Artikel XXII

1. All members of the Governing Council, members of the Management Board, the Director and other employees of the Facility, personnel seconded to the Facility, and consultants and experts performing missions for the Facility:
(i) shall be immune from legal process with respect to acts performed by such persons in their official capacity;
(ii) shall be accorded the same immunities from immigration restrictions and alien registration requirements, and, not being local nationals, shall be accorded the same immunities from national service obligations and the same facilities as regards exchange regulations, as are accorded by each Participating State to representatives, officials and employees of comparable rank of other states or international organizations; and
(iii) Where such persons are not resident nationals or permanent residents, shall be granted the same treatment in respect of traveling facilities as is accorded by Participating States to representatives, officials and employees of comparable rank of other states or international organizations.
2. The Director and other employees of the Facility:
(i) shall be immune from personal arrest or detentions, except that this immunity shall not apply to civil liability arising from a road traffic accident or to a traffic offence; and
(ii) shall be exempt from any form of direct or indirect taxation on salaries and emoluments, paid by the Facility.
3. A Participating State may, when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession, reserve for itself and its political subdivisions the right to tax salaries and emoluments paid by the Facility to its nationals or residents.