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Notawisseling houdende een verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Noord Atlantische Verdragsorganisatie (NAVO) betreffende de privileges en immuniteiten van het personeel van het NATO Airborne Early Warning and Contol Programme Manegement Agency (NAPMA) en hun gezinsleden

Geldig vanaf 29 september 2006
Geldig vanaf 29 september 2006

Notawisseling houdende een verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Noord Atlantische Verdragsorganisatie (NAVO) betreffende de privileges en immuniteiten van het personeel van het NATO Airborne Early Warning and Contol Programme Manegement Agency (NAPMA) en hun gezinsleden

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[Tekst geldig vanaf 29-09-2006]

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TREATIES DIVISION

DJZ/VE-600/06

The Hague, 29 September 2006

Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation concerning privileges and immunities of the staff of the NAPMA Agency in the light of the Netherlands Government Policy Framework on Attracting and Hosting International Organisations

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands presents its compliments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and, with reference to the Agreement on the Status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, National Representatives and International Staff, done in Ottawa on 20 September 1951, to the Exchange of Letters between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation concerning an agreement on the functioning of the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Programme Management Agency (NAPMA) in the Netherlands of 31 August and 11 September 1979 and to the Cabinet Decision of 22 April 2005 on the Policy Framework on Attracting and Hosting International Organisations, has the honour to propose the following in respect of the privileges and immunities of the staff of the NAPMA Agency:

1. Use of terms

For the purpose of this Agreement:

  1. ‘‘the parties’’ means the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the host State;

  2. ‘‘the Agency’’ means the NAPMA Agency;

  3. ‘‘the host State’’ means the Kingdom of the Netherlands;

  4. ‘‘the Vienna Convention’’ means the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961.

2. Privileges and immunities

a)

The General Manager of the Agency, together with members of his family forming part of his household, shall enjoy the same privileges and immunities as the host State accords to heads of diplomatic missions accredited to the host State in accordance with the Vienna Convention.

b)

The highest ranking staff of the Agency, together with members of their family forming part of their household, shall enjoy the same privileges and immunities as the host State accords to diplomatic agents of the diplomatic missions established in the host State in accordance with the Vienna Convention.

c)

Administrative and technical staff of the Agency, together with members of their family forming part of their household, shall enjoy the same privileges and immunities as the host State accords to administrative and technical staff of the diplomatic missions established in the host State in accordance with the Vienna Convention, provided that immunity from criminal jurisdiction and personal inviolability shall not extend to acts performed outside the course of their official duties.

d)

Service staff of the Agency, together with members of their family forming part of their household, shall enjoy the same privileges and immunities as the host State accords to service staff of the diplomatic missions established in the host State in accordance with the Vienna Convention.

3. Determination of categories

4. Scope of the Agreement

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