Art. II Overeenkomst tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en Jamaica inzake technische samenwerking

In connection with a project, the Government of Jamaica shall: exempt the Netherlands personnel from all taxes and other fiscal charges in respect of all remunerations paid to them by the Netherlands Government; exempt the Netherlands personnel from paying import and customs duties and other fiscal charges including VAT on new or used household and personal effects, imported into Jamaica within six months of the experts' arrival - except in special circumstances when that period may be extended - provided such goods are re-exported from Jamaica at the time of departure or within such period as may be agreed upon by the Government of Jamaica; this re-exportation shall also be exempted from duties and other fiscal charges; exempt the Netherlands personnel from paying import and customs duties and other fiscal charges including VAT on professional equipment to be used for technical cooperation projects and imported into Jamaica during the whole period of their assignment; make provisions for duty-free importation or purchase from bond of one motor-vehicle by the Netherlands personnel staying for a longer period than one year within six months of first arrival in Jamaica, except in special circumstances when that period might be extended or renewed, provided that such vehicle if sold to a person not likewise privileged, shall be subject to payment of an appropriate import duty based on the estimated value of the vehicle at the time of its sale; In case a motor vehicle is damaged beyond economical repair, provisions will be made on a case by case basis, similar to those ruling the importation/purchase of the original vehicle; grant the Netherlands personnel immunity from legal action in respect of any words spoken or written and in respect of any acts performed by that personnel in their official capacity; exempt the Netherlands personnel and their dependants from national service obligations; offer the Netherlands personnel and their families in Jamaica repatriation facilities in time of national or international crises; make provisions for the issue of entry-visas, free of charge, to the Netherlands personnel and their families, employed or to be employed by the Netherlands Government. An expert who has been formally accepted by the Jamaican Government will be provided with a visa either before his departure from the Netherlands or on his arrival in Jamaica; upon acceptance by the Jamaican Government, the Netherlands experts will be exempted from registration, examination and other such requirements relative to their respective professional capacity; except in cases where Jamaican registration is a statutory or regulatory obligation. In such cases, any costs for registration shall be the responsibility of the Government of Jamaica; provide the Netherlands personnel with identity documents to assure them of the full assistance of the appropriate authorities of Jamaica in the performance of their duties; without prejudice to the foreign exchange regulations prevailing on any point at any time in Jamaica, impose no currency or foreign exchange restriction on funds introduced into Jamaica from external sources by the Netherlands personnel and their families for their personal use; external accounts opened in Jamaica, by the Netherlands personnel and their families shall remain at their exclusive disposal, and balances of such accounts shall be freely transferable, provided that such accounts have been fed exclusively from external sources; otherwise the account shall be subject to the usual exchange control provisions. The Government of Jamaica shall ensure that the Netherlands personnel as well as their families are accorded treatment of a manner no less favourable than that accorded to technical assistance personnel assigned to Jamaica by any other country or international organization.

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