end the fed? or end the BIS?
DIGG IN THE BIS
https://www.bis.org/about/legal.htm?m=1%7C6%7C607
https://www.bis.org/about/headquart-en.pdf
Inviolability
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The buildings or parts of buildings and surrounding land
which, whoever may be the owner thereof, are used for the
purposes of the Bank shall be inviolable. No agent of the Swiss
public authorities may enter therein without the express consent
of the Bank. Only the President,3 the General Manager of the
Bank, or their duly authorised representative shall be competent
to waive such inviolability.
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The archives of the Bank and, in general, all documents
and any data media belonging to the Bank or in its possession,
shall be inviolable at all times and in all places.
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The Bank shall exercise supervision of and police power
over its premises.
Immunity from jurisdiction and execution
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The Bank shall enjoy immunity from jurisdiction, save:
(a) to the extent that such immunity is formally waived in
individual cases by the President,3 the General Manager
of the Bank, or their duly authorised representatives;
(b) in civil or commercial suits, arising from banking or
financial transactions, initiated by contractual
counterparties of the Bank, except in those cases in
which provision for arbitration has been or shall have
been made;
(c) in the case of any civil action against the Bank for
damage caused by any vehicle belonging to or operated
on behalf of the Bank.
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Disputes arising in matters of employment relations
between the Bank and its Officials or former Officials, or
persons claiming through them, shall be settled by the
Administrative Tribunal of the Bank. The Board of Directors of
the Bank shall determine the constitution of the Administrative
Tribunal, which shall have exclusive and final jurisdiction.
Tax exemptions
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The Bank, its assets, income and other property shall be
exempt from direct Federal, cantonal and communal taxes.
With regard to buildings, however, such exemption shall apply
only to those owned by the Bank and occupied by its services,
and to income deriving therefrom. The Bank shall not be subject
to taxation on the rent it pays for premises rented by it and
occupied by its services.
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The Bank shall be exempt from indirect Federal, cantonal
and communal taxes. With regard to the Federal turnover tax
included in prices or separately charged, exemption shall apply
only to articles purchased for the official use of the Bank, provided that the amount invoiced for one and the same
purchase exceeds five hundred Swiss francs.
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The operations of the Bank shall be exempt within
Switzerland from all taxes and dues to the extent that such
operations take place outside the Swiss market or are
undertaken in the interests of international monetary
cooperation; the procedure for such exemption shall be
mutually agreed with the competent Swiss authorities.
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The Bank shall be exempt from all Federal, cantonal and
communal dues, except dues charged as the price of actual
services rendered.
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Where appropriate, the exemptions mentioned above
may take the form of reimbursement at the request of the Bank
and according to a procedure to be determined by the Bank and
the competent Swiss authorities.