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8.—(1) Except in so far as in any particular case such immunity is expressly waived by the Secretary General of the United Nations, core officials of the Adaptation Fund, the Green Climate Fund or the Global Environment Facility who are, or are to be, representatives at the Conference, enjoy immunity from suit and legal process in respect of things done or omitted to be done by them while exercising their official functions in connection with the Conference.
(2) In this article a “core official” is an official who is essential to the participation of their organisation in the Conference in order to enable their organisation to discharge, and report on, its mandate to—
(a)the 26th session of the COP;
(b)the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol; or
(c)the third session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement.
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