SUBSECTIONG. LEGAL STATUS PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES Article 176. Legal status Article 177. Privileges and immunities Article 179. Immunity from search and any form of seizure Article 180. Exe mption from restrictions controls and moratoria Article 181. Archives and official communications of the Authority Article 182. Privileges and immunities of certa ersons connected with the 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. SETTLEMENTOF DISPUTES AND 4499 ADVISORY OPINIONS Article 186. Seabed Disputes Chamber ofthe International Tribunal for the law of the sea Article 187. Jurisdiction of the seabed Article 188. Submission of disputes to a Tribunal for the law of the sea or an or to binding commercial arbitration Article 189. Limitation on jurisdiction with regard to decisions of the authority Article 190. Participation and of sponsoring Article 191 iOns PART XIL PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MARINE SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS15 SUBSECTION G. L E G A L S T A T U S , PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Article 176. Legal status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Article 177. Privileges and immunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Article 178. Immunity from legal process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Article 179. Immunity from search and any form of seizure . . . . 93 Article 180. E x e m p t i o n f r o m restrictions, regulations, controls and moratoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Article 181. Archives and official communications of the Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Article 182. Privileges and immunities of certain persons connected with the Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Article 183. Exemption from taxes and customs duties . . . . . . . . 94 SUBSECTION H. SUSPENSION OF THE EXERCISE OF RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Article 184. Suspension of the exercise of voting rights . . . . . . . 94 Article 185. Suspension of exercise of rights and privileges of membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 SECTION 5. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND ADVISORY OPINIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Article 186. Seabed Disputes Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Article 187. Jurisdiction of the Seabed Disputes Chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Article 189. Limitation on jurisdiction with regard to decisions of the Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Article 190. P a r t i c i p a t i o n a n d appearance of sponsoring States Parties in proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Article 191. Advisory opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 PART XII. PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98