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370 United Nations - Treaty Series 1967
No. 7401. CONVENTION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A EUROPEAN
ORGANISATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
OF SPACE VEHICLE LAUNCHERS. DONE AT LONDON, ON 29 MARCH
1962 1
PROTOCOL 2 ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE EUROPEAN LAUNCHER
DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (WITH PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE). DONE AT LON-
DON, ON 29 JUNE 1964
Official texts: English and French.
Registered by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 September
1967.
The States parties to the Convention for the Establishment of a European
Organisation for the Development and Construction of Space Vehicle Launchers,
signed in London on 29th March, 1962 1 (hereinafter referred to as " the Convention
") ;
Desirous of defining the privileges and immunities which the Organisation,
its officials and certain categories of persons taking part in its work shall enjoy in
the territory of those States, and the privileges and immunities which the representatives
of Member States on the Council and the members of subordinate bodies
shall enjoy, in accordance with Article 20 of the Convention;
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
The Organisation shall have legal personality. It shall in particular have
the capacity to contract, acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property
and to institute legal proceedings.
Article 2
The buildings and premises of the Organisation shall be inviolable, subject
to the provisions of Articles 22 and 23.
Article 3
The archives of the Organisation shall be inviolable.
1 United Nations, Treaty Series, Vol. 507, p. 177.
2 In accordance with article 34 (1), the Protocol came into force on 26 January 1967 in
respect of the five Member States, on behalf of which the instruments of ratification or accession
(a) were deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland on the dates indicated :
Australia (with reservation, see p. 390 of this volume) . ... 13 July 1965 (a)
Netherlands (with reservation, see p. 392 of this volume) . 16 November 1965 (a)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . 14 September 1966
Federal Republic of Germany ..... .............. ... 8 December 1966
France ......... ........................ ... 26 January 1967