Taxes

The Office, the General Secretariat, and the Organisation shall have the following tax privileges– (1) Total exemption from payment and transfer of charges with respect to national or municipal taxes involving the following taxable events– (a) The importation into Belize of merchandise for their use or consumption or for that of projects of cooperation for development that they execute in whole or in part in Belize, or in whose execution they participate. (b) The exportation from Belize for their use or consumption or for that of projects of cooperation for development that they execute in whole or in part in Belize or in whose execution they participate. (c) The buying, selling, or conducting of other equivalent operations with respect to merchandise for their use or consumption, or that have been in use or consumption for projects of cooperation for development that they execute in whole or in part in Belize, or in whose execution they participate. (d) The rendering and receiving services of any class, including national and international air, sea, and land passages. (e) The holding, purchasing, or use of real property and holding, registering and driving of vehicles of any kind for the execution of their activities or those of projects of cooperation for development that they execute Diplomatic Privileges and Consular Conventions 61 in Belize, or in whose execution they participate. (f) The obtainment of income, rents, contributions, funds, donations, and loans for the purposes set forth in the Charter. (g) The implementation of all kinds of agreements, conventions, acts, contracts, documents, actions, petitions, and briefs with any type of persons or before any national or foreign authorities. (2) Regarding fees– (a) Franking privileges for local telegraph service and postal service for correspondence, including printed matter and parcels, in accordance with Article 142 of the Charter of (b) Same rates as applied to the Government for water, light, telephone, telex, cable, telegram, and mail services. (3) Total exemption from improvement, social security, or any other type of special assessments. The personnel of the Office and of the General Secretariat shall be protected under the employment systems and social welfare regulations of the Organisation and the General Secretariat shall not be required to affiliate its personnel with the national social security and welfare systems. Notwithstanding, the general Secretariat may make arrangements with national social security and welfare institutions for its personnel, when it deems this advisable.