Article
I
Establishment, location and status
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The Parties to this Agreement hereby establish the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, as an inter-governmental organization, hereinafter referred to as the Institute.
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The headquarters of the Institute shall be in Stockholm, unless the Council decides to relocate the Institute elsewhere. The Institute may establish offices in other locations as required to support its programme.
3
The Institute shall possess full juridical personality and enjoy such capacities as may be necessary to exercise its functions and fulfill its objectives, inter alia, the capacity to:
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a)
acquire and dispose of real and personal property;
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b)
enter into contracts and other types of agreements;
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c)
employ persons and accept seconded personnel on loan;
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d)
institute and defend in legal proceedings;
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e)
invest the money and properties of the Institute; and
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f)
take other lawful action necessary to accomplish the objectives of the Institute.