Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Organisatie der Verenigde Naties voor Onderwijs, Wetenschap en Cultuur inzake de zetel van het UNESCO-IHE instituut voor wateropleiding

The Kingdom of the Netherlands

and

the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,

Having regard to the Aide Memoire concluded on March 22, 2000, between the Director-General of UNESCO, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, the Minister of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands, and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the IHE (International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering)-Foundation,

Mindful of the water-related challenges faced by humanity and the paramount role of education, training and awareness raising to prepare professionals and the public worldwide to solve the inherent technical, legal, administrative, social and management problems, as discussed and stated by the World Water Vision consultations and respective Reports, Framework for Action Document and deliberations of the Second World Water Forum and associated Ministerial Conference,

Noting that the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies adopted on 21 November 1947 by the United Nations General Assembly, to which the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a party, applies to UNESCO Officials servicing the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, and that individual or specific privileges not covered by this Convention make further provisions necessary,

Desiring, therefore, to conclude an Agreement for the purpose of determining such individual or specific privileges to be granted by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands with respect to the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education,

Have agreed as follows:

Article 1. Definitions

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Article 2. Application of the Convention

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Article 3. Immunity from Legal Process

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Article 4. Inviolability of the Premises

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Article 5. Law and authority on the premises of the Institute

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Article 6. Inviolability of the Archives

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Article 7. Exemption from Taxes and Duties

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Article 8. Privileges and Immunities of Officials

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Article 9. Privileges and Immunities of Experts

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Article 10. Notification

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Article 11. Social Security

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Article 12. Employment of Family Members of Officials

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Article 13. Settlement of Disputes

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Article 14. Amendments to Agreement

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Article 15. Duration of Agreement and Conditions of Termination

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Article 16. Entry into Force

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized to that effect, have signed this Agreement.

DONE at Paris, on 18 March 2003, in duplicate, in the English language.

For the Kingdom of the Netherlands

(s.) L. P. VAN VLIET

For the United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organization

(s.) K. MATSUURA