2. 2 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

3. CREATED AS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION 3 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

4. THROUGH INTERNATIONAL TREATY (THE 1954 CERN CONVENTION) 4 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

5. GOVERNED BY PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW 5 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

6. INITIALLY LOCATED ON SWISS TERRITORY ONLY 6 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

7. FOLLOWING ACCELERATOR NEEDS, EXTENDED INTO FRANCE IN 1965 AND 1972 7 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

8. PARTICIPATION AT INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL AND THROUGH CO-OPERATION AGREEMENTS 8 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

9. INSTITUTIONAL: FULL MEMBERSHIP (21 STATES), ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP (1 STATE), OBSERVER STATUS (5 STATES, 2 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS) 9 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

10. 4 APPLICANTS FOR FULL MEMBERSHIP, 6 APPLICANTS FOR ASSOCIATE STATUS 10 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

11. CO-OPERATION AGREEMENTS: WITH NON-MEMBER STATE GOVERNMENTS (37 STATES) 11 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

12. MISSION UNDER THE CONVENTION: 12 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

13. FOSTER FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS 13 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

14. COORDINATION OF EUROPEAN POLICY FOR PARTICLE PHYSICS 14 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

15. NO MILITARY WORK RESULTS MADE OPENLY AVAILABLE 15 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

16. 2 CATEGORIES OF PERSONNEL: 16 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

17. 3200 EMPLOYED BY CERN 11000 ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL WITH LEGAL LINK TO A HOME INSTITUTION 17 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

18. ALL PERSONNEL COVERED BY (SINGLE SET OF) STAFF RULES AND REGULATIONS 18 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

19. UNDER HOST STATE AGREEMENTS WITH SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE AND PROTOCOL ON CERN'S PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATES: 19 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

20. (FULL AND ASSOCIATE) MEMBER STATES RECOGNIZE CERN'S INTERNATIONAL STATUS, INCLUDING CAPACITY TO CONTRACT 20 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

21. INTERNATIONAL STATUS GUARANTEES AUTONOMOUS FUNCTIONING OF CERN, INDEPENDENCE FROM NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 21 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

22. IN PRACTICE: 22 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

23. RIGHT TO ESTABLISH INTERNAL RULES FOR CERN'S FUNCTIONING 23 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

24. INTERNAL LABOUR LAWS, INCLUDING SPECIFIC CERN SALARY SCALES 24 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

25. SAFETY RULES THAT REFLECT CERN'S TECHNICAL NEEDS AND GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION, WHILST RESPECTING HOST STATES STANDARDS 25 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

26. PROCUREMENT (TENDERING AND CONTRACT) RULES, NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVE 26 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

27. FINANCIAL PRIVILEGES: INDIVIDUAL STATES SHOULD NOT DERIVE FINANCIAL ADVANTAGES FROM CERN 27 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

28. NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX, NOT SUBJECT TO VAT, NOT SUBJECT TO IMPORT DUTIES 28 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

29. SALARIES AND OTHER PAYMENTS TO PERSONNEL NOT TAXABLE, SUBJECT TO INTERNAL TAXATION BY CERN 29 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

30. IMMUNITY FROM NATIONAL JURISDICTION AND EXECUTION 30 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

31. DISPUTES NOT SUBMITTED TO COURTS BUT TO ARBITRATION 31 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

32. NO COERCIVE MEASURES BY NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IMPOSABLE ON CERN 32 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

33. FREE CIRCULATION OF PERSONNEL AND MATERIAL 33 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

34. PERSONNEL (EMPLOYED AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED) NOT SUBJECT TO NATIONAL IMMIGRATION AND WORK PERMIT RESTRICTIONS 34 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

35. HOST STATES ISSUE NECESSARY PAPERS 35 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

36. INVIOLABILITY OF PREMISES: AUTHORITIES CANNOT ACCESS CERN SITE WITHOUT APPROVAL BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL 36 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

37. HOST STATES FACILITATE CERN’S FUNCTIONING ON THEIR TERRITORIES: 37 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

38. SITE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE 38 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

39. LOANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS 39 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

40. ACCESS TO LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURES (SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, ETC.) 40 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

41. WORK PERMITS FOR SPOUSES 41 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014

42. 42 ESS ERIC High Level Advisory Meeting – 15 July 2014