**1.** For the purposes of the Agreement between the Netherlands and the Agency, the following persons shall be recognised as members of the family forming part of a staff member’s household:
the spouse or registered partner of a staff member;
children of a staff member, of his spouse or of his registered partner who are under the age of 18;
children of a staff member, of his spouse or of his registered partner who are between 18 and 27 years of age, provided that they:
are unmarried,
are financially dependent on the staff member, his spouse or his registered partner, and
are either attending school or studying, or following vocational training, an apprenticeship programme or education, whether or not including a work placement, or intending to do so, in the Netherlands;
children under the age of 18 and children who fulfil the requirements listed in sub paragraph c) of this Article for whom an application for adoption has been lodged and the adoption procedure has been started by a staff member, his spouse or his registered partner;
irrespective of age, dependent disabled children, or children who are prevented by serious illness or invalidity from earning a livelihood throughout the period of that illness or invalidity, of a staff member, of his spouse or of his registered partner, provided that the Agency supplies the Government with a certificate to that effect.
**2.** Children of a staff member, of his spouse or of his registered partner who are between 18 and 24 years of age shall also be recognised as members of the family forming part of the household if they do not fulfil the condition set out in paragraph 1, subparagraph c), item iii) of this Article, as long as they fulfil the other conditions set out in that subparagraph.
Artikel 11
Members of the Family
Onderdeel van Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Europees Ruimte Agentschap inzake het Europees Centrum voor onderzoek en technologie-ontwikkeling op ruimtevaartgebied· Internationaal publiekrecht
Deze tekst geldt sinds 21 februari 2008