The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1994

Members of Staff

15.—(1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Director-General, the members of staff shall enjoy:

(a) immunity from suit and legal process, even after they have left the services of the Laboratory, in respect of acts, including words written and spoken, performed by them in their official capacity and within the limits of their authority; this immunity shall not apply, however, in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by a member of staff of the Laboratory, nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by a member of staff;

(b) unless they are United Kingdom nationals or permanently resident in the United Kingdom, the like exemption from duties (whether of customs or excise) and taxes on the importation of furniture and personal effects (including one motor vehicle each) which—

(i) at or about the time when they first enter the United Kingdom to take up their posts as officers of the Laboratory are imported for their personal use, and

(ii) are articles which were in their ownership or possession or which they were under contract to purchase, immediately before they so entered the United Kingdom,

as in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded to a diplomatic agent.

(2) The privileges and immunities set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to locally recruited members of staff in the domestic service of the Laboratory.