Article 131.The Bank, its property and assets, its archives and documents, wherever located and whoever possessed by, as well as the Bank's operations, shall be immune from any form of administrative or court proceedings, with the exception of those cases where the Bank has waived immunity.
2.The premises of the Bank and of its branches and representative offices, as well as the Bank's archives and documents, shall be inviolable in the territory of any of the Bank's member states.
3.Within the scope of its official activities, in the territory of its member states, the Bank shall:
a)be immune from any and all taxes or fees, whether national or local, except for specific service fees;
b)be free from any obligations to pay, withhold, or collect any taxes;
c)be immune from any customs duties or taxes or fees or any import or export restrictions in relation to goods intended for official use; and
d)enjoy all benefits with regard to priority ranking, tariffs and rates of postal, telegraphic, and telephone communications offered to other international organisations and diplomatic missions in the corresponding state. 4.Goods acquired or imported and exempted from fees, taxes, and customs duties under this Article shall not be sold, hired out, lent or given away against payment or free of charge, except in accordance with conditions laid down by the member states which have granted corresponding exemptions.
Article 14
1.In performing their official duties, representatives of the members of the Bank in the Board of Governors, as well as their deputies, shall enjoy the following privileges and immunities in the territory of each of the Bank's member states:
a)immunity from any court or administrative proceedings with respect to any actions taken by them in their official capacity. This immunity shall not apply to civil liability in cases of damage arising from road traffic accidents;
b)personal baggage customs privileges equal to those attributable to the corresponding rank of diplomatic officials in the relevant state;
c)exemption from direct taxes or charges with respect to any amounts paid to the representatives or their deputies by the relevant member that appointed them; and
d)exemption from any national service obligations.
2.A member of the Bank shall be obliged to waive any privileges or immunities granted to its representative in the Board of Governors or its deputy where it considers those privileges or immunities would obstruct justice and can be waived with no detriment to the Bank's interests, to the extent and on the terms and conditions that it considers would satisfy the Bank's interests.