Commission for Environmental Cooperation Privileges and Immunities in Canada Order

2 (1) The Commission shall have in Canada the legal capacities of a body corporate and, to the extent specified in Articles III to VII of the Agreement, the privileges and immunities set out in Articles II and III of the Convention.

(2) Representatives of foreign states who are members of the Council of the Commission shall have in Canada, to the extent specified in Articles VIII and XIII(1) of the Agreement, the privileges and immunities comparable to those accorded to diplomatic representatives in Canada under the Vienna Convention.

(3) Senior officials of the Secretariat defined, and members of their families forming part of their households, shall have in Canada, to the extent specified in Articles IX and XIII(1) of the Agreement, privileges and immunities comparable to those accorded in Canada under the Vienna Convention to diplomatic agents and members of their families forming part of their households.

(4) Officials of the Secretariat shall have in Canada, to the extent specified in Articles X and XIII(1) of the Agreement, the following privileges and immunities set out in Section 18 of Article V of the Convention:

• (a) immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in their official capacity;

• (b) exemption from taxation on the salaries and emoluments paid to them by the Commission;

• (c) immunity from national service obligations;

• (d) together with their spouses and relatives dependent on them, immunity from immigration restrictions and alien registration;

• (e) the same privileges in respect of exchange facilities as are accorded to the officials of comparable ranks forming part of diplomatic missions; and

• (f) the right to import free of duty their furniture and effects at the time of first taking up their post in Canada.

(5) Experts performing missions for the Commission shall have in Canada, to the extent specified in Articles XI and XIII(2) of the Agreement, the following privileges and immunities set out in Article VI of the Convention:

• (a) immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage;

• (b) in respect of words spoken or written and acts done by them in the course of the performance of their mission, immunity from legal process of every kind, which immunity shall continue to be accorded notwithstanding that the persons concerned are no longer employed on missions for the Commission;

• (c) inviolability for all papers and documents; and

• (d) the same immunities and facilities in respect of their personal baggage as are accorded to diplomatic envoys.