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1. The provisions of Articles 1, 3 and 4 of this Protocol shall apply to the Registrar of the Court and a Deputy Registrar formally notified as Acting Registrar to the State Parties to the Convention.
2. The provisions of Article 3 of this Protocol and Article 18 of the General Agreement shall apply to a Deputy Registrar of the Court.
3. The privileges and immunities referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article are accorded to the Registrar and a Deputy Registrar not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves but to facilitate the discharge of their duties. The plenary Court alone shall be competent to waive the immunity of its Registrar and a Deputy Registrar; it has not only the right, but is under a duty, to waive such immunity in any case where, in its opinion, the immunity would impede the course of justice, and where it can be waived without prejudice to the purpose for which the immunity is accorded.
4. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall be competent to waive, with the agreement of the President of the Court, the immunity of other staff members of the registry in accordance with the provisions of Article 19 of the General Agreement and having due regard to the considerations set out in paragraph 3.