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OAU Convention on Privileges and Immunities of 25 October 1965

SECTION 2

Today
Property, funds, Assets and Transactions of the Organization of African Unity 1. The Organization of African Unity its premises buildings, assets and other property wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall enjoy immunity from every form of legal process except in so far as in any particular case the Organization of African Unity has waived such immunity in accordance with the provisions of this General Convention. It is, however, understood that no waiver of immunity shall extend to any measure of execution. 2. The premises and buildings of the Organization of African Unity shall be inviolable. The property and assets of the Organization of African Unity, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation and from any other form of interference, whether by executive, administrative, juridical or legislative action. 3. The archives of the Organization of African Unity and in general all documents belonging to it or held by it shall be inviolable wherever located. 4. Without being restricted by financial controls, regulations or moratoria of any kind; (a) The Organization of African Unity may hold funds, gold or currency of any kind and operate accounts of any currency; (b) The Organization of African Unity shall be free to transfer its funds, gold or currency from one country to another or within any country and to convert any currency held by it into any other currency. 5. It is provided, however, that in exercising its right under paragraph 4 hereabove, the Organization of African Unity shall pay due regard to any representations made by the Government of any Member insofar as it is considered that effect can be given to such representations without prejudicing the interests of the Organization of African Unity.
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