Article 27 Privileges and immunities

The privileges and immunities of the Chief Executive and the Agency's staff are provided for in the Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the privileges and immunities granted to the European Defence Agency and to its staff members, of 10 November 2004.

Pending the entry into force of that Decision, the host State may grant to the Chief Executive and the Agency's staff the privileges and immunities provided therein.

The privileges and immunities of the Agency are those provided for in Protocol No 7.

In particular, the second paragraph of Article 3 of Protocol No 7 applies to activities where the role of the Agency in administering projects or programmes in support of Member States brings an added value, and not to cases where that role merely entails goods or services being procured for the Member States.