**1.** The premises shall be inviolable. They shall be exempt from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation or any form of seizure. The competent authorities shall ensure that the Agency is not dispossessed and/or deprived of all or any part of its premises without its express consent.
**2.** The competent authorities shall not enter the premises to perform any official duty, except with the express consent, or at the request of the Head of the Agency, or a staff member designated by him or her. The service of judicial and extrajudicial documents at the premises of the Agency and of any other procedural instruments relating to a cause of action against the Agency shall not constitute a breach of inviolability.
**3.** The property and assets of the Agency shall be inviolable. Any administrative or legal measure of enforcement, whether by executive, administrative, judicial or legislative action may only be taken with the authorisation of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
**4.** The execution of judicial measures concerning the seizure of private property of staff cannot be enforced on the premises except with the consent of, and in accordance with the conditions approved by the Head of the Agency, or a staff member designated by him or her.
**5.** The archives of the Agency as well as all documents and data belonging to the Agency or held by it, wherever located, shall be inviolable.
**6.** In case of fire or other emergency requiring prompt protective action, or in the event that the competent authorities have reasonable cause to believe that such an emergency has occurred or is about to occur on the premises that requires protective action, the consent of the Head of the Agency, or a staff member designated by him or her, to any necessary entry into the premises shall be presumed if neither of them can be contacted in time.
**7.** Subject to paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Article, the competent authorities shall take the necessary action to protect the premises against fire or other emergency which could constitute a danger for public health and safety.
**8.** The Agency shall prevent its premises from being used as a refuge by persons who are avoiding arrest or the proper administration of justice under any law of the host State.
Artikel 6
Inviolability of the premises
Onderdeel van Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Europees Geneesmiddelenbureau betreffende de vestiging van het Europees Geneesmiddelenbureau· Internationaal publiekrecht
Deze tekst geldt sinds 1 juni 2018