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The United Nations shall pay, subject to the conditions of these· regulations, the travel expenses of the members and of the Registrar of the International Court of J ustice, necessarily incurred on duly authorized official journeys. The following shall be deemcd to be duly au- thorized official journeys: (a) Where the person concerned takes up residence at the seat of the Court, (i) A journey from his home, at the time of appointment, to the seat of the Court, in connexion with the transfer of his residence; (ii) A return journey every second cal- endar year after the year of appointment from the seat of the Court to his home at the time of appointment; (iii) A journey upon termination of ap- pointment from the seat of the Court to his home at the time of appointment, or·.to any other place provided that the cost of the journey is not greater than the cost of a journey to his home at the time of appoint- ment. (...) Court, the Unitcd Natiou, s.hall reimburse the travel expenses for journeys as above. (b) Where a member of the Court does not reside at the seat of the Court, onc return journey for himself and one near relative each year from bis permanent residence to the seat of the Court, provided such journey is neces- s.wily undertaken on official business at thc de- cision of the Court or at the request of the PresidenL (e) When a session of the Court is held ata place other than the seat of the Court, the journey necessarily performed in attending the session. (d) Other journeys on offi.cial business, un- dertaken with thf: authority of the PresidenL 2.

When the United Nations representative in Elisa- bethville contacted the British Consul to ask him to convey this last message from the Secretary-General to President Tshombe at approximately 14.00 hours, he was informed that President Tshombé had already made plans to travel with his group to Ndola at 15.00 hours, and that President Tshombe had already chartered an airplane for this journey. In the absence of further word from President Tshombé, the Secretary-General decided to go to Ndola and consequently left Leopoldville at approximately 17.00 hours. (...) It is worthy of note that at the time the Secretary-General decided to undertake this journey, President Tshombé had not replied to his message already reported in para- graph 12 of the same addendum. 2. (...) It is worthy of note that at the time the Secretary-General decided to undertake this journey, President Tshombé had not replied to his message already reported in para- graph 12 of the same addendum. 2.

They shall, while exercising their official functions, including the time spent on journeys in connection with their official functions, be accorded: (a) [Immunity from personal arrest or detention; (b) [Exemption from inspection of personal baggage, unless there are serious grounds for believing that the baggage contains articles not for personal use or articles the import and export of which is prohibited by law or controlled by the quarantine regulations of the Party concerned; inspection in such a case shall be conducted in the presence of the individual concerned;] b bis. (...) [Individuals invited by the constituted bodies and other entities [established under the Kyoto Protocol] [established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its related legal instruments] listed in [appendix] [annex] [x] to provide expert advice at meetings of these constituted bodies and other entities [established under the Kyoto Protocol] [established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its related legal instruments] listed in [appendix] [annex] [x] shall, FCCC/SBI/2010/L.9 GE.10-70218 3 during the period of their service to the relevant constituted body or other entity, including the time spent on journeys in connection with their service, be accorded the [privileges and] immunities referred to in subparagraph[s] [x] of paragraph 1 above.] 3.

[In particular,] they shall, while exercising their official functions, including the time spent on journeys in connection with their official functions, be accorded: (a) [[Immunity from personal arrest or detention;] (b) [Exemption from inspection of personal baggage, unless there are serious grounds for believing that the baggage contains articles not for personal use or articles the import and export of which is prohibited by law or controlled by the quarantine regulations of the Party concerned; inspection in such a case shall be conducted in the presence of the individual concerned;] b bis [The same immunities and facilities in respect of their personal baggage as are accorded to diplomatic envoys;] (c) Immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and acts done by them in the course of the performance of their official functions. (...) [Individuals invited by the constituted bodies and other entities [established under the Kyoto Protocol] [established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its related legal instruments] listed in [appendix] [annex] [x] to provide expert advice at FCCC/SBI/2009/L.7/Rev.1 page 3 meetings of these constituted bodies and other entities [established under the Kyoto Protocol] [established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its related legal instruments] listed in [appendix] [annex] [x] shall, during the period of their service to the relevant constituted body or other entity, including the time spent on journeys in connection with their service, be accorded the [privileges and] immunities referred to in subparagraph[s] [x] of paragraph 1 above.] 3.

Recommends that: (a) (i) .fhe agents, counsel and advocates before the Court should be accorded, during the period of their missions, including the time spent on journeys in connexion with their missions, the privileges and immunities pro- vided foi in article IV, sections 11, u and l! (...) (ii) Assessors of the Court should be ac- corded, during the period of their missions, including the time spent on journeys in con- nexion with their missions, the privileges and immunities provided for in article VI, section u, of the Convention on the privileges and im- munities of the United Nations. (iii) Witnesses, experts and persons per- forming missions by order of the Court should be accorded, during the period of their mis- sions, including the time spent on journeys in connexion with their missions, the privileges and immunities provided for in article VI, sec- tion 22, of the Convention on the privileges and immunities of the United Nations.

ECE/TRANS/2009/10 page 4 Annexe Annexe [ENGLISH ONLY] CONVENTION AND STATUTE ON FREEDOM OF TRANSIT, BARCELONA, 19211/ Statute on Freedom of Transit Article 1 Persons, baggage and goods, and also vessels, coaching and goods stock, and other means of transport, shall be deemed to be in transit across territory under the sovereignty or authority of one of the Contracting States, when the passage across such territory, with or without transhipment, warehousing, breaking bulk, or change in the made of transport, is only a portion of a complete journey, beginning and terminating beyond the frontier of the State across whose territory the transit takes place. (...) No charges, facilities or restrictions shall depend, directly or indirectly, on the nationality or ownership of the vessel or other means of transport on which any part of the complete journey has been or is to be accomplished. UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA, MONTEGO BAY, 19822/ Article 125 Right of access to and from the sea and freedom of transit 1. (...) Goods (including baggage), and also vessels and other means of transport, shall be deemed to be in transit across the territory of a contracting party when the passage across such territory, with or without trans-shipment, warehousing, breaking bulk, or change in the mode of transport, is only a portion of a complete journey beginning and terminating beyond the frontier of the contracting party across whose territory the traffic passes.

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It was further the view of the meeting that no transit. visa at all should be required of a traveller whose entranc~ · into a country was entirely incidental to a con- '· tinuous journey. Thus the meeting recom- mended as follows with respect to tr'ansit visas:. (...) (a) The actual period for which the visa ~ould be valid; and - ~' (b) The number of journeys which could be made within the period of its validity. . (...) Dans ces conditions, et pour les raisons indiquees, les experts ont for~mle les recommandations suivarites: ' ":Visas should as hr as possible be made valid for any number of journeys within the period in which they can be used.