Verdrag inzake de Status van Zendingen en Vertegenwoordigers van derde Staten bij de Noordatlantische Verdragsorganisatie

For the purpose of the present Agreement:
“Organization” means:
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
“Member State” means:
A State party to the North Atlantic Treaty done in Washington on 4th April 1949;
“Third State” means:
A State which is not a party to the North Atlantic Treaty done in Washington on 4th April 1949, and which has accepted the invitation to the Partnership for Peace and subscribed to the Partnership for Peace Framework Document, is a Member State of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council or is any other State invited by the North Atlantic Council to establish a mission to the Organization.

a). The Member State in whose territory the Organization has its Headquarters shall accord to the missions of Third States to the Organization and the members of their staff the immunities and privileges accorded to diplomatic missions and their staff;
b). In addition, the Member State in whose territory the Organization has its Headquarters shall accord the customary immunities and privileges to the representatives of Third States, on temporary mission, who are not covered by paragraph (a) of the present Article, while present in its territory for the purpose of ensuring the representation of Third States in relation to the proceedings of the Organization.

a). The present Agreement shall be open for signature by Member States and shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium which shall notify all signatory States of the deposit of each such instrument;
b). As soon as two or more signatory States, including the Member State in whose territory the Organization has its Headquarters, have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval, the present Agreement shall come into force in respect of those States. It shall come into force in respect of each other signatory State on the date of the deposit of its instrument.

a). The present Agreement may be denounced by any contracting State by giving written notification of denunciation to the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium which shall notify all signatory States of each such notification;
b). The denunciation shall take effect one year after the receipt of the notification by the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium.