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Article 14 Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Organisatie voor het Verbod van Chemische Wapens (OVCW) betreffende de zetel van de OVCW

1 The Government shall take all necessary measures to facilitate and allow the entry into and sojourn in the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and shall place no impediment in the way of the departure from the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of the persons listed below, whatever their nationality, and shall ensure that no impediment is placed in the way of their transit to or from the headquarters and shall afford them any necessary protection in transit:

(a) Heads of Delegation, alternates for and advisers attached to Heads of Delegation, Permanent Representatives and Members of the Permanent Missions of States Parties, their families and other members of their households, as well as administrative and technical staff attached to Heads of Delegation or Permanent Representatives and the spouses and dependent children of such personnel;

(b) Delegates of States Parties, their spouses and dependent children, as well as administrative and technical staff attached to delegates of States Parties and the spouses and dependent children of such personnel;

(c) officials of the OPCW, their families and dependent members of their households;

(d) representatives and officials of international organisations with which the OPCW has concluded agreements or arrangements in accordance with the Convention, who have official business with the OPCW, and their spouses and dependent children;

(e) experts and their spouses and dependent children.

2 This Article shall not apply in the case of general interruptions of transportation, which shall be dealt with as provided in Article 9, paragraph 2 of this Agreement, and shall not impair the effectiveness of generally applicable laws relating to the operation of means of transportation.

3 Visas which may be required for persons referred to in this Article shall be granted without charge. The Government shall take all necessary measures to ensure that visas are issued as promptly as possible in order to allow the timely conduct of official business with the OPCW.

4 No activity performed by any person referred to in this Article in his official capacity with respect to the OPCW as indicated in paragraph 1 of this Article shall constitute a reason for preventing his entry into or his departure from the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands or for requiring him to leave such territory.

5 No person referred to in paragraph 1(d) - (e) of this Article, except for officials of international organisations whose expulsion procedures are covered by special agreements to which the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a party, shall be required by the Government to leave the Kingdom of the Netherlands except in the event of an abuse of the right of residence. No proceeding shall be instituted to require any such person to leave the Kingdom of the Netherlands except with the prior approval of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Such approval shall be given only in consultation with the Director-General. If expulsion proceedings are taken against any such person, the Director-General shall have the right to appear or to be represented in such proceedings on behalf of the person against whom such proceedings are instituted.

6 This Article shall not prevent the Government from requiring that persons claiming the rights granted by this Article comply with quarantine and health regulations.

7 The Director-General and the appropriate authorities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall, at the request of either of them, consult as to methods of facilitating entrance into the Kingdom of the Netherlands by persons coming from abroad who wish to visit the headquarters and who do not enjoy the privileges provided by this Article.

Regeling
Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Organisatie voor het Verbod van Chemische Wapens (OVCW) betreffende de zetel van de OVCW
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
07-06-1997
BWB-id
BWBV0001293
Versie
1997-06-07_0

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