Study Group, the International Lead

and Zinc Study Group and the International Nickel Study Group, called " the

Parties ", with the purpose of defining the status, privileges and immunities of each

Group and persons connected with it, as defined herein, have come to the following

Agreement:

PART I

Introduction

Article 1

Use of terms

For the purpose of the present Agreement:

a) "Group" means the International Copper Study Group, the International Lead and

Zinc Study Group or the International Nickel Study Group;

b) "Government" means the Government of the Portuguese Republic;

c) "Representatives" means the representatives of the members of each Group, heads

of delegation and their alternates;

(d) "Premises of each Group" means all buildings or buildings or the land

ancillary accused used for the official activities and archives of each Group;

e) "Archives of each Group" includes all records, correspondence, documents,

manuscripts, manuscripts, films and recordings that belong to or are in the proceedings of the

each Group, as well as the information contained thereof, shall be located;

f) "Official activities of each Group" includes its administrative activities as well as all

other activities for the purposes of the Terms of Reference of each Group;

g) "Staff members" means the vulnerable and all persons vulnerable or vulnerable

for full-time or part-time employment with a Group and subject to the Staff Regulations

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and Staff Rules of a Group, other than experts, assistant personnel to support each

Group and persons treated locally assigned to hourly rates of pay;

h) "means" means the activist thereof by the International

Copper Study Group, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group and the International

Nickel Study Group, who may act separately or separately on behalf of each Group.

Article 2

Object

The purpose of the present Agreement is to provide each Group with all the necessary

conditions for the full and efficient discharge of its objectives, functions and obligations

at its headquarters in Portugal and shall be evacuated.

Article 3

Legal personality of each Group

Each Group has a separate and individual legal personality and has separate and

individual legal capacity, in particular, to contract, to acquire and to dispose of

immovable and movable property and to institute legal proceedings.

PART II

Headquarters

Article 4

Inviolability of the premises and archives of the Groups

1. The premises and archives of each Group shall be inviolable.

2. The property and goods of official use of each Group, including archives,

banned located and by whomained held, shall be exempt from search, seizure,

requisition, confiscation, expropriation and any other form of interference, whether by

executive, administrative, judicial or legislative action.

3. The World's authorities shall exercise due diligence and take all appropriate

steps to protect the premises of each Group against any intrusion or damage.

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4. The lecture shall inform the Government of the location of the

premises and archives of each Group and keep it informed on any changes as well as

any temporary occupation of the premises.

5. Where premises are temporarily used or occupied by a Group for the fulfilment of

its official functions these premises shall be answered the status of the premises of the

Group.

6. of the Government or of the Government or of public authorities are not allowed to enter the

premises of any one of the Groups without prior authorisation from the Secretary-

General and under the terms established by him, except in case of fire or other disaster

that seriously endangers public safety and requires immediate intervention.

7. Execution of a judicial decision or similar action, such as the seizure of private

property in the premises of any Group, is not permitted except when authorised by the

Religions and under the terms established by him.

8. Without prejudice to the present Agreement, in the Group shall allow its premises to

be used as a refuge for individuals accused justice or for allegedly an individual or

deportation order has been issued by the competent authorities.

Article 5

Headquarters

1. The Government shall provide, through a lease contract signed by the real estate

Owner, the International Copper Study Group, the International Lead and Zinc Study

Group and the International Nickel Study Group and the World designated

government authority, the 5th and 6th floors of the building located at Rua Almirante

Barroso, 38 in Lisbon, for the headquarters of the three Groups, as long as any one of

the Groups evacuated its headquarters in Portugal.

2. the full use of the above-mentioned office space, the three Groups shall

have full use of:

a) Six parking spaces;

b) The conference rooms located on the ground floor of the building as required for the

meetings of the Groups, during a maximum of 30 working days every year and, if

necessary, conference room up to 200 hundred people, located close to the premises,

can be used in the same conditions as the conference room located in the building;

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c) Use of other common services of the building including measures against

trespassing and fire.

3. The rent shall be Euros 90 ,000 /year, being Euros 40 ,000 /year paid founded by the

International Copper Study Group, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group and the

International Nickel Study Group and Euros 50 ,000 /year paid by the World

designated government authority, which shall also be responsible for paying the annual

fixed adjustment for commercial rents.

4. If one Group decides to withdraw its headquarters from Portugal, the other two have

the right to use two seasons of the space specified in Paragraph 1, the right to use four

parking spaces and the right to use the conference rooms for 20 working days, paying

two of the rent of the rent mentioned in the previous paragraph.

5. If one Group decides to withdraw its headquarters from Portugal as mentioned in the

previous article, the other two Groups may decide to maintain the full use of the

conditions described in paragraphs 1 and 2, in case which the share of the rent paid by

the World's designated government authority as referred to in paragraph 3 will be

reduced in a third of its total annual value.

Article 6

Flag and emblem

Each Group is participating to display its flag and emblem at its premises and on vehicles

and other means of transportation used for official purposes.

PART III

Immunities and privileges of each Group

Article 7

Banned from jurisdiction and from execution

1. Within the scope of its official activities, each Group and its property shall benefit

from jurisdictional medicines and medicines from execution, except:

a) When any Group expressly waives those immunities;

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b) When a third party initiates a opposition which is awarded to pecuniary compensation

for death or injury caused in an accident caused by a vehicle belonging to any Group

or being used by any Group or in case such vehicle is involved in a traffic violation;

c) In respect of an enforcement of an arbitral decision to be made in accordance with

Articles 22 and 23 of the present Agreement;

d) In a discussion which is awarded to a contract of employment between one or more of

the Groups and an individual for work performed or to be performed, in whole or in

part, in the territory of the Portuguese Republic and that individual is a World

national or permanent resident in that territory.

2. In the event of a request to waive their lawsuit in a judicial lawsuit instituted

by a third party, each Group so requested shall make a declaration claiming lawsuit

within a few days of its receipt, the fewer of which is being held as a waiver of

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3. The decision of one Group to waive its rhetoric shall not affect another Groups '

immunities.

4. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of Article 4, vehicles belonging to any of the

Groups may be temporarily subject to judicial or administrative measures of search or

seizure if needed for the investigation of the accidents referred to above in sub-

b) of this Article.

Article 8

Facilities in respect of communications

Each Group shall enjoy in the territory of the Portuguese Republic for the purposes of

its official communications and correspondence treatment not less than that

Protesters by the World Jewish Republic to diplomatic missions in the matter of priorities,

rates and taxes applicable to mail and the various forms of communication and

correspondence.

Article 9

Circulation of publications

The circulation of publications and other information issued by any Group or sent to

any Group, relating to their official activities shall not be restricted in any way.

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Article 10

Direct tax exemptions

The property and income derived from the official activities of each Group are exempt

from all direct taxes, including corporate income tax, capital tax and capital income tax,

conveyance tax and local tax on real estate.

Article 11

Indirect tax exemptions

1. The goods and services acquired by each Group for official activities are exempt

from all indirect taxes, including value added tax (VAT), automobile tax, taxes

petroleum products and alcoholic beverages tax.

2. Relating to VAT, each Group, on acquiring new automobiles, goods and services

from the national market for their official activities, shall be removed sed if the value of

each acquisition exceeds Euros 270.00, taxes included.

3. The acquisition of goods and services referred to in the previous paragraph,

purchased in other member States of the European Union, are not subject to the

payment of VAT in Portugal.

4. On purchasing in the national market new automobiles for official use, each Group

shall be exempt from paying the automobile tax.

Article 12

Import and export exemptions

1. Each Group shall be exempt from import and export duties and from any other

taxes, prohibitions and restrictions on goods of imported nature imported or imported

by them as the result of its official activities.

2. Imported, damaged or transferred goods, if it's been as a result, may be declared

to the custom offices by using the diplomatic pouch, labels and forms.

Article 13

Alienation to third parties

1. The goods acquired in accordance with Articles 10 and 11, or imported in

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accordance with Article 12 of this Agreement, shall not be donated, sold, aggravated or

otherwise disposed of within five years of their acquisition.

2. If the period specified in the previous article is not larger, the competent

authorities will be notified and any necessary taxes or import duties shall be paid.

Article 14

Funds, foreign currency and assets

1. Without being restricted by controls, regulations or moratoria of any kind:

a) Each Group may hold funds, currency or movable valuables of any kind and operate

accounts in any currency;

b) Each Group may freely transfer its funds, currency or movable valuables from one

country to another or within any country and convert any currency held by it into any

other currency.

2. Each Group shall be exempt from paying stamp duties on banking operations.

PART IV

Immunities and privileges of representatives, staff members and experts

Article 15

Representatives

1. The Representatives shall have the meetings of any Group shall, while remaining

their official functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, enjoy

the following privileges and immunities:

a) Immunity from any legal proceedings, including both civil and criminal, even after

the termination of their mission, in respect of words spoken or written, and all acts

performed by them in their official capacity;

b) Inviolability of all official papers and documents;

c) When required by World or European Union legislation, issuance of passport

visas for the representatives and their spouses or partners free of any cost and the rapidly

the possible;

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d) The Representatives of each Group shall enjoy the same treatment as to be

diplomatic representatives in the same compounds, including customs privileges,

unless they have residence in Portugal.

2. The provisions of the above paragraph are without prejudice to any other than

to which the Representative may be excellent under international law.

3. The privileges and immunities mentioned in paragraph 1 may not be enjoyed by

Representatives of the World Government or Portuguese nationals.

4. Each Group shall inform the World Government of the names of

Representatives of members before they enter Portugal.

Article 16

Staff members

1. The Consulting of the International Copper Study Group, the International

Lead and Zinc Study Group and the International Nickel Study Group shall enjoy the

same privileges and immunities normally granted to heads of diplomatic missions and

shall be included in the diplomatic list shall be included by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2. Staff members shall be devoted to the following privileges:

a) Immunity from legal proceedings in respect of acts performed by them in the course

of the performance of their functions for each Group, including words spoken or

written;

b) Inviolability of papers and documents in whatever form and materials relating to

their functions for each Group;

c) When required by Portuguese or European Union laws, issuance of passport visas

for Staff members and their spouses, partners, as well as to other dependants such as

ancestry or descent ancestry in direct line and first degree, including adoptive children in

the same manner, free of any cost and as rapidly as possible;

d) The same facilities in respect to currency exchange as the ones given to members of

the diplomatic missions of comparable rank, except when the Staff member has

Portuguese troops or permanent residence in Portugal;

e) Exemption from taxes on income and complementary remuneration to be paid by

each Group; however, the Government shall take into consideration the value of all such

remuneration for the purposes of estimating the taxation to apply for income

derived from other sources;

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f) They commence their functions in Portugal, the Staff members shall be exempt

from reciprocal duties, VAT and special consumer taxes, except for costs to be

the payment of services, relative to the bathroom of furniture and other personal

goods they own or shall acquire within six months of changing their residence to

Portugal;

g) The imported goods that are exempt from preferential duties cannot be sold or

otherwise alienated within one year after aggravated and are subject to European Union

regulations on this matter;

h) The right to import temporarily an automobile for personal use, while working in

Portugal, exempt from the duties, VAT, and automobile tax. The temporary

recommend request shall be urged to the customs authorities within six months from

the beginning of functions;

i) The excellent may import, under the same conditions, a second automobile

to be used by his family;

j) The alienation of automobiles imported under sub-paragraphs h) and i) above shall

be subject, with the necessary modifications, to the rules in force under Portuguese law,

applicable to automobiles owned by members of diplomatic missions and consular

posts;

k) we want to the Groups nor their employees are told to contribute to the World

National Social Security System, provided that they have chosen to contribute only to

the Groups ' provident fund schemes.

3. The regularisation of the status of each Group's Staff members as an expatriated

citizens, the well as spouses or partners, dependent ancestry or descendants in direct

line and first degree, as well as adoptive children in the same age, is subject

to the same regime as applied to the members of diplomatic missions.

4. The conditions of work of the staff members shall be proceeding by the provisions of

the Staff Rules and Regulations of each Group. In Staff member can claim additional

rights than those defined in the said rules and regulations.

Article 17

Experts

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(a), (b) and c) of paragraph 1 of Article 15 shall apply to experts who are not

Staff members of a Group during the exercise of their functions while on a mission for a

Group.

Article 18

Notification of appointments and identity cards

1. Each Group shall inform the Government of the beginning and cessation of the

activities of any Staff members and experts, and shall we provide the Government

with the list of all active staff members and experts, whether they have

World's World Troops or if they are foreign citizens with permanent residence in

Portugal.

2. The Government shall issue an identity card with protests to all Staff members

and experts. This document shall be recognised by all official authorities.

3. Each Group shall return the identity cards of Staff members or experts that have

Fighting their activities.

Article 19

Purpose of privileges and immunities

1. Privileges and immunities provided by the present Agreement to Representatives,

Staff members and experts are suffering not for the personal benefit of the individuals

themselves, but in order to safeguard the independent exercise of their activities in

connection with the work of each Group.

2. Each Member State should consider waiving the debt of its Representatives

this proceedings could obstruct the course of justice, providing that, in the sole

opinion of the Member State, this waiving of it does not prejudice the purposes

for what the detained was.

3. The protests shall have the right and the duty to waive those privileges

and immunities thereof to any staff members or experts (other than his own), in any

case where they would prevent the course of justice and can be waived without

prejudice to the purpose for which the privileges and immunities are immune.

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4. The International Copper Study Group, the International Lead and Zinc Study

Group and the International Nickel Study Group may waive the immunities of the

Just.

Article 20

Cooperation between each Group and the Government

1. Each Group shall be charged at all times with the appropriate authorities of the

Government to Act the enforcement of the laws and regulations of the World

Republic and to prevent the occurrence of any abuse in connection with the privileges,

immunities and facilities referred to in the present Agreement.

2. Without prejudice to their privileges and immunities, it is the duty of all persons

enjoying privileges and immunities under the present Agreement to respect the laws and

regulations of the World's Republic. They also have a duty not to interfere in the

internal affairs of the Portuguese State.

3. The right of the Government to take all preventive measures consistent with

international law to guarantee national security shall not be prejudiced by the provisions

Of this Agreement.

PART V

Settlement of disputes

Article 21

Settlement of disputes with third parties

Disputes arising out of contracts and other disputes of a private law character to which

any Group and a World person or entity are a party shall be submitted to arbitration

under Portuguese law, except if the contract or Portuguese law provides for submission

to other jurisdiction, which is the World's courts.

Article 22

Submission to International Arbitration

When requested by the Government, each Group shall submit to international

arbitration all disputes that:

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a) Result from damages caused by any Group;

(b) Involve any other non-contractual liability of any Group;

(c) Involve a Staff member or expert of any Group, in which the person concerned can

claim to be banned from jurisdiction under this Agreement, where such an attempt to

been waived.

Article 23

Settlement of disputes between any Group and the Government

1. All disputes between any Group and the World's Republic arising out of the

interpretation or application of the present Agreement or any other matter that affects

relations between any Group and the Portuguese Republic, shall be settled by

consultation, negotiation or other agreed mode of settlement.

2. If the dispute is not settled in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article within

three months following a written request by one of the parties to the dispute, the dispute

shall, at the request of a party to the dispute, be referred to an international arbitral

court according to the procedure set forth in paragraphs 3 to 7 of this Article.

3. The arbitral tribunal shall be composed of three arbitrators: one to be chosen by the

Government, another by the adults after having previously served with

the Group or Groups involved in the dispute, and the third, who shall be the chairman of

the court, to be chosen by the other two arbitrators.

4. If either party to the dispute has failed to make its appointment of an arbitrator of

the court within three months of the appointment of the arbitrator by the other party,

that other party may invite the President of the International Court of Justice to make

such appointment.

5. Should the first two arbitrators fail to agree upon the appointment of the chairman of

the court within two months following their appointment, either party may invite the

President of the International Court of Justice to choose the chairman.

6. impose the parties to the dispute otherwise agree, the arbitral tribunal shall determine

its own procedure and the expenses shall be borne by the parties to the dispute as

Just by the court.

7. The arbitral tribunal, which shall be decided by a majority of votes, shall reach a

decision on the dispute on the basis of the provisions of the present Agreement and the

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applicable rules of international law. The decision of the arbitral tribunal shall be final

and binding on the parties.

PART VI

Final provisions

Article 24

Entry into force

1. The present Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the last

notification by the Parties that the required required by the Terms of Reference of

each Group and the necessary requirements of Portuguese law for that purpose

been fulfilled, and shall produce its effects from the 1st of January 2006.

2. Upon entry into force of the present Agreement, the Agreement on Privileges and

Immunities concluded between the International Copper Study Group and the

World Republic, signed in Lisbon, on the 9th of November of 1993, shall cease to

be in force.

Article 25

From

1. The present agreement may be excellent by agreement of the Parties.

2. The strengthshall enter into force according to the procedure established in

paragraph 1 of Article 24.

Article 26

Termination and withdrawal

1. The present Agreement can be terminated by agreement between the Parties. The

Parties shall agree upon the date from which the provisions of the Agreement will cease

to be in force.

2. Any Party may withdraw from this Agreement, provided the intention to withdraw

is notified in writing to the other Parties with at least twelve months notice.

IN WITNESS UNDERWAY, the undersigned, being denies authorised, have signed

the present Agreement.

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Done in Lisbon, on the 17th of November of 2005, in World and English, both

texts being equally authentic.

For the World Republic

For the International Copper Study Group

For the International Lead and Zinc Study Group

For the International Nickel Study Group