▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁abol ition , ▁the ▁Community ▁pill ar ▁covered ▁the ▁following ▁areas ; ▁ ▁Priv ile ges ▁and ▁imm un ities ▁The ▁Pro tocol ▁on ▁the ▁privileges ▁and ▁imm un ities ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Commun ities ▁gr ants ▁the ▁European ▁Commun ities ▁and ▁their ▁institutions ▁certain ▁privileges ▁and ▁imm un ities ▁such ▁as ▁to ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁perform ▁their ▁tasks . ▁The ▁International ▁Organ izations ▁Im mun ities ▁Act ▁( 2 2 ▁US C ▁§ ▁ 2 8 8 h ) ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Commun ities . ▁ ▁The ▁working ▁conditions ▁of ▁staff ▁are ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ities ' ▁staff ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁not ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁labour ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁countries ▁of ▁employ ment . ▁Their ▁sal aries , ▁w ages ▁and ▁em ol uments ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁tax ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Commun ities ▁and ▁are , ▁in ▁turn , ▁ex empt ▁from ▁national ▁tax es . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Acc ession ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Commun ities ▁ ▁Br uss els ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁ ▁Del ors ▁Commission ▁ ▁European ▁institutions ▁in ▁Str as bourg ▁ ▁Energy ▁Community ▁ ▁Location ▁of ▁European ▁Union ▁institutions ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Jean ▁Mon net , ▁Pro spect ▁for ▁a ▁New ▁Europe ▁( 1 9 5 9 ) ▁ ▁B ela ▁Bal assa , ▁The ▁Theory ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Integr ation ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁ ▁Walter ▁Hall