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the Church to be legal persons, and recognizes that they are governed in their internal matters by the relevant provisions of Canon Law.

§ 2. Any matter concerning the identity of the head, of the presiding office or of any other official or functionary of a canonical legal per- son, or their authority or their powers to act on behalf of the legal person, is governed by Canon Law.

§ 3. The Papal Representative shall keep a register of canonical legal per- sons having their seat, whether principal or secondary, in the State of Palestine, and of their principal officers, and shall inform the compe- tent Palestinian authorities of the contents of this register.

§ 4. The law which regulates any legal transaction or other legal acts in Palestine between any canonical legal person and any party shall be the law of the State of Palestine, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (5) of this Article.

§ 5. Without derogation from the generality of paragraph (4) of this Ar- ticle, particular transactions by a canonical legal person concerning immovable property or other kinds of property, taking into account the pertinent provisions of Canon Law, depend on a prior written permit of the Holy See in accordance with its written decisions as is- sued from time to time. The Papal Representative will communicate to the relevant Palestinian authority the above-mentioned decisions. Such kind of transactions as referred to in this paragraph shall not be considered valid by the State of Palestine unless the above-men- tioned permit of the Holy See is provided.

§ 6. The Holy See shall facilitate the presence and work of residing and visiting Palestinian officials, representatives, or envoys for the pur- pose of following up bilateral relations between both Parties.

§ 7. The Holy See shall grant the premises of the diplomatic mission and representatives of the State of Palestine the immunities, privileges and exemptions in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 and other applicable international rules and practice.

Article 8

§ 1. In consideration of the prerogatives given by the Holy See to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Custos of the Holy Land, and in virtue of the special international significance and capacity of their