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immovable property and to have the legal capacity required for the performance of its
functions under the Treaty.
ARTICLE 2
INTERPREfATION
1. In this Agreement. unless the context shall otherwise require, the expression:
"A ppropriate Authorities of Zimbabwe" means such national, local o r other
agcnctes of the Government of Zimbabwe, as may be appropriate in
accordance with the laws of Zimbabwe;
'1'he EstablishmentAgreement" means theAgreementestablishingtheZEP-Re
(PI'A Reinsurance Company);
''Company" means the ZEP-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company);
''Government" means the Governme nt of the Republic of Zimbabwe:
"Host Agreement" means the Agreement between the Governme nt ofZimbabwe and ZEP-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company);
"Lawsofthe RepublicofZimbabwe" includes legislative acts, ntles, regulations.
decrees issued by or under the authority of the Government o r appropriate
Z imbabwean authorities;
"Official Correspondence" means all cotTespondence relating to the Company;
"Representatives of the Member States and Institutions'' include Representatives,
advisors, technical expet1s a nd secretaties of delegations of States and
Institutions that are members of the Company;
'Treaty" means the Treaty establishing the Common \Jlarket for FAstem and
Southem Africa (COMESA).
2. The pro\'isions of the Host Agreeme nt apply to(a) the temporary offices u ed by the Company; and
(b) the land of the offices together with any buildings, and otlter structures
a nd installations erected upo n it; and
(c) a ny other land, buildings, structures or installations which may be defined
as being part of the offices by s upplementary Agreements betwee n the
Company and Government of Zimbabwe.
ARTICLE3
L"\\'IOLABILITY OF OFFICES OF ZEP-RE (PTA REE\SlJRA:\CE C0 ~1PAt\'Y)
1. The offices of the Company shall be inviolable a nd shall be under the control
and authority of the ~v[a naging Director as provided for in this Agreement. Officia ls of
the Government, whether administrative, judicial, military o r pol ice, sballuot enter the
offices of the Company to perfonn any official duties the rein except with the consent
of and unde r conditio ns agreed to by the Managing Director or a11ybody acting o n his
o r her behalf.
2. The Company shall have the likeinviolabilityofitsofficialarc hivesand premises
occupied as offices, as is accorded to an international financial institution.
3. The appropriate authorities shall exercise due diligence to ensure that the
tranquility of the offices of the Company is not disturbed by the unautho rised entry of
groups of persons from o utside o r by disturbances in its immediate vic inity, and shall
cause to provide ou the botmdaries of the offices of the Company such security as is
required for these purposes.
~. ff requested by the Managing Directo r or anyone acting on his or her behalf, the
a ppro priate Zimbabwean authorities shall provide s ufficie nt nwnber of police or other
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