Art. 15 Gastlandverdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Internationaal Instituut voor Democratie en Verkiezingsondersteuning inzake de immuniteit en privileges van het Internationaal Instituut voor Democratie en Verkiezingsondersteuning en zijn functionarissen — Privileges, immunities and facilities of Officials and Experts of International IDEA

1. Officials of International IDEA shall enjoy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands the following privileges and immunities: immunity from legal process of any kind in respect of words spoken or written, and all acts performed by them in the exercise of their official functions; exemption from taxation on salaries, emoluments and allowances paid in respect of their employment with International IDEA; exemption, with respect to themselves, and members of the family forming part of the household, from immigration restrictions and alien registration; freedom to acquire and maintain within the Kingdom of the Netherlands or elsewhere foreign currency accounts and other movable property, and under the same conditions applicable to nationals of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, immovable property; and upon the termination of their employment with the Organization to take their funds out of the Kingdom of the Netherlands through authorized channels without prohibitions or restrictions; the same protection and repatriation facilities with regard to themselves and members of the family forming part of the household, as accorded in time of international crisis to members having comparable rank of the staff of diplomatic missions established in the Kingdom of the Netherlands; exemption from import taxes and duties, in respect of their furniture and personal effects, at the time of first taking up their position in the Netherlands; however, no exemption shall be accorded in respect of taxes and duties which represent charges for specific services. 2. In addition to the privileges, immunities and facilities listed in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Secretary-General and the Head of the Office of International IDEA, together with members of their family, who are not nationals or permanent residents in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, shall be accorded the same privileges, immunities and facilities as the Government accords to diplomatic agents of comparable rank of the diplomatic missions established in the kingdom of the Netherlands. 3. Experts shall enjoy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands the following privileges and immunities so far as they may be necessary for the effective exercise of their functions in connection with service on such missions, committees or other subsidiary bodies and during attendance at such meetings: immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage; immunity from legal process of any kind in respect of words spoken or written, and of acts performed by them in the exercise of their official functions; inviolability of their official papers, documents and other official materials; the same immunities and facilities with respect to their personal luggage as are accorded to members, having comparable rank, of the staff of diplomatic missions established in the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the same privileges with respect to currency and exchange restrictions as are accorded to representatives of foreign governments on temporary official mission; exemption from immigration restrictions. 4. Where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, periods during which the Officials and Experts are present in the Host Country for the discharge of their functions shall not be considered as periods of residence. 5. The Host Country shall not be obliged to exempt from income tax pensions or annuities paid to former Officials and Experts and the members of their family, forming part of their household. 6. Without prejudice to paragraph 4 of this Article, persons referred to in this Article who are nationals or permanent residents of the Host Country, shall enjoy only the following privileges, immunities and facilities to the extent necessary for the independent performance of their functions: exemption from taxation on salaries, emoluments and allowances paid to them in respect of their employment with International IDEA; the right to import free of duties and taxes, except payments for services, their furniture and effects at the time of first taking up their post in the Host Country; immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in their official capacity for International IDEA; inviolability of all papers, documents in whatever form and materials relating to the performance of their functions for International IDEA.

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