TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, PROTOCOL ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, CHAPTER III: MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY, ARTICLE 10
Official Journal L 152 , 13/07/1967 P. 0014
++++ ARTICLE 10 DURING THE SESSIONS OF THE ASSEMBLY , ITS MEMBERS SHALL ENJOY : ( A ) IN THE TERRITORY OF THEIR OWN STATE , THE IMMUNITIES ACCORDED TO MEMBERS OF THEIR PARLIAMENT ; ( B ) IN THE TERRITORY OF ANY OTHER MEMBER STATE , IMMUNITY FROM ANY MEASURE OF DETENTION AND FROM LEGAL PROCEEDINGS . IMMUNITY SHALL LIKEWISE APPLY TO MEMBERS WHILE THEY ARE TRAVELLING TO AND FROM THE PLACE OF MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY . IMMUNITY CANNOT BE CLAIMED WHEN A MEMBER IS FOUND IN THE ACT OF COMMITTING AN OFFENCE AND SHALL NOT PREVENT THE ASSEMBLY FROM EXERCISING ITS RIGHT TO WAIVE THE IMMUNITY OF ONE OF ITS MEMBERS .