**1.** The competent authorities of the host State shall exercise due diligence to ensure that the security and tranquillity of the premises are not impaired by any person or group(s) of persons attempting unauthorized entry into or unto the premises or creating disturbances in the immediate vicinity. As may be required for this purpose, the host State shall provide adequate police protection on the boundaries and in the vicinity of the premises.
**2.** If so requested by the Head of the Office, or an official designated by him or her, the competent authorities shall, in consultation with the Head of the Office, or an official designated by him or her, to the extent it is deemed necessary by the competent authorities, provide adequate protection, including police protection, for the preservation of law and order on the premises and for the removal of persons therefrom.
**3.** The JIM shall provide the competent authorities with all information relevant to the security and the protection of the premises.
PART II
Artikel 7
Protection of the premises and their vicinity
Onderdeel van Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Naties betreffende het kantoor van het Joint Investigative Mechanism van de Organisatie voor het Verbod van Chemische Wapens (OPCW) - Verenigde Naties· Arbitrage
Deze tekst geldt sinds 31 mei 2016