5.—(1) Except where the prohibitions or restrictions arise from European Community law, the Commission shall have exemption from prohibitions and restrictions on importation or exportation of goods by the Commission and necessary for the exercise of its official activities, and in the case of any publication of the Commission imported or exported by it within the scope of its official activities.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply as respects the matters reserved by virtue of Section C5 (import and export control) of Part II of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998.