Art. 8 Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Milieuprogramma van de Verenigde Naties betreffende de zetel van het coördinatiekantoor van het Wereldomvattend Programma van actie tot bescherming van het mariene milieu tegen activiteiten die op het land plaatsvinden — Privileges and Immunities of Officials

1. In addition to the provisions of section 18 of the Convention the Officials shall also: enjoy immunity referred to in paragraph a) of that section notwithstanding that the Officials concerned may have ceased to be Officials of the United Nations; enjoy immunity from inspection and seizure of their personal and/or official baggage; except in cases of flagrante delicto. In such cases, the appropriate Government authorities shall immediately inform the Coordinator. Inspections shall, in the case of personal baggage, be conducted only in the presence of the official or his authorized representative, and in the case of official baggage, in the presence of an authorized representative of the Coordination Office; in accordance with the regulations in force, if they are non-residents, have relief from duties and taxes (except payments for services) in respect of import of their furniture and personal effects, including motorvehicles, at the time of first taking up their post in the Netherlands and the right on the termination of their function 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 and the regulations in force applicable to international organisations situated within the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 2. The Coordinator shall enjoy with respect to himself and to dependant members of his family forming part of his household the privileges and immunities granted to heads of diplomatic missions accredited to the Government, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961. 3. A Deputy Coordinator or other senior official, when acting on behalf of the Coordinator during his absence from duty, shall be accorded the same immunities as are accorded to the Coordinator. 4. Officials of rank P.5 and above shall enjoy the privileges and immunities granted to diplomatic agents in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961. 5. Immunity shall not apply in the case of a motor-traffic offence committed by an official, nor in the case of a civil action by a third party for damage arising from an accident caused by a motor vehicle belonging or driven by an official. Voor inwerkingtreding zie ook Trb. 1997/326. Voor inwerkingtreding zie ook Trb. 2002/215.

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