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Article 1 Intergovernmental Organisation

Article 1
Intergovernmental Organisation

 

§ 1 The Parties to this Convention shall constitute, as Member States, the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), hereinafter called "the Organisation".

§ 2 The headquarters of the Organisation shall be at Berne. The General Assembly may decide to locate it at another place in one of the Member States.

§ 3 The Organisation shall have legal personality. It shall in particular have the capacity to enter into contracts, to acquire and dispose of immovable and movable assets and to be a party to legal proceedings.

§ 4 The Organisation, members of its staff, experts called in by it and representatives of Member States shall enjoy such privileges and immunities as are necessary to discharge their duties, subject to the conditions laid down in the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organisation, annexed to the Convention.

§ 5 Relations between the Organisation and the State in which it has its headquarters shall be regulated by a Headquarters Agreement.

§ 6 The working languages of the Organisation shall be English, French and German.

The General Assembly may introduce other working languages.