8. EUNAVFOR personnel shall be exempt from any form of taxation in the Host State on the salary and emoluments paid to them by EUNAVFOR or the Sending States, as well as on any income received from outside the Host State.

9. The Host State shall, in accordance with such laws and regulations as it may adopt, permit entry of and grant exemption from all customs duties, taxes, and related charges other than charges for storage, cartage and similar services, on articles for the personal use of EUNAVFOR personnel.

The personal baggage of EUNAVFOR personnel shall be exempt from inspection, unless there are serious grounds for presuming that it contains articles that are not for the personal use of EUNAVFOR personnel, or articles the import or export of which is prohibited by the law or controlled by the quarantine regulations of the Host State. Such inspection shall be conducted only in the presence of the EUNAVFOR personnel concerned or of an authorised representative of EUNAVFOR.

Article 7

Personnel employed locally

Personnel employed locally shall enjoy no privileges or immunities. However, the Host State shall exercise its jurisdiction over that personnel in such a manner as not to interfere unduly with the performance of the functions of the operation.

Article 8

Criminal jurisdiction

The competent authorities of a Sending State shall have the right to exercise on the territory of the Host State, in cooperation with the Host State’s competent authorities, all the criminal jurisdiction and disciplinary powers conferred on them by the law of the Sending State with regard to all EUNAVFOR personnel subject to the relevant law of the Sending State.

Article 9

Uniform and arms

1. The wearing of uniform shall be subject to rules adopted by the EU Force Commander.

2. For the purpose of the operation, EUNAVFOR military personnel, and the police personnel escorting persons arrested by EUNAVFOR, may carry or transport arms and ammunition on condition that they are authorised to do so by virtue of their orders.

Article 10

Host State support and contracting

1. The Host State agrees, if requested, to assist EUNAVFOR in finding suitable facilities.

2. Within its means and capabilities, the Host State shall assist in the preparation, establishment, and execution of and support for the operation.

3. The law applicable to contracts concluded by EUNAVFOR in the Host State shall be determined by the contract.

4. The contract may stipulate that the dispute settlement procedure referred to in Article 15(3) and (4) shall be applicable to disputes arising from the application of the contract.

5. The Host State shall facilitate the implementation of contracts concluded by EUNAVFOR with commercial entities for the purposes of the operation.

Article 11

Change to facilities

EUNAVFOR shall be authorised to construct, alter or otherwise modify facilities as requested for its operational requirements, with prior permission of the Host State.