The depositary institution must, in its capacity of international depositary authority:
(i) have a continuous existence;
(ii) have the necessary staff and facilities, as prescribed in the Regulations, to perform its scientific and administrative tasks under this Treaty;
(iii) be impartial and objective;
(iv) be available, for the purposes of deposit, to any depositor under the same conditions;
(v) accept for deposit any or certain kinds of microorganisms, examine their viability and store them, as prescribed in the Regulations;
(vi) issue a receipt to the depositor, and any required viability statement, as prescribed in the Regulations;
(vii) comply, in respect of the deposited microorganisms, with the requirement of secrecy, as prescribed in the Regulations;
(viii) furnish samples of any deposited microorganism under the conditions and in conformity with the procedure prescribed in the Regulations.