2 (2015) Nr. 1

A. TITEL

Notawisseling houdende een verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Organisatie voor het Verbod van Chemische Wapens inzake de registratie van stagiairs;

’s-Gravenhage, 10 februari 2015

B. TEKST

Nr. I

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

The Hague, 10 February 2015

Treaties Division

MINBUZA-2015.47587

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands presents its compliments to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and, with reference to the Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) concerning the Headquarters of the OPCW of 22 May 1997 as well as to the consultations between the Ministry and the OPCW regarding the registration of interns who have been accepted by the OPCW into its internship programme in the Netherlands, has the honour to propose the following:

  • 1. For the purpose of this Agreement, the following definition of an intern shall apply: An individual who has been accepted by the OPCW into the internship programme of the OPCW and who, on that basis, performs certain tasks for the OPCW. An intern shall in no case fall under the definition of an official of the OPCW.

  • 2. Within eight (8) days after first arrival of an intern in the Netherlands, the OPCW shall request the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to register the intern in accordance with paragraph 3.

  • 3. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall register an intern for the purpose of his/her internship with the OPCW for a maximum period of six months, provided that the OPCW supplies the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a declaration signed by the intern, accompanied by adequate proof, to the effect that:

    • a) the intern entered the Netherlands in accordance with the applicable immigration procedures;

    • b) the intern has sufficient financial means for living expenses and for repatriation, as well as sufficient medical insurance (including coverage of costs of hospitalization for at least the duration of the internship plus one month) and third party liability insurance, and will not be a charge on the public purse of the Netherlands;

    • c) the intern will not work in the Netherlands during his or her internship otherwise than as an intern at the OPCW;

    • d) the intern will not bring any family members to reside with him or her in the Netherlands other than in accordance with the applicable immigration procedures;

    • e) the intern will leave the Netherlands within 14 days after the end of the internship unless he or she is otherwise entitled to stay in the Netherlands in accordance with the applicable immigration legislation.

  • 4. Upon registration of the intern in accordance with paragraph 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall issue an identity card to the intern.

  • 5. The OPCW shall not incur liability for damage resulting from non-fulfilment, by interns registered in accordance with paragraph 3, of the conditions of the declaration referred to in that paragraph.

  • 6. Interns shall not enjoy any privileges or immunities.

  • 7. In exceptional circumstances, the maximum period of six months mentioned in paragraph 3 may be extended once by a maximum period of six months.

  • 8. The OPCW shall notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the final departure of the intern from the Netherlands within eight (8) days after such departure, and shall at the same time return the intern’s identity card.

If this proposal is acceptable to the OPCW, the Ministry suggests that this Note and the OPCW’s affirmative reply to it shall together constitute an Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and OPCW. This Agreement shall be applied provisionally as from the date of such reply and shall enter into force on the day the Kingdom of the Netherlands has notified OPCW in writing that the legal requirements for entry into force have been complied with.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the OPCW the assurances of its highest consideration.

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

The Hague

Nr. II

ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS

The Hague, 10 February 2015

NV/ERD/196156/15

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of the Ministry’s Note MINBUZA-2015.47587, dated 10 February 2015.

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has the honour to inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the proposal as formulated in the Ministry’s Note MINBUZA-2015.47587 of 10 February 2015 is acceptable to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons accordingly agrees that the Ministry’s Note and this reply shall constitute an Agreement between the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This Agreement shall be applied provisionally as from the date of this reply and shall enter into force on the day the Kingdom of the Netherlands has notified the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in writing that the legal requirements for entry into force have been complied with.

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands the assurances of its highest consideration.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Hague

D. PARLEMENT

Het in de nota’s vervatte verdrag behoeft ingevolge artikel 91 van de Grondwet de goedkeuring van de Staten-Generaal, alvorens het Koninkrijk aan het verdrag kan worden gebonden.

F. VOORLOPIGE TOEPASSING

Het in de nota’s vervatte verdrag wordt ingevolge het gestelde in de voorlaatste alinea van de nota’s nr. I en nr. II vanaf 10 februari 2015 voorlopig toegepast.

Wat betreft het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, geldt de voorlopige toepassing alleen voor Nederland (het Europese deel).

G. INWERKINGTREDING

De bepalingen van het in de nota’s vervatte verdrag zullen ingevolge de voorlaatste alinea van de nota’s nr. I en nr. II in werking treden op de dag dat het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden de Organisatie voor het Verbod van Chemische Wapens er schriftelijk van in kennis heeft gesteld dat aan de wettelijke vereisten voor inwerkingtreding is voldaan.

J. VERWIJZINGEN

Titel

:

Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Organisatie voor het Verbod van Chemische Wapens (OVCW) betreffende de zetel van de OVCW;

’s-Gravenhage, 22 mei 1997

Tekst

:

Trb. 1997, 114 (Nederlands, Engels en Frans)

Laatste Trb.

:

Trb. 1997, 228

In overeenstemming met artikel 19, tweede lid, van de Rijkswet goedkeuring en bekendmaking verdragen heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken bepaald dat het in de nota’s vervatte verdrag zal zijn bekendgemaakt in Nederland (het Europese deel) op de dag na de datum van uitgifte van dit Tractatenblad.

Uitgegeven de dertiende februari 2015.

De Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, A.G. KOENDERS

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