LegalizeOvereenkomst tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Universiteit van de Verenigde Naties inzake het Instituut voor nieuwe technologieën van de Universiteit van de Verenigde Naties
The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
and
the United Nations University,
Recalling that the Netherlands is a party to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946;
Condisering that the said Convention is applicable to the United Nation University in accordance with Article XI of its Charter;
Noting that the Council of the United Nations University decided at its 31st session held in Brasilia from 26 to 30 July 1988 to establish the Institute for New Technologies (INTECH) as a research and training centre of the University and to accept the offer of the Government of the Netherlands to host the said Institute in Maastricht, the Netherlands;
Considering that the Institute for New Technologies (INTECH) is part of the United Nations University;
Desiring to ensure by means of a supplemental agreement to the said Convention that the Institute's legal status in the Netherlands, as well as the content of the privileges and immunities and the measures for their implementation shall be satisfactorily regulated;
Have agreed as follows:
Article I. Definitions
In this Agreement:
- a. "the University" means the United Nations University, established by Resolution 2951 (XXVII) of the General Assembly of the United Nations of 11 December 1972;
- b. "Government" means the Government of the Netherlands;
- c. "the Institute" means the Institute for New Technologies, also to be known as INTECH, a research and training centre of the University;
- d. "the Rector" means the Rector of the University and, during his absence, any official designated to act on his behalf;
- e. "the Director" means the Director of the Institute or in his absence any official designated to act on his behalf, to be notified to the Government by the Director;
- f. "appropriate authorities" means the national, regional or local authorities of the Netherlands, as the context may require, in accordance with the law of the Netherlands;
- g. "premises of the Institute" means land, buildings and parts of buildings normally occupied by the Institute for the fulfilment of its official functions;
- h. "official activities" means the Institute's activities pursuant to its Statute and includes its administrative activities;
- i. "the Board" means the Board of the Institute as established under the Statute of the Institute;
- j. "personnel of the Institute" means the Director and professional and administrative personnel of the Institute;
- k. "experts" means persons appointed by or for the purpose of the Institute other than personnel coming within the scope of sub-paragraph j.
Article II. Legal status
The Institute shall have the legal status necessary for the realization of its purposes and activities. It shall, in particular, have the capacity to enter into agreements, contracts and arrangements, to acquire and dispose of immovable and movable property, and institute legal proceedings.
Article III. Premises
The premises of the Institute shall be inviolable. Any person authorized to enter any place under any legal provision or on the strength of the law shall not excercise that authority in respect of the premises of the Institute unless permission to do so has been given by or on behalf of the Director. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the reasonable application by the appropriate authorities from taking measures for the protection of the premises in case of fire or other emergencies requiring prompt protective action.
In the other cases the Director or the person acting on his behalf shall give permission if it is possible to do so without prejudice to the interests of the Institute.
Article IV. Inviolability of archives
The archives of the Institute shall be inviolable.
The term "archives" includes all records, correspondence, documents, manuscripts, photographs, films and recordings belonging to or held by the Institute, wherever located.
Article V. Immunity of the Institute
The Institute shall have immunity from jurisdiction except to the extent that such immunity has been expressly waived in a particular case.
The Institute's property and assets wherever situated shall be immune from any form of requisition, confiscation, expropriation and sequestration.
Article VI. Communications
The Institute shall have the right to use codes and to dispatch and receive official correspondence and other official communications by courier or in sealed bags, which shall have the same privileges and immunities as diplomatic couriers and bags.
No censorship shall be applied to the official correspondence and other official communications of the Institute.
Article VII. Publications
- a. The Institute has the right to publish freely within the Netherlands in the fulfilment of its purposes.
- b. It is, however, understood that the Institute shall respect the laws and regulations of the Netherlands and the international conventions to which the Netherlands is a party, relating to intellectual property.
The transmission of publications and other information material sent by or to the Institute shall not be restricted in any way.
Article VIII. Exemption from taxes and duties
The Institute, its assets, income and other property shall be exempt from all direct taxes. Direct taxes include income tax, capital tax, corporation tax and direct taxes levies by local authorities.
The Institute shall be granted exemption from motor vehicle tax in respect of its motor vehicles used for its official activities. In order to apply this exemption the Institute shall file a request for each purchase to which the exemption is applicable.
The Institute shall be accorded a refund of value added tax paid on the supply of goods or services of substantial value, necessary for the official activities of the Institute with the exception of motor vehicles. In this connection it is envisaged that claims for refund will be made only in respect of goods or services supplied on a recurring basis or involving considerable expenditure such as the furnishings of the premises of the Institute.
The Institute shall be accorded a refund of the excise duty element included in the price of spirits and hydrocarbons such as fuel oils and motor fuels purchased by the Institute and necessary for its official activities.
Goods, including motor vehicles, whose import or export by the Institute is necessary for the exercise of its official activities shall be exempt from all import duties and taxes and from all prohibitions and restrictions on import or export.
The provisions of the preceding sections of this Article shall not apply to taxes and duties that are no more than charges for public utility services.
Goods acquired or imported under the preceding sections of this Article shall not be sold, given away or otherwise disposed of, except in accordance with conditions agreed with the Government.
Article IX. Financial facilities
Without being restricted by financial controls, regulations or moratoria of any kind, the Institute may:
- a. hold funds, gold or currency of any kind and operate accounts in any currency;
- b. freely transfer its funds, gold or currency to or from the Netherlands or within the Netherlands and convert any currency held by it into any other currency.
Article X. Social security
Provided the Institute establishes its own social security scheme or adheres to a social security scheme, the Institute and the members of its personnel to whom the aforementioned scheme applies shall be exempt from all compulsory contributions to the Netherlands social security organisations. Consequently, they shall not be covered against the risks described in the Netherlands social security regulations.
The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the spouse, children and other relatives belonging to the household of the persons referred to in paragraph 1, unless they are employed or self-employed in the Netherlands or receive Netherlands social security benefit.
Any resident of the Netherlands who receives benefit under the Institute's social security scheme as referred to in paragraph 1 may be exempted from the Netherlands national insurance schemes by the "Sociale Verzekeringsbank" (Social Insurance Bank) at his or her request, unless he or she is employed or self-employed in the Netherlands.
Article X.1. Employment of Family Members of Offıcials
Members of the family forming part of the household of the officials of the Institute shall be authorised to engage in gainful employment in the Netherlands for the duration of the term of office of the officials concerned.
The following persons are members of the family forming part of the household in the sense of paragraph 1:
- a). the spouses or registered partners of the officials of the Institute;
- b). children of the officials of the Institute who are under the age of 18;
- c). children of the officials of the Institute aged 18 or over, but not older than 27, provided that they formed part of the official’s household prior to their first entry into the Netherlands and still form part of this household, and that they are unmarried, financially dependent on the Institute official concerned and are attending education in the Netherlands.
Persons mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Article who obtain gainful employment shall have no immunity from criminal, civil or administrative jurisdiction with respect to matters arising in the course of or in connection with such employment, provided that measures of execution are taken without infringing the inviolability of their person or of their residence, if they are entitled to such inviolability.
In case of the insolvency of a person aged under 18 with respect to a claim arising out of gainful employment of that person under this Article, the immunity of the official of whose family the person concerned is a member shall be waived by the Institute for the purpose of settlement of the claim, in accordance with the provisions of the applicable international legal instrument regarding waiver.
The employment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be in accordance with Netherlands legislation, including fiscal and social security legislation, unless any other applicable international legal instrument provides otherwise.
Article XI. Entry, stay and departure
The Government shall facilitate the entry, stay and departure of the persons listed below and their spouses and children dependent on them for purposes of official business with respect to the Institute of such persons related to the Institute:
- a. members of the Board;
- b. the Director, personnel and experts of the Institute;
- c. fellows and trainees of the Institute;
- d. members of the Council of the University and the Rector and other personnel of the University;
- e. officials of the United Nations, or of one of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency, having official business with the Institute;
- f. personnel of the research and training centres and programmes and associated institutions of the University, and persons participating in the programmes of the University;
- g. other persons invited by the Institute of official business.
No act performed by any person referred to in paragraph 1 in his official capacity with respect to the Institute shall constitute a reason for preventing his entry into or departure from the territory of the Netherlands or for requiring him to leave such territory.
This Article shall not prevent the requirement of reasonable evidence to establish that persons claiming the treatment provided for in this Article come within the classes described in paragraph 1.
Article XII. The Board
Members of the Board shall enjoy, while exercising their functions and in the course of their journeys to and from the place of meeting, the following privileges and immunities:
- a. immunity from personal arrest or detention;
- b. immunity from jurisdiction in respect of acts, including words written and spoken, done by them in the exercise of their functions, even after they have ceased to be members of the Board;
- c. inviolability for all their official papers and documents;
- d. the same facilities as regards monetary and exchange regulations and as regards their personal luggage as are accorded to the officials of foreign governments on temporary official missions.
Article XIII. Director
In addition to the privileges and immunities of the personnel of the Institute, provided for in this Agreement, the Director, and in his absence the official designated to act on his behalf, shall enjoy the privileges and immunities to which a diplomatic agent is entitled, unless in either case he is a Netherlands national or a permanent resident of the Netherlands.
Article XIV. Personnel of the Institute
The personnel of the Institute shall:
- a. have immunity from jurisdiction in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in their official capacity, even after they have left the service of the Institute;
- b. enjoy inviolability for all their official papers and documents;
- c. enjoy, together with the members of their families forming part of their households, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crisis as diplomatic agents;
- d. be accorded the same treatment in respect of exchange facilities as is accorded by the Netherlands to staff members of the United Nations;
- e. in accordance with the regulations in force have relief from import duties and taxes (except payments for services) in respect of their furniture and personal effects, including one motor vehicle, at the time of first taking up their post in the Netherlands and the right on the termination of their functions in the Netherlands to export with relief from duties and taxes their furniture and personal effects, subject, in both cases, to the conditions agreed with the Government.
Article XV. Registration, permits
Non-Netherlands personnel of the Institute
- a. shall enjoy exemption from aliens' registration formalities and shall not require a residence permit provided that they hold the personal identity card referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article; the same shall aplly to non-Netherlands members of their families forming part of their households;
- b. shall not require a work permit.
The personnel of the Institute and non-Netherlands members of their families forming part of their households shall hold a personal identity card issued by the Institute stating names, date and place of birth, nationality, number of passport (aliens only), and bearing photograph and signature. The identity cards shall be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Article XVI. Experts
Experts other than the members of the personnel of the Institute referred to in Article XIV, in the exercise of their functions in connection with the Institute or in carrying out missions for the Institute, shall enjoy the following privileges and immunities, to the extent that these are necessary for the exercise of their functions, including during journeys made in the exercise of their functions and in the course of such missions:
- a. immunity from personal arrest or detention;
- b. immunity from jurisdiction in respect of acts, including words written and spoken, done by them in the exercise of their functions, even after they have ceased to be employed by the Institute;
- c. inviolability for all their official papers and documents;
- d. the same facilities as regards monetary and exchange regulations and as regards their personal luggage as are accorded to the officials of foreign governments on temporary official missions.
Article XVII. Taxation of income
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