Art. 12 Zetelovereenkomst tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Internationale Nikkel Studie Groep

1. The staff members of the Group: shall, even after they have left the service of the Group, be immune from legal process with respect to acts performed by them in their official capacity, including words written or spoken. This immunity shall, however, not apply in case of a motor-traffic offence committed by a staff member nor in the case of a civil action by a third party for damage arising from an accident caused by a motor-vehicle belonging to or driven by him or her; shall enjoy inviolability of all their official papers and documents; shall, subject to the conditions and following the procedure laid down by the Group and agreed with the Government, be subject to a tax, for the benefit of the Group, on salaries and emoluments paid by the Group. From the date on which this tax is applied such salaries and emoluments shall be exempt from Netherlands income tax; in the event that the Group operates a system for the payment of pensions and annuities to its former staff members and their dependants, paragraph c, shall not apply to such pensions and annuities. 2. Moreover, the staff members who do not have the Netherlands nationality: shall enjoy exemption from all measures restricting immigration, from aliens registration formalities and from all obligations in respect of military service. Members of their families forming part of their household shall enjoy the same facilities; shall be given, together with members of their families forming part of their household, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crisis as officials of comparable rank of diplomatic Missions; shall not require a work permit as regards their official functions with the Group; shall, in accordance with the regulations in force, have relief from duties and taxes (except payments for services) in respect of import of their furniture and personal effects, including one motorvehicle, 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.

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