CONSOLIDATION

European Communities Privileges and Immunities Order

C.R.C., c. 1308

Current to June 20, 2022



OFFICIAL STATUS OF CONSOLIDATIONS Subsections 31(1) and (3) of the Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provide as follows: Published consolidation is evidence

31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless the contrary is shown. ... Inconsistencies in regulations

(3) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act and the original regulation or a subsequent amendment as registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council under the Statutory Instruments Act, the original regulation or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

LAYOUT The notes that appeared in the left or right margins are now in boldface text directly above the provisions to which they relate. They form no part of the enactment, but are inserted for convenience of reference only.

NOTE This consolidation is current to June 20, 2022. Any amendments that were not in force as of June 20, 2022 are set out at the end of this document under the heading “Amendments Not in Force”.

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS Order Respecting the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities in Canada 1

Short Title

Interpretation

Privileges and Immunities

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CHAPTER 1308

FOREIGN MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACT European Communities Privileges and Immunities Order

Order Respecting the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities in Canada

Short Title 1 This Order may be cited as the European Communities Privileges and Immunities Order.

Interpretation 2 In this Order,

Convention means the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations; (Convention) Organization means the European Communities; (Organisation) senior official means a person designated as a senior official of the Organization by the President of the Commission of the Organization and accepted as such by the Secretary of State for External Affairs. (fonctionnaire supérieur)

Privileges and Immunities 3 The Organization shall have in Canada the legal capacities of a body corporate and shall, to such extent as may be necessary for the performance of its functions, have the privileges and immunities set forth in Articles II and III of the Convention. 4 Unless in any particular case a privilege or immunity is

waived. (a) senior officials shall have in Canada, to such extent as may be necessary for the performance of their functions, the privileges and immunities referred to and specified in section 19 of the Convention.

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European Communities Privileges and Immunities Order Privileges and Immunities Section 4

(b) officials of the Organization, other than senior officials, shall have in Canada, to such extent as may be necessary for the performance of their functions, the privileges and immunities specified in section 18 of the Convention; and (c) experts performing missions for the Organization

shall have in Canada, to such extent as may be necessary for the performance of their functions, the privileges and immunities set forth in Article VI of the Convention for experts on missions for the United Nations.

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