Artikel II

1. The Government of Ethiopia in connection with an approved project in the framework of this Agreement shall:
a. exempt the Netherlands personnel from income tax and other fiscal charges on salaries and remunerations paid to them by the Netherlands Government;
b. exempt the Netherlands personnel from paying customs/import duties and other fiscal charges on imports on new or used household and personal effects, imported into Ethiopia within six months of the personnel's arrival - except in special circumstances when that period may be extended-;
c. exempt the Netherlands personnel from paying import duties and other fiscal charges on imports on professional equipment to be used for technical cooperation projects and imported into Ethiopia during the period of their assignment;
d. exempt the Netherlands personnel from customs duties for the purchase from bond of one motor-vehicle within six months of first arrival in Ethiopia, except in special circumstances when that period might be extended or renewed. In case a motor-vehicle is totally damaged or lost the exemption privileges will be repeated on a case by case basis, for one time;
e. grant the Netherlands personnel immunity from legal action in respect of any words spoken or written and in respect of any acts performed by them in their official capacity in relation to their work;
f. exempt the Netherlands personnel and their dependants from national service obligations;
g. offer the Netherlands personnel and their families the necessary repatriation facilities in time of national or international conflicts as may be reasonable under the circumstances;
h. make provisions for the issue of multiple entry and exit visas, free of charge, to the Netherlands personnel and their families, whenever possible before departure from the Netherlands;
i. exempt from import and export duties and other charges on imports or exports of equipment, vehicles and other supplies provided by the Netherlands Government;
j. register experts sent to Ethiopia by the Netherlands Government, provided all data required by the Government of Ethiopia have been submitted and examined by the competent authorities, and the expert has, on the basis of this documentation, been accepted by the Government of Ethiopia;
k. provide the Netherlands personnel with identity documents to assure them of the full assistance of the appropriate authorities of Ethiopia in the performance of their duties;
l. permit, subject to the foreign exchange regulations of Ethiopia, the Netherlands personnel and their families the opening, in Ethiopia, of a non-resident transferable Birr account for their personal use for funds introduced into Ethiopia from external sources. The balance of such accounts shall be freely transferable, provided that such accounts have been fed exclusively from external sources.
2. Any privileged imports under this Agreement if not re-exported from Ethiopia at the time of departure, shall be subject to the payment of customs duties, taxes and related charges if disposed of locally to persons other than those entitled to similar privileges. The re-exported goods shall be exempted from duties and other fiscal charges on exports.