Art. 8 Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en Australië inzake de aanwezigheid van Australisch overheidspersoneel in Nederland ten behoeve van de reactie op het neerhalen van vlucht MH17 van Malaysia Airlines

a. Australian Personnel and their national authorities shall be permitted to import, export, possess, store, move and use equipment, supplies and other items, including aircraft, vehicles, vessels, weapons, ammunition, other force protection equipment, explosives, communications equipment, provisions, medical and pharmaceutical equipment and supplies, blood and blood plasma, working dogs, and other supplies required for the Activity, together with personal effects and items for Australian Personnel’s own consumption or use, free of all licences, duties, taxes and charges. b. Without limiting the generality of the above: Australian Personnel shall be entitled to acquire additional equipment and other supplies, and in consultation with the Netherlands, dispose of any equipment and other supplies as are no longer required by Australian Personnel free from duty or other restriction. Disposal of any equipment or supplies shall be carried out in accordance with the applicable requirements under Dutch law, including environmental regulations; Australian Personnel, who are professional, technical or trade staff (including health practitioners) or persons holding a relevant Australian or ADF licence, shall not be subject to registration or licensing requirements under the laws of the Netherlands. Australian Personnel who are health practitioners shall be entitled to perform certification tasks with respect to deceased persons; Aircraft, vehicles and vessels owned or operated by Australia for the purpose of the Activity, shall not be subject to fees, charges or duties. Australia shall pay reasonable charges for services requested for the Activity and which are supplied by the Netherlands or pursuant to a contract; Aircraft, vehicles and vessels owned or operated by Australia shall enjoy freedom of movement into, out of and within the Netherlands and shall be granted diplomatic clearance as expeditiously as possible for the purpose of the Activity. Flight planning shall occur in consultation with the appropriate airspace control authorities; and Aircraft, vehicles and vessels owned or operated by Australia shall be given priority access to the greatest extent practicable, to transit to, within and from any area of the Netherlands and given access to the territorial waters and national airspace of the Netherlands to fulfil the purposes of the Activity.

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