15 SUBSECTION G. LEGAL STATUS, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 176. Legal status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 177. Privileges and immunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 178. Immunity from legal process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 179. Immunity from search and any form of seizure . . . . Article 180. Exemption from restrictions, regulations, controls and moratoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 181. Archives and official communications of the Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 182. Privileges and immunities of certain persons c o n n e c t e d wi t h t h e Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 183. Exemption from taxes and customs duties . . . . . . . . SUBSECTION H. SUSPENSION OF THE EXERCISE OF RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 184. Suspension of the exercise of voting rights . . . . . . . Article 185. Suspension of exercise of rights and privileges of membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION 5. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND ADVISORY OPINIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 186. Seabed Disputes Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 187. Jurisdiction of the Seabed Disputes Chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 188. Submission of disputes to a special chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea or an ad hoc chamber of the Seabed Disputes Chamber or to binding commercial arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 189. Limitation on jurisdiction with regard to decisions of the Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 190. Participation and appearance of sponsoring States Parties in proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 191. Advisory opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 94 94 94 94 95 95 95 95 96 97 97 97 PART XII. PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98