Vabariigi Valitsus — Eesti Vabariigi ja Madalmaade Kuningriigi leping Europoli juurde lähetatud sideohvitseri kohta — RT II, 2003, 29, 143

Vabariigi Valitsuse 23.07.2002 korraldus nr 482 lepingu eelnõu heakskiitmise kohta Välisministeeriumi teadaanne välislepingu jõustumise kohta Sõlmitud nootide vahetamise teel 14. novembril 2002. a, jõustunud 1. oktoobril 2003. a Madalmaade Kuningriigi Välisministeerium avaldab oma lugupidamist Eesti Vabariigi Suursaatkonnale ja tal on au, viidates Eesti Vabariigi ja Euroopa Politseiameti vahelisele lepingule 10. oktoobrist 2001 (edaspidi leping) ja võttes arvesse Euroopa Liidu lepingu artiklil K.3 põhineva Euroopa Politseiameti loomise konventsiooni (Europoli konventsioon, 26. juuli 1995) artikli 41 lõiget 2, teha ettepanek, et Europoli juurde lähetatud sideohvitseride ülesannete nõuetekohaseks täitmiseks vajalikud eesõigused ja puutumatus, millele on viidatud lepingu artikli 14 lõikes 1 ja lisa 3 artikli 2 lõikes 1, lepitakse kokku käesoleva noodi lisa kohaselt. Juhul kui ettepanek on Eesti Vabariigi Suursaatkonnale vastuvõetav, teeb Välisministeerium ettepaneku, et käesolev noot ja Eesti Vabariigi Suursaatkonna kinnitav noot moodustavad Madalmaade Kuningriigi ja Eesti Vabariigi vahelise lepingu, mida kohaldatakse ajutiselt päevast, mil Välisministeerium on kinnitava noodi kätte saanud, ja mis jõustub teise kuu esimesel päeval, mis järgneb päevale, mil Madalmaade Kuningriik ja Eesti Vabariik on teineteist teavitanud jõustumiseks vajalike nõuete täitmisest. Välisministeerium kasutab võimalust avaldamaks veelkord oma sügavaimat lugupidamist Eesti Vabariigi Suursaatkonnale. Haag, 14. november 2002. LISA 1. Mõisted Lepingus tähendab: a) «sideohvitser» Europoli juurde vastavalt lepingu artiklile 14 lähetatud ametnikku; b) «valitsus» Madalmaade Kuningriigi valitsust; c) «vastuvõtva riigi ametiasutused» lähtuvalt Madalmaade Kuningriigi seadustest ja tavadest vastavalt kas riiklikke, omavalitsuse või teisi ametiasutusi; d) «lähetav riik» Eesti Vabariiki; e) «sideohvitseri arhiiv» kõiki sideohvitserile kuuluvaid või tema käsutuses olevaid protokolle, kirju, dokumente, käsikirju, arvuti- ja meediaandmeid, fotosid, filme, video- ja helisalvestisi või muid materjale, mis lähetava riigi ja valitsuse ühisel arvamusel moodustavad sideohvitseri arhiivi osa. 2. Eesõigused ja puutumatus 1. Lepingu kohaselt on sideohvitseril ja temaga ühises majapidamises elaval perekonnaliikmel, kellel ei ole Hollandi kodakondsust, Madalmaade Kuningriigis ja suhetes Madalmaade Kuningriigiga samad eesõigused ja puutumatus, mis on 18. aprilli 1961. aasta diplomaatiliste suhete Viini konventsiooniga antud diplomaatilise korpuse liikmetele. 2. Lõikes 1 nimetatud isikutele antud puutumatus ei laiene: i) nimetatud isiku poolt kolmandale isikule liiklusõnnetuse tagajärjel tekitatud kahju, sealhulgas tervisekahjustuse või surma põhjustamisega tekitatud kahju väljanõudmisele tsiviilkohtumenetluse korras; või ii) tsiviil- ja kriminaaljurisdiktsioonile väljaspool nimetatud isikute tööülesandeid toimepandud tegude suhtes. 3. Diplomaatilise korpuse liikmetele kohaldatavad Viini konventsioonist tulenevad lähetavate riikide ja nende personali kohustused laienevad ka lõikes 1 nimetatud isikutele. 3. Riiki sisenemine, seal viibimine ja sealt lahkumine 1. Vajaduse korral lihtsustab valitsus sideohvitseri ja temaga ühises majapidamises elavate perekonnaliikmete riiki sisenemist, riigis viibimist ja riigist lahkumist. 2. Käesolev artikkel ei välista nõuet esitada mõistlikke tõendeid, mis aitavad kindlaks teha, et selle artikli kohast kohtlemist taotlevad isikud kuuluvad lõikes 1 esitatud isikute hulka. 3. Vajalikud viisad antakse käesolevas artiklis nimetatud isikutele tasuta ja nii kiiresti kui võimalik. 4. Tööhõive Sideohvitseriga ühises majapidamises perekonnaliikmed, kes ei ole Euroopa Liidu liikmesriigi kodanikud, on sideohvitseri töölähetuse ajaks vabastatud tööloa saamise kohustusest. 5. Arhiivi puutumatus Sideohvitseri arhiiv on puutumatu, sõltumata selle asukohast ja valdajast. 6. Isikukaitse Et tagada sideohvitseri, aga ka temaga ühises majapidamises elavate perekonnaliikmete, kelle julgeolek on sideohvitseri Europoli juures täidetavate ülesannete tõttu ohustatud, turvalisus ja kaitse, võtavad vastuvõtva riigi ametiasutused lähetava riigi nõudmisel kõik siseriiklike seadustega kooskõlas olevad mõistlikud meetmed. 7. Sidepidamise võimalused ja puutumatus 1. Valitsus võimaldab sideohvitseril vabalt ning eraldi loata pidada ametialast sidet ja kaitseb sideohvitseri sellekohast õigust. Sideohvitseril on õigus kasutada koode ning saata ja vastu võtta ametlikke kirju ja muid ametlikke teateid, kasutades kullerit või pitseeritud postikotte, mille kohta kehtivad samad eesõigused ja puutumatus kui diplomaatiliste kullerite ja postikottide kohta. 2. Järgides 6. novembri 1982. aasta rahvusvahelise elekterside konventsiooni, kehtivad sideohvitseri ametialase sidepidamise kohta samaväärsed tingimused kui need, mis Madalmaade Kuningriigis kehtivad rahvusvaheliste organisatsioonide või valitsuse kohta sidepidamisel posti, kaabelside, telegraafi, teleksi, raadio, televisiooni, telefoni, faksi, satelliitside või muul teel. 8. Teavitamine 1. Lähetav riik teatab valitsusele kohe sideohvitseri nime, tema saabumisest ja lõplikust lahkumisest või töölähetuse lõppemisest, samuti sideohvitseriga ühises majapidamises elavate perekonnaliikmete saabumisest ja lõplikust lahkumisest ning vajaduse korral asjaolust, et isik ei ela enam sideohvitseriga ühises majapidamises. 2. Valitsus väljastab sideohvitserile ja temaga ühises majapidamises elavatele perekonnaliikmetele fotoga varustatud ID-kaardi. ID-kaarti kasutatakse selle omaniku identifitseerimiseks suhetes vastuvõtva riigi kõigi ametiasutustega. 9. Vaidluste lahendamine 1. Lepingu tõlgendamist ja kohaldamist käsitlev valitsuse ja lähetava riigi vaheline vaidlus või sideohvitseri või lähetava riigi ning valitsuse suhteid mõjutav muu küsimus, mida ei ole lahendatud sõbralikul kokkuleppel, esitatakse lähetava riigi või valitsuse taotlusel lõpliku otsuse tegemiseks kolmest vahekohtunikust koosnevasse kohtusse. Kumbki pool nimetab ühe vahekohtuniku. Kolmanda vahekohtuniku, kellest saab kohtu esimees, valivad kaks esimest vahekohtunikku. 2. Kui üks pooltest ei nimeta vahekohtunikku teise poole asjakohasele taotlusele järgneva kahe kuu jooksul, võib teine pool pöörduda vahekohtuniku nimetamiseks Euroopa Kohtu presidendi või tema äraolekul asepresidendi poole. 3. Kui kaks esimest vahekohtunikku ei jõua kolmanda suhtes kokkuleppele nende nimetamisele järgneva kahe kuu jooksul, võib kumbki pool pöörduda vahekohtuniku nimetamiseks Euroopa Kohtu presidendi või tema äraolekul asepresidendi poole. 4. Kui pooled ei lepi kokku teisiti, kehtestab vahekohus oma töökorra ise. 5. Vahekohus teeb otsuse häälteenamusega. Häälte võrdse jagunemise korral on otsustav esimehe hääl. Vahekohtu otsus on lõplik ja vaidluspoolte jaoks siduv. 10. Territoriaalne ulatus Madalmaade Kuningriigi kohta kehtib leping üksnes kuningriigi Euroopa osas. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA AND THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS [ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE LIAISON OFFICERS AT EUROPOL] Treaties Division Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken DJZ/VE-1042/02 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia and has the honour to propose, with reference to the Co-operation Agreement between the Republic of Estonia and the European Police Office of 10 October 2001 (hereinafter “the Agreement”), and in view of Article 41, paragraph 2 of the Convention based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention, 26 July 1995), that the privileges and immunities necessary for the proper performance of the tasks of the liaison officers at Europol referred to in Article 14, paragraph 1 and Annex 3, Article 2, paragraph 1 of the Agreement, be agreed upon as set out in the Attachment. If this proposal is acceptable to the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposes that this note and the affirmative note of the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia shall constitute an Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Estonia, which shall be applied provisionally from the day on which this affirmative note has been received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and which shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Estonia have informed each other that the formalities required for the entry into force have been complied with. The Ministry avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy the assurances of its highest consideration. The Hague, 14 November 2002. ATTACHMENT 1. Definitions In this Agreement: a. “Liaison officer” means: any official stationed at Europol in accordance with Article 14 of the Agreement; b. “Government” means the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; c. “Host State authorities” means such State, municipal or other authorities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as may be appropriate in the context of and in accordance with the laws and customs applicable in the Kingdom of the Netherlands; d. “Sending State” means the Republic of Estonia; e. “Archives of the liaison officer” means all records, correspondence, documents, manuscripts, computer and media data, photographs, films, video and sound recordings belonging to or held by the liaison officer, and any other similar material which in the unanimous opinion of the Sending State and the Government forms part of the archives of the liaison officer. 2. Privileges and immunities 1. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the liaison officer and members of his family who form part of his household and do not possess Dutch nationality, shall enjoy in and vis-à-vis the Kingdom of the Netherlands the same privileges and immunities as are conferred on members of the diplomatic staff by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961. 2. The immunity granted to persons mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not extend to either: i) civil action by a third party for damages, including personal injury or death, arising from a traffic accident caused by any such person; or ii) criminal and civil jurisdiction over acts performed outside the course of their official duties. 3. The obligations of Sending States and their personnel that apply under the Vienna Convention to members of the diplomatic staff, shall apply to the persons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. Entry, stay and departure 1. The Government shall facilitate, if necessary, the entry, stay and departure of the liaison officer and members of his family forming part of the household. 2. This Article shall not prevent the requirement of reasonable evidence to establish that persons claiming the treatment provided for under this Article come within the classes described in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. Visas which may be required by persons referred to in this Article shall be granted without charge and as promptly as possible. 4. Employment Members of the family forming part of the household of the liaison officer not having the nationality of an EU Sending State shall be exempt from the obligation to obtain working permits for the duration of the secondment of the liaison officer. 5. Inviolability of archives The archives of the liaison officer wherever located and by whomsoever held shall be inviolable. 6. Personal Protection The Host State authorities shall, if so requested by the Sending State, take all reasonable steps in accordance with their national laws to ensure the necessary safety and protection of the liaison officer, as well as members of his family who form part of his household, whose security is endangered due to the performance of the tasks of the liaison officer at Europol. 7. Facilities and immunities in respect of communication 1. The Government shall permit the liaison officer to communicate freely and without a need for special permission, for all official purposes, and shall protect the right of the liaison officer to do so. The liaison officer shall have the right to use codes and to dispatch and receive official correspondence and other official communications by courier or in sealed bags which shall be subject to the same privileges and immunities as diplomatic couriers and bags. 2. The liaison officer shall, as far as may be compatible with the International Telecommunications Convention of 6 November 1982, for his official communications enjoy treatment not less favourable than that accorded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands to any international organisation or government, in the matter of priorities for communication by mail, cable, telegraph, telex, radio, television, telephone, fax, satellite, or other means. 8. Notification 1. The Sending State shall promptly notify the Government of the name of the liaison officer, his arrival and his final departure or the termination of his secondment as well as the arrival and final departure of the members of the family forming part of the household and, where appropriate, the fact that a person has ceased to form part of the household. 2. The Government shall issue to the liaison officer and members of his family forming part of the household, an identification card bearing the photograph of the holder. This card shall serve to identify the holder in relation to all Host State authorities. 9. Settlement of Disputes 1. Any dispute between the Sending State and the Government concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement, or any question affecting the liaison officer or the relationship between the Sending State and the Government which is not settled amicably, shall be referred for final decision to a tribunal of three arbitrators, at the request of the Sending State or the Government. Each party shall appoint one arbitrator. The third, who shall be chairman of the tribunal, is to be chosen by the first two arbitrators. 2. If one of the parties fails to appoint an arbitrator within two months following a request from the other party to make such an appointment, the other party may request the President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities or in his absence the Vice-President, to make such an appointment. 3. Should the first two arbitrators fail to agree upon the third within two months following their appointment, either party may request the President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, or in his absence the Vice-President, to make such appointment. 4. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the tribunal shall determine its own procedure. 5. The tribunal shall reach its decision by a majority of votes. The Chairman shall have a casting vote. The decision shall be final and binding on the Parties to the dispute. 10. Territorial scope With respect to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this Agreement shall apply to the part of the Kingdom in Europe only. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of the Republic of Estonia Kingdom of the Netherlands The Hague The Hague No 1-2/97 The Embassy of the Republic of Estonia 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 DJZ/VE-1042/02 of 14 November 2002, which reads as follows: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia and has the honour to propose, with reference to the Co-operation Agreement between the Republic of Estonia and the European Police Office of 10 October 2001 (hereinafter “the Agreement”), and in view of Article 41, paragraph 2 of the Convention based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention, 26 July 1995), that the privileges and immunities necessary for the proper performance of the tasks of the liaison officers at Europol referred to in Article 14, paragraph 1 and Annex 3, Article 2, paragraph 1 of the Agreement, be agreed upon as set out in the Attachment. If this proposal is acceptable to the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposes that this note and the affirmative note of the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia shall constitute an Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Estonia, which shall be applied provisionally from the day on which this affirmative note has been received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and which shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Estonia have informed each other that the formalities required for the entry into force have been complied with. The Ministry avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy the assurances of its highest consideration.” The Embassy of the Republic of Estonia has the honour to inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the proposal is acceptable to the Embassy. The Embassy accordingly agrees that the Ministry’s Note and this reply shall constitute an Agreement between the Republic of Estonia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Embassy of the Republic of Estonia 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. The Hague, November 14, 2002. ATTACHMENT 1. Definitions In this Agreement: a. “Liaison officer” means: any official stationed at Europol in accordance with Article 14 of the Agreement; b. “Government” means the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; c. “Host State authorities” means such State, municipal or other authorities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as may be appropriate in the context of and in accordance with the laws and customs applicable in the Kingdom of the Netherlands; d. “Sending State” means the Republic of Estonia; e. “Archives of the liaison officer” means all records, correspondence, documents, manuscripts, computer and media data, photographs, films, video and sound recordings belonging to or held by the liaison officer, and any other similar material which in the unanimous opinion the Sending State and, the Government forms part of the archives of the liaison officer. 2. Privileges and immunities 1. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the liaison officer and members of his family who form part of his household and do not possess Dutch nationality, shall enjoy in and vis-à-vis the Kingdom of the Netherlands the same privileges and immunities as are conferred on members of the diplomatic staff by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961. 2. The immunity granted to persons mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not extend to either: i) civil action by a third party for damages, including personal injury or death, arising from a traffic accident caused by any such person; or ii) criminal and civil jurisdiction over acts performed outside the course of their official duties. 3. The obligations of Sending States and their personnel that apply under the Vienna Convention to members of the diplomatic staff, shall apply to the persons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. Entry, stay and departure 1. The Government shall facilitate, if necessary, the entry, stay and departure of the liaison officer and members of his family forming part of the household. 2. This Article shall not prevent the requirement of reasonable evidence to establish that persons claiming the treatment provided for under this Article come within the classes described in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. Visas which may be required by persons referred to in this Article shall be granted without charge and as promptly as possible. 4. Employment Members of the family forming part of the household of the liaison officer not having the nationality of an EU Sending State shall be exempt from the obligation to obtain working permits for the duration of the secondment of the liaison officer. 5. Inviolability of archives The archives of the liaison officer wherever located and by whomsoever held shall be inviolable. 6. Personal Protection The Host State authorities shall, if so requested by the Sending State, take all reasonable steps in accordance with their national laws to ensure the necessary safety and protection of the liaison officer, as well as members of his family who form part of his household, whose security is endangered due to the performance of the tasks of the liaison officer at Europol. 7. Facilities and immunities in respect of communication 1. The Government shall permit the liaison officer to communicate freely and without a need for special permission, for all official purposes, and shall protect the right of the liaison officer to do so. The liaison officer shall have the right to use codes and to dispatch and receive official correspondence and other official communications by courier or in sealed bags which shall be subject to the same privileges and immunities as diplomatic couriers and bags. 2. The liaison officer shall, as far as may be compatible with the International Telecommunications Convention of 6 November 1982, for his official communications enjoy treatment not less favourable than that accorded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands to any international organisation or government, in the matter of priorities for communication by mail, cable, telegraph, telex, radio, television, telephone, fax, satellite, or other means. 8. Notification 1. The Sending State shall promptly notify the Government of the name of the liaison officer, his arrival and his final departure or the termination of his secondment as well as the arrival and final departure of the members of the family forming part of the household and, where appropriate, the fact that a person has ceased to form part of the household. 2. The Government shall issue to the liaison officer and members of his family forming part of the household, an identification card bearing the photograph of the holder. This card shall serve to identify the holder in relation to all Host State authorities. 9. Settlement of Disputes 1. Any dispute between the Sending State and the Government concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement, or any question affecting the liaison officer or the relationship between the Sending State and the Government which is not settled amicably, shall be referred for final decision to a tribunal of three arbitrators, at the request of the Sending State or the Government. Each party shall appoint one arbitrator. The third, who shall be chairman of the tribunal, is to be chosen by the first two arbitrators. 2. If one of the parties fails to appoint an arbitrator within two months following a request from the other party to make such an appointment, the other party may request the President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities or in his absence the Vice-President, to make such an appointment. 3. Should the first two arbitrators fail to agree upon the third within two months following their appointment, either party may request the President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, or in his absence the Vice-President, to make such appointment. 4. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the tribunal shall determine its own procedure. 5. The tribunal shall reach its decision by a majority of votes. The Chairman shall have a casting vote. The decision shall be final and binding on the Parties to the dispute. 10. Territorial scope With respect to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this Agreement shall apply to the part of the Kingdom in Europe only.