Artikel 7

1. The Republic of Bulgaria shall grant immunity to Personnel from legal action in respect of any act or omission or any words spoken or written in their official capacity.
2. The Republic of Bulgaria shall hold harmless the Kingdom of the Netherlands for contractual civil liability for Projects and Programmes and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Kingdom of the Netherlands and members of Personnel for extra-contractual civil liability arising from any act or omission to act on the part of the Netherlands Party and Personnel connected with the implementation of the obligations resulting from the Projects and Programmes referred to in Article 1 of this Agreement, which causes the death of or physical injury to a third party or damage to the property of a third party, in so far as this liability is not covered by insurance. The Republic of Bulgaria shall abstain from making any claim or undertaking any action to enforce extra-contractual civil liability unless such liability derives from wilful misconduct or is a result of gross negligence, while acting or failing to act.
3. If the Republic of Bulgaria holds harmless the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Personnel against a claim or extra-contractual civil liability in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, the Republic of Bulgaria may exercise all rights to which the Kingdom of the Netherlands or Personnel are entitled.