Nr. I Briefwisseling houdende een overeenkomst tussen de Regeringen van de Benelux-Staten en de Regering van Montenegro inzake de afschaffing van de visumplicht voor houders van diplomatieke of dienstpaspoorten
Brussels, 21 December 2006
Excellency,
We have the honour to communicate to Your Excellency that the Governments of the Benelux States acting jointly under the Agreement between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands signed at Brussels on 11 April 1960 concerning the transfer of immigration control to the outer frontiers of Benelux, are prepared to conclude with the Government of Montenegro an Agreement on the abolition of visas for diplomatic and service passports, which reads as follows :
1. In this Agreement,
the term ‘‘Benelux States’’ shall mean: the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
the term ‘‘Benelux territory’’ shall mean: the joint territories in Europe of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
2. Nationals of Montenegro who are holders of a valid national diplomatic or service passport may enter the Benelux territory without a visa and stay for a period not exceeding three months under this passport only.
3. Nationals of the Benelux countries who are holders of a valid national diplomatic or service passport may enter the territory of Montenegro without a visa and stay for a period not exceeding three months under this passport only.
4. With the exception of the agents of diplomatic and consular representations as also the agents of international organisations, designated for the exercise of functions in any country of the Signatory Governments, for a stay exceeding three months the persons referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall before their departure obtain the visa from that country, through the diplomatic or consular representative of the country they wish to enter.
5. Each Government reserves the right to refuse to admit to its country any person not holding the documents required for entry or persons regarded as undesirable aliens or whose presence in the country is regarded as prejudicial to law and order or national security.
6. Except as herein provided, this Agreement shall not affect the laws and regulations in force in the Benelux States and Montenegro governing entry, length of stay, residence and expulsion and any form of occupation of aliens.
7. Each Government undertakes to readmit to its territory, at any time and without formalities, persons who entered the said territory under a valid national diplomatic or service passport issued by the Authorities of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands or Montenegro.
8. The Signatory Governments shall transmit through diplomatic channels specimens of their new or modified diplomatic or service passports, as also the particulars concerning the use of these passports, as far as possible, 60 days before their date of introduction.
9. This Agreement shall enter into force for one year on the first day of the second month from the date of the last notification confirming that all constitutional and legal requirements for its entry into force have been fulfilled. This Agreement shall be considered as extended for an unlimited period, unless it is denounced 30 days prior to the expiry of this period.
On the expiry of the first period of one year any Signatory Government may denounce this Agreement subject to 30 days’ previous notice to the Belgian Government.
The denunciation by one of the Signatory Governments shall cause this Agreement to terminate.
The Belgian Government shall inform the other Signatory Governments of the receipt of such notifications as referred to in this paragraph, as also of the receipt of the communication referred to in this paragraph.
10. The application of this Agreement may be suspended by any Contracting Party. Suspension shall be notified immediately to the Belgian Government through diplomatic channels. The Belgian Government shall inform the other Signatory Governments of the receipt of such noti- fication. The same procedure shall be adopted when the suspension is lifted.
11. As regards the Kingdom of the Netherlands the application of this Agreement may be extended to the Netherlands Antilles and to Aruba by notification adressed by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Government of Montenegro.
If the Government of Montenegro is prepared to conclude with the Governments of the Benelux States an Agreement on the foregoing provisions, we have the honour to propose to Your Excellency that this Note and Your Excellency’s Note with a similar content in reply to each of us, shall constitute the Agreement between the Benelux States and Montenegro on the abolition of visa with regard to diplomatic and service passports.
We avail ourselves of the opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of our highest consideration.
For the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
R. S. BEKINK
For the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
A. BERNS
For the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium,
R. VEESTRAETEN
To His Excellency Milan ROCEN,
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
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- Briefwisseling houdende een overeenkomst tussen de Regeringen van de Benelux-Staten en de Regering van Montenegro inzake de afschaffing van de visumplicht voor houders van diplomatieke of dienstpaspoorten
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- Geldend vanaf
- 01-10-2008
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