**1.** The premises shall be inviolable. Without prejudice to Article 32 of this Agreement, the competent authorities shall ensure that the Register 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 Secretary General of the Council of Europe or the Executive Director, or an official designated by the Executive Director. Judicial actions and the service or execution of legal process, including the seizure of private property, cannot be enforced on the premises except with the consent of, and in accordance with conditions approved by Secretary General of the Council of Europe, or an official designated by him or her.
**3.** 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, the consent of the Executive Director, or an official designated by him or her, to any necessary entry into the premises shall be presumed if neither of them can be contacted in time.
**4.** Subject to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, the competent authorities shall take the necessary action to protect the premises against fire or other emergency.
**5.** The Register 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 4
Inviolability of the premises
Onderdeel van Gastlandverdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Raad van Europa betreffende de zetel van het register van schade veroorzaakt door de agressie van de Russische Federatie tegen Oekraïne· Internationaal publiekrecht
Deze tekst geldt sinds 14 juli 2023