Treaty

Agreement on the Status of Western European Union, National Representatives and International Staff

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party Reservations / Declarations Objections
Italy Yes No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Yes No

Italy

11-05-1955

At the time of signing the Agreement on the Status of Western European Union, National Representatives and International Staff, I have the honour to inform you that, according to the Italian Government's interpretation of Article 4, Part II, the immunity from every form of legal process provided for therein shall be granted to Western European Union in so far as such immunity is granted to foreign countries under international law.
In addition, according to the Italian Government's interpretation of Article 12, Part IV, the privileges, immunities, exemptions and other facilities referred to therein shall be granted to Italian officials subject to the restrictions applicable, under international law, to diplomats of Italian nationality.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

11-05-1955

The nationals of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands may not avail themselves of the provisions of the present Agreement to claim in the territory of one of these aforementioned Powers any exemption which they do not enjoy in their own territory with respect to duties, taxes and other dues which have been or will be standardised by virtue of conventions which have been or will be concluded for the purposes of bringing about the Economic Union of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

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