Article 2 Interpretation

“the 1961 Convention Articles” means the Articles (being certain Articles of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations signed in 1961) which are set out in Schedule 1 to the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964^f1;

“Agreement Establishing the Bank” means the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signed in Paris on 29th May 1990^f2, and any amendments thereto;

“Bank” means the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

the terms “Member”, “President”, “Vice-President”, “Governor”, “Alternate Governor”, “Temporary Alternate Governor”, “Board of Governors”, “Director”, “Alternate Director” and “Temporary Alternate Director”, “Board of Directors”, have the same meaning as in the Agreement Establishing the Bank, its By-laws or Rules of Procedure;

“Premises of the Bank” means the land, buildings and parts of buildings, including access facilities, used for the Official Activities of the Bank;

“Representatives of Members” means heads of delegations of Members participating in meetings convened by the Bank other than meetings of the Board of Governors or the Board of Directors;

“Members of Delegations” means alternates, advisers, technical experts and secretaries of delegations of Representatives of Members;

“Officers” means the President, the Vice-President and other persons appointed by the President to be Officers of the Bank;

“Employees of the Bank” means the staff of the Bank excluding those staff both recruited locally and assigned to hourly rates of pay;

“Archives of the Bank” includes all records, correspondence, documents, manuscripts, still and moving pictures and films, sound recordings, computer programmes and written materials, video tapes or discs, and discs or tapes containing data belonging to, or held by, the Bank;

“Official Activities of the Bank” includes all activities undertaken pursuant to the Agreement Establishing the Bank, and all activities appropriate to fulfil its purpose and functions under Articles 1 and 2 of that Agreement, or undertaken in exercise of its powers under Article 20 of that Agreement including its administrative activities; and

“Persons Connected with the Bank” means Governors, Alternate Governors, Temporary Alternate Governors, Representatives of Members, Members of Delegations, Directors, Alternate Directors, Temporary Alternate Directors, the President, the Vice-Presidents, Officers and Employees of the Bank, and experts performing missions for the Bank.