The Council of Europe shall possess juridical personality. It shall have the capacity to conclude contracts, to acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property and to institute legal proceedings.
In these matters the Secretary-General shall act on behalf of the Council of Europe.
Article 2
The Secretary-General shall co-operate at all times with the competent authorities of the Members to facilitate the proper administration of justice, secure the observance of police regulations and prevent the occurrence of any abuse in connection with the privileges, immunities, exemptions and facilities enumerated in the present Agreement.
Part II. PROPERTY, FUNDS AND ASSETS
Article 3
The Council, its property and assets, wheresoever located and by whomsoever held, shall enjoy immunity from every form of legal process except in so far as in any particular case, the Committee of Ministers has expressly authorized the waiver of this immunity. It is, however, understood that no waiver of immunity shall extend to any measure of execution or detention of property.
Article 4
The buildings and premises of the Council shall be inviolable. Its property and assets, wheresoever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation or any other form of interference whether by administrative, judicial or legislative action.
Article 5
The archives of the Council, and in general all documents belonging to it or held by it, shall be inviolable wheresoever located.
Article 6
Without being restricted by financial controls, regulations or financial moratoria of any kind:
a) the Council may hold currency of any kind and operate accounts in any currency;
b) the Council 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;
c) in exercising its rights under sub-paragraphs "a" and "b" above, the Council of Europe shall pay due regard to any representations made by the Government of a Member and shall defer to such representations in so far as it considers this can be done without detriment to the interests of the Council.
Article 7
The Council, its assets, income and other property shall be exempt:
a) from all direct taxes; the Council will not, however, claim exemption from rates, taxes or dues which are no more than charges for public utility services;
b) from all customs duties and prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports in respect of articles required by the Council for its official use; articles imported under such exemption will not be sold in the country into which they are imported, except under conditions approved by the Government of that country;
c) from all customs duties, and prohibitions and restrictions on imports and exports in respect of its publications.
Part III. COMMUNICATIONS
Article 8
The Committee of Ministers and the Secretary-General shall enjoy in the territory of each Member, for their official communications, treatment at least as favourable as that accorded by that Member to the diplomatic missions of any other Government.
No censorship shall be applied to the official correspondence and other official communications of the Committee of Ministers and of the Secretariat.
Part IV. REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBERS
TO THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS
Article 9
Representatives at the Committee of Ministers shall, while exercising their functions and during their journeys to and from the place of meeting, enjoy the fo
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