delegation members shall be assured.

3. The premises, including all archives and databases, property, funds and assets of delegation members shall:
   
   

1. be protected and inviolable; and
   
   
2. be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation and any other form of interference, whether by executive, administrative, judicial or legislative action.
   
   

4. Without prejudice to their privileges and immunities, it is the duty of all persons enjoying these privileges and immunities to respect the laws and regulations in force in the areas under each side's jurisdiction.
   
   
5. The coordinating body and each observer delegation will be able to acquire and use freely and efficiently, from the beginning to the end of its operation, the means of communication necessary for it to fulfill its duty. Within the framework of the trilateral forum as defined in Article V, paragraph 7 of this Annex ( hereinafter " the trilateral forum " ), the Israeli and Palestinian authorities will ensure access to all necessary communication lines and frequencies.
   
   
6. The coordinating body and each observer delegation will have access to either or both of:
   
   

1. special license plates and necessary permits, agreed in the trilateral forum, for cars bought or hired locally; and
   
   
2. special license plates for cars imported and re - exported.
   
   

Comprehensive motor insurance shall be acquired for each such car.

7. Any equipment, materials, articles or goods imported by the coordinating body or any observer delegation in connection with their activities shall be exempt from all custom and import taxes and duties. It is understood, however, that such exemption does not include charges for services provided at Israeli points of entry. In the event of a request to pay storage charges resulting from an undue delay caused by Israeli authorities as certified by the trilateral forum, storage charges shall be reimbursed.
   
   Questions relating to such imports regarding prohibitions or restrictions, in accordance with the law, shall be raised in the trilateral forum and dealt with under expedited procedures.
   
   Each observer delegation will be allowed to import and re - export all necessary equipment, including cars, which it considers necessary to fulfill its duties. Within the framework of the trilateral forum, Israeli and/or Palestinian customs authorities will perform appropriate customs clearances through a special expedited procedure under the supervision of senior customs officials. All imported equipment, materials, articles or goods exempted from import taxes and duties will be re-exported or donated according to applicable customs procedures agreed upon between the two sides at the conclusion of the mission of the observer delegations.
   
   Palestinians recruited locally to perform services for the coordinating body or for an observer delegation ( hereinafter " local personnel " ) shall, subject to the

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