Cap. 344 Art. 4Agreement to be enforceable as law of Malta. Cap. 191. Cap. 191. European of The desirous of cooperation terms concerning Commission and agreed as The Malta of a 1. The European shall each have 2. The dispose of of their duties purpose by the procedural and of the above 1. The members of their terri

(1) Upon the coming into force of the Agreement between the Government of Malta and the Commission of the European

Communities, that Agreement, as contained in the Schedule to this Act, shall form part and be enforceable as part of the laws of Malta, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act shall be construed and interpreted accordingly.

(2) The Minister responsible for foreign affairs shall by notice in the Gazette notify the date on which the provisions of the said Agreement shall have come into force.

(3) Without prejudice to subarticle (1) the provisions of articles

8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act shall apply to the immunities and privileges granted under this Act as if such immunities and privileges were granted under the said Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act.

*See Government Notice No. 690 of 2nd November, 1990. Communities on the Establishment and the Privileges and Immunities the Delegation of the European Communities in Malta

Government of Malta and the Commission of the European Communities, further strengthening and developing the friendly relations and between Malta and the European Communities, wishing to lay down the establishment on the territories of Malta of a Delegation of the concerning the privileges and immunities of that Delegation, have follows: Article 1

Government of Malta hereby agrees to the establishment on the territories of Delegation of the Commission. Article 2

European Communities - the European Coal and Steel Community, the Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community -legal personality on the territories of Malta. Communities shall have the capacity to conclude contracts, to acquire and immovable and movable property as necessary for the effective fulfilment and to conduct legal proceedings and shall be represented for that Commission, which shall, however, be obliged to fulfil the administrative requirements imposed by Maltese law in the execution faculties. Article 3

Delegation of the Commission, its head and its members, as well as the families forming part of their respective households, shall, on the Malta, enjoy such rights and privileges and immunities and be subject obligations as correspond to those laid down in the Vienna Convention of 18 Diplomatic Relations and respectively accorded to and assumed by Missions accredited to Malta, the heads and members of those Missions members of their families forming part of their respective households. provisions of the Vienna Convention of 18 April 1961 on Diplomatic be applicable mutatis mutandis. and privileges and immunities shall be accorded on condition that, with the provisions of article 17 of the Protocol on the privileges and European Communities annexed to the Treaty establishing a single single Commission of the European Communities done at Brussels on the Member States of the European Communities accord the same privileges and immunities to the Mission of Malta, to its head and to its as to the members of their families forming part of their respective

Article 4 Government of Malta recognizes the laissez-passer issued by the European officials and other servants of its institutions as valid travel conciliation. Article 6

Each Contracting Party will notify the other of the completion procedures necessary for the approval of the present Agreement, into force on the date of reception of the second notification.

In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorised to this effect, Agreement.

Done at Brussels on the 28th June, 1990, in duplicate in the English both texts being equally authentic.

JOSEPH LICARI ABEL MATUTES JUAN For the Government of Malta For the Commission European Communities