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Article 6 Privileges and Immunities of the Representatives of the Parties
Article 6
Privileges and Immunities of the Representatives of the Parties
1. Representatives of the Parties shall, while exercising their functions, and during their journey to and from the place of the meeting, enjoy the following privileges and immunities:
a) Immunity from the personal arrest or detention and in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in the capacity of representatives, immunity from legal processes of every kind of the Parties in which the CICA meetings are being held.
b) Inviolability of all papers, documents and electronic data medium.
c) Exemption in respect of themselves and their accompanying spouses from immigration restrictions and aliens registration in the Parties they are visiting or through whose territory they are passing in the exercise of their functions.
d) The same facilities in respect of currency and exchange restrictions as are accorded to representatives of foreign governments on temporary official missions.
e) The same immunities and facilities in respect of their personal baggage as are accorded to diplomatic agents.
2. A Party shall not be obliged to accord the privileges and immunities referred to in paragraph 1 of present Article to:
a) its own nationals or permanent residents;
b) nationals of a Party with which it does not have diplomatic relations.