(b) "Head of Mission" shall mean the Head of Mission of EUPM, appointed by the Council of the European Union;

(d) "EUPM personnel" shall mean the Head of Mission, personnel of the Mission seconded by EU Member States, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and EU institutions and non-EU States invited by the EU to participate in EUPM, international staff recruited on a contractual basis by EUPM deployed for the preparation, support and implementation of the Mission, and personnel on mission for a Sending State, an EU institution or EEAS in the framework of the Mission. It shall not include commercial contractors or staff employed locally;

(e) "Headquarters" shall mean the headquarters of EUPM in the Republic of Moldova;

(f) "Sending State" shall mean any EU Member State or non-EU State that has seconded personnel to the Mission;

(g) "Facilities" shall mean all buildings, premises, installations and land required for the conduct of the activities of the Mission, as well as for the accommodation of the Mission’s personnel;

(h) "Personnel employed locally" shall mean personnel who are nationals of, or permanently resident in, the Host State;

(i) "Official correspondence" shall mean all correspondence relating to EUPM and its functions bearing outwardly visible signs of their character and may contain only correspondence relating to EUPM or items of official use;

(j) "Contractor" shall mean any person supplying to EUPM goods or services related to the Mission’s activities;

(k) "EUPM means of transport" shall mean all vehicles and other means of transport owned, hired or chartered by EUPM;

(l) "EUPM assets" shall mean equipment, including means of transport, and consumer goods necessary for EUPM.

Article 2

General provisions

1. EUPM and EUPM personnel shall respect the laws and regulations of the Host State and shall refrain from any action or activity incompatible with the objectives of EUPM.

2. EUPM shall be autonomous with regard to the execution of its functions under this Agreement. The Host State shall respect the unitary and international nature of EUPM.

3. The Head of Mission shall regularly inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Host State of the number and functions of EUPM personnel stationed within the Host State’s territory.

Article 3

Identification

1. The EUPM personnel shall be provided with, and identified by, an accreditation document issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Host State, as follows:

(a) The EUPM personnel deployed for a period longer than 90 days shall be provided with an identification card confirming their status;

(b) The EUPM personnel deployed for a period shorter than 90 days shall be provided with a letter, confirming their status and valid for the period of their stay.

The EUPM shall notify in advance the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Host State about the arrival of new personnel.

2. The means of transport of EUPM and EUPM personnel may bear distinctive EUPM identification markings, a specimen of which shall be provided to the relevant authorities of the Host State, and the license plates provided for diplomatic missions in the Republic of Moldova.