Den stat, hvor AVS-ministerrådet har sæde, indrømmer ud over det i artikel 7 omtalte personale kun AVS-sekretariatets faste personale immunitet for retsforfølgning for de i embeds medfør foretagne handlinger.
The State in which the Council of ACP Ministers is established shall grant immunity from legal proceedings to permanent members of the staff of the Secretariat of the ACP States, apart from those referred to in Article 7, only in respect of acts done by them in the performance of their official duties.