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Presidental Decree No. 399 of 1987

Presidental Decree No. 399 of 1987 PRESIDENTAL DECREE NO. 399 OF 1987 (Published in the Official Journal dated 2nd March 1989) The full text of the Presidential Decree concerning the Cairo Regional Centre for International Arbitration has now been published in the Egyptian Official Journal. The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration is a direct result of the agreements between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Legal Consulta- tive Committee of the Afro-Asian countries. It is one of the regional centres, and has since its inauguration been the directing force behind a number of international arbi- trations held in Cairo. The Presidential Decree is a relatively straight forward and standard form of dele- gated legislation empowering the centre to have legal personality (under Article 3) and allows certain of the employees of the centre to carry diplomatic immunity. Such immunity is under Article 8, sought only to apply to employees designated as inter- national employees, such as the manager, the deputy manager and advisers appointed from time to time. Secretarial staff, messengers, office staff and technical employees are designated as non-international employees, and do not enjoy diplomatic immunity. The international employees in fact are likely only to benefit from limited immunity, as under Egyptian Law their benefits will only accrue if they are sued in their official capacity. However, there are significant tax exemptions for them, and this is in line with the senior employees of other international organisations based wholly or regionally in Egypt. If any of the senior employees hold Egyptian nationality they shall only be entitled to immunity from civil action relating to their official duties, and will not enjoy tax holidays, or any other fiscal privileges. It should be noted that the full agreement establishing the Cairo Regional Centre entered into force in January 1988 following a Foreign Affairs Ministerial Decree. The Presidential Decree noted above signifies approval of the status of the Cairo Regional Centre and eliminates any doubts as to its status and capacity as an Inter- national Organisation entitled to enter legal relations and have corporate status in Egypt. MSWH http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Arab Law Quarterly Brill

Presidental Decree No. 399 of 1987

Arab Law Quarterly , Volume 4 (3): 255 – Jan 1, 1989

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1989 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0268-0556
eISSN
1573-0255
DOI
10.1163/157302589X00398
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Abstract

PRESIDENTAL DECREE NO. 399 OF 1987 (Published in the Official Journal dated 2nd March 1989) The full text of the Presidential Decree concerning the Cairo Regional Centre for International Arbitration has now been published in the Egyptian Official Journal. The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration is a direct result of the agreements between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Legal Consulta- tive Committee of the Afro-Asian countries. It is one of the regional centres, and has since its inauguration been the directing force behind a number of international arbi- trations held in Cairo. The Presidential Decree is a relatively straight forward and standard form of dele- gated legislation empowering the centre to have legal personality (under Article 3) and allows certain of the employees of the centre to carry diplomatic immunity. Such immunity is under Article 8, sought only to apply to employees designated as inter- national employees, such as the manager, the deputy manager and advisers appointed from time to time. Secretarial staff, messengers, office staff and technical employees are designated as non-international employees, and do not enjoy diplomatic immunity. The international employees in fact are likely only to benefit from limited immunity, as under Egyptian Law their benefits will only accrue if they are sued in their official capacity. However, there are significant tax exemptions for them, and this is in line with the senior employees of other international organisations based wholly or regionally in Egypt. If any of the senior employees hold Egyptian nationality they shall only be entitled to immunity from civil action relating to their official duties, and will not enjoy tax holidays, or any other fiscal privileges. It should be noted that the full agreement establishing the Cairo Regional Centre entered into force in January 1988 following a Foreign Affairs Ministerial Decree. The Presidential Decree noted above signifies approval of the status of the Cairo Regional Centre and eliminates any doubts as to its status and capacity as an Inter- national Organisation entitled to enter legal relations and have corporate status in Egypt. MSWH

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Arab Law QuarterlyBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1989

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