Art. 8 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 — Privileges and Immunities of Officials

1. In addition to the provisions of section 19 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 UNESCO; enjoy immunity from arrest or detention and from inspection or seizure of their personal and/or official baggage; 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 motor vehicles, 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 Director shall enjoy with respect to himself and to 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 Director or other senior Official, when acting on behalf of the Director during his absence from duty, shall be accorded the same immunities as are accorded to the Director. 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. With regard to non-official acts, confirmed as such by the Institute, 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.

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