Artikel 9

1. The officials of the Planning Element, with the exception of locally recruited staff and staff allocated by the Danish Armed Forces or related categories, will enjoy the following privileges and immunities. The privileges and immunities are granted as well for their spouses and dependents when referred to in the following provisions:
a) Immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken and written and all acts performed by them in their official capacity;
b) Inviolability of their personal papers and documents;
c) Immunity from inspection and seizure of their personal and official baggage;
d) Exemption for themselves and for their spouses and dependent members of the family from visa fees and immigration restrictions or aliens registration procedures;
e) Exemption from Danish taxation on the salaries and all other remuneration paid to them by the Planning Element and by their home states. Denmark retains the right to tax income from other sources;
f) In regard to foreign exchange, including holding accounts in foreign currencies, enjoyment of the same facilities as are accorded to diplomats accredited to the Government;
g) The same protection and repatriation facilities with respect to themselves, their spouses, their dependent relatives and other members of their households as are accorded in time of international crisis to diplomats accredited to the Government;
h) If they have been previously residing outside Denmark, the right to import their furniture, personal effects and all household appliances, including one motor vehicle intended for personal use, free of duty when they come to reside in Denmark. This privilege will normally be valid for a period of one year only, from the date of arrival in Denmark;
i) The officials of the Planning Element will have the right, once every three years, to import one motor vehicle free of customs and excise duties, including value added taxes, it being understood that permission to sell or dispose of the vehicle in the open market in Denmark will normally only be granted two years after its importation. It is further understood that customs and excise duties will become payable in the event of the sale or disposal of such motor vehicle within three years after its importation to a person who is not entitled to enjoy this exemption;
j) Officials of the Planning Element and their dependents are required to have a Danish driver's license. Current foreign driver's license or permits, issued in roman type by the authorities of the home state of the officials will be accepted by the Danish authorities as valid without a driving test or fee;
k) Military medical support will be provided by the Danish Armed Forces Health Service to officials of the Planning Element, their spouses and their dependents as laid down in the Memorandum of Understanding concerning the Operation, Funding, Administration and Status of the Planning Element, Annex G. Officials of the Planning Element, their spouses and their dependents may receive other medical and dental care on the same conditions as the members of the diplomatic mission accredited to the Government;
2. The Danish Ministry of Defence will be authorized by these Provisions to furnish the officials of the Planning Element with an identity card bearing the photograph of the holder. This card may serve to identify the holder in relation to Danish authorities.
3. a) The officials of the Planning Element may wear uniform;
b) The officials of the Planning Element may possess and carry arms when authorized to do so by their orders. The authorities of the State to whom the official belongs will give sympathetic consideration to requests from the Danish authorities concerning this matter.
4. a) The Chief of Staff will communicate to the Parties the names of the officials of the Planning Element. The Chief of Staff will communicate to the Government a list of all the persons who fall within the scope of this Article. The list will be revised from time to time as may be necessary;
b) The privileges and immunities mentioned in this article are granted in the interest of the Planning Element and the SHIRBRIG, and not for the personal benefit of the officials themselves;
c) Immunity granted to any official employed by or allocated to the Planning Element will be waived whenever such immunity would impede the course of justice and can be waived without prejudice to the interest of the Planning Element. Immunity may be waived by the State to whom the official belongs.