Foreign staff members

Staff members of the Office, the General Secretariat, and the Organisation, and members of their families, not nationals of Belize, shall, in addition, enjoy the following privileges and (1) Inviolability of their baggage, personal effects, papers and documents. (2) Exemption from compulsory national service. (3) The same repatriation facilities as those accorded to diplomatic agents in times of international crisis. (4) The usual facilities and courtesies compatible with the laws on nationality and immigration in force in Belize; and freedom to enter, leave, and travel in Belize with no other requirement or document than the “Official Travel Document” issued by the Organisation. (5) Full exemption from the following taxesDiplomatic Privileges and Consular Conventions 65 (a) On importation or introduction into the country of baggage, furniture, household effects and equipment, and merchandise and articles for family use or consumption upon their entry into the country as part of the family’s residence therein. (b) On the importation or introduction into the country of baggage, furniture, household effects and equipment, vehicles, and merchandise and articles for personal or family use or consumption during the period of official stay in and up to three months after final departure from the country, subject to the following rules– (i) Baggage, furniture, household effects and equipment, merchandise and articles shall be inspected by customs, resulting duties assessed, and exemptions declared, which shall not exceed the annual quota and maximum limits assigned per shipment, in accordance with the regulations in force. These limitations may not be smaller than those allocated to diplomatic agents. For this purpose, the annual quota assigned to the Director of the Office shall be the same as that assigned to chiefs of mission, and other staff members shall be allowed the same quota as that assigned to first secretaries, military, naval, and air attaches, and high-ranking civilians. (ii) Vehicles shall be restricted to one automobile or to some other vehicle for personal use for each member of the 66 [CAP. 23 Diplomatic Privileges and Consular Conventions (c) On export of baggage, furniture, personal effects, household equipment, merchandise, articles, and vehicles for personal or family use, owned by a member of the staff, at the close of his mission or service and up to six months after his final departure from the country. (d) On transfer of his automobile or other vehicle for personal use, under the terms and conditions established by legislation in force. Notwithstanding, the transfer shall be exempt from such terms and conditions with respect to automobiles or other vehicles for personal use that– (i) Belonged to staff members who died while carrying out their mission or service. (ii) Occurred because of the official transfer of the staff member to another country, or country repatriation, if he has served in Belize for one year or more.