BWBV0005381
Geldig vanaf 29-03-1998
Artikel 9
Aanvullende Overeenkomst bij het Verdrag tussen de Staten die partij zijn bij het Noordatlantische Verdrag nopens de rechtspositie van hun krijgsmachten, met betrekking tot de in de Bondsrepubliek Duitsland gestationeerde buitenlandse krijgsmachten
1. A licence or other permit issued to a member of a force or of a civilian component by an authority of a sending State empowering the holder to operate service vehicles, vessels or aircraft is valid for the operation of such vehicles, vessels or aircraft in the Federal territory. Driving licences for service vehicles shall also authorise, to the extent that this is permissible under the law of the sending State, the operation of corresponding private vehicles. The authorities of the sending State or of its force shall be empowered on the basis of such driving licences to issue driving licences to operate corresponding private vehicles.
2. A driving licence issued in a sending State empowering the holder to operate private motor vehicles in that State is valid for the operation of such vehicles in the Federal territory by the holder if the latter is a member of a force or of a civilian component or a dependent. The German regulations relating to the period of validity of such driving licence in the Federal territory and to its invalidation by a German administrative authority shall not apply if the holder is in possession of a certificate issued by an authority of the force showing that he is a member of the force or of the; civilian component or a dependent and that he possesses adequate knowledge of German traffic regulations. Such certificate shall be provided with a German translation.
3. a) A member of a force or of a civilian component, or a dependent may, with the approval of the authorities of a force, apply for a German driving licence empowering the holder to operate private motor vehicles. Such licences shall be issued by the competent German authorities in accordance with applicable German regulations.
b) Driver instruction for persons seeking a licence under this paragraph may take place in driving schools operated by the force, provided that the instructors in such schools have professional qualifications in accordance with the regulations of the sending State concerned. Instructors shall possess a certificate issued by the authorities of the force, together with a German translation, allowing them to instruct learner drivers; they shall carry this certificate with them while instructing. Persons who have not been trained as driving instructors may not be engaged in that capacity in a driving school of the force.
c) The content of written and practical driving tests given to persons seeking a driving licence under this paragraph shall be determined by the German authorities after consultation with the authorities of the force. The German authorities shall have the right, after consultation with the authorities of the force, to ensure that the tests are properly administered.
d) Persons who, on the date the Agreement of 18 March 1993 to amend the present Agreement entered into force, had started driving instruction in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 9 as in force immediately prior to that date, or who at the conclusion of their training had not taken a driving test, may continue to be instructed and tested in accordance with the former provisions; they may be issued driving licences in accordance with those provisions.
4. A civil pilot's licence issued to a member of a force or of a civilian component or to a dependent by the authorities of a sending State shall authorize the holder to operate private aircraft in the Federal territory if such licence is based on the Standards and Recommended Practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
5. (a) The authorities of a force shall ensure that the persons operating the service vessels referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, when navigating in inland waters, possess adequate knowledge of the particular waters to be navigated and of the relevant river police regulations.
(b) Only certificates of qualification issued by the competent German civilian authority on the basis of the regulations applicable in the Federal Republic shall be valid for the operation of non-service inland watercraft of the force. Regulations applicable within the scope of international agreements shall remain unaffected.
6. a) The authorities of a force shall withdraw driving licences valid in the Federal territory in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article or certificates mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Article, if there is reasonable doubt concerning the holder's reliability or fitness to operate a motor vehicle. They shall give sympathetic consideration to requests made by the German authorities for the withdrawal of such driving licences or certificates. Driving licences or certificates may be re-issued if this is necessary for urgent military reasons or to enable the holders to leave the Federal territory. The authorities of a force shall notify the German authorities of all withdrawals made in accordance with this sub-paragraph and of all cases where, after such withdrawal, a driving licence or certificate has been reissued.
b) In cases where German courts exercise jurisdiction in accordance with Article VII of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and Articles 17,18 and 19 of the present Agreement, provisions of German criminal law relating to the withdrawal of permission to drive remain applicable with respect to driving licences referred to in the second sentence of paragraph 1 of this Article, to the extent that they apply to the right to operate private motor vehicles, and to the licences referred to in the third sentence of paragraph 1 and in paragraph 2 of this Article. Withdrawal of permission to drive shall be recorded in the driving licence, which shall remain in the possession of the holder.
c) Sub-paragraphs a) and b) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the driving licences issued under paragraph 3 of the version of this Article that was in force until the date the Agreement of 18 March 1993 to amend the present Agreement entered into force.
7. (a) Sub-paragraph a) of paragraph 6 of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the pilot's licences referred to in paragraph 4.
(b) At the request of the German authorities, the authorities of the force shall take such action as may be necessary vis-a-vis holders of the pilot's licences valid in the Federal territory in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article who fail to observe air traffic rules.
2. A driving licence issued in a sending State empowering the holder to operate private motor vehicles in that State is valid for the operation of such vehicles in the Federal territory by the holder if the latter is a member of a force or of a civilian component or a dependent. The German regulations relating to the period of validity of such driving licence in the Federal territory and to its invalidation by a German administrative authority shall not apply if the holder is in possession of a certificate issued by an authority of the force showing that he is a member of the force or of the; civilian component or a dependent and that he possesses adequate knowledge of German traffic regulations. Such certificate shall be provided with a German translation.
3. a) A member of a force or of a civilian component, or a dependent may, with the approval of the authorities of a force, apply for a German driving licence empowering the holder to operate private motor vehicles. Such licences shall be issued by the competent German authorities in accordance with applicable German regulations.
b) Driver instruction for persons seeking a licence under this paragraph may take place in driving schools operated by the force, provided that the instructors in such schools have professional qualifications in accordance with the regulations of the sending State concerned. Instructors shall possess a certificate issued by the authorities of the force, together with a German translation, allowing them to instruct learner drivers; they shall carry this certificate with them while instructing. Persons who have not been trained as driving instructors may not be engaged in that capacity in a driving school of the force.
c) The content of written and practical driving tests given to persons seeking a driving licence under this paragraph shall be determined by the German authorities after consultation with the authorities of the force. The German authorities shall have the right, after consultation with the authorities of the force, to ensure that the tests are properly administered.
d) Persons who, on the date the Agreement of 18 March 1993 to amend the present Agreement entered into force, had started driving instruction in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 9 as in force immediately prior to that date, or who at the conclusion of their training had not taken a driving test, may continue to be instructed and tested in accordance with the former provisions; they may be issued driving licences in accordance with those provisions.
4. A civil pilot's licence issued to a member of a force or of a civilian component or to a dependent by the authorities of a sending State shall authorize the holder to operate private aircraft in the Federal territory if such licence is based on the Standards and Recommended Practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
5. (a) The authorities of a force shall ensure that the persons operating the service vessels referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, when navigating in inland waters, possess adequate knowledge of the particular waters to be navigated and of the relevant river police regulations.
(b) Only certificates of qualification issued by the competent German civilian authority on the basis of the regulations applicable in the Federal Republic shall be valid for the operation of non-service inland watercraft of the force. Regulations applicable within the scope of international agreements shall remain unaffected.
6. a) The authorities of a force shall withdraw driving licences valid in the Federal territory in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article or certificates mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Article, if there is reasonable doubt concerning the holder's reliability or fitness to operate a motor vehicle. They shall give sympathetic consideration to requests made by the German authorities for the withdrawal of such driving licences or certificates. Driving licences or certificates may be re-issued if this is necessary for urgent military reasons or to enable the holders to leave the Federal territory. The authorities of a force shall notify the German authorities of all withdrawals made in accordance with this sub-paragraph and of all cases where, after such withdrawal, a driving licence or certificate has been reissued.
b) In cases where German courts exercise jurisdiction in accordance with Article VII of the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and Articles 17,18 and 19 of the present Agreement, provisions of German criminal law relating to the withdrawal of permission to drive remain applicable with respect to driving licences referred to in the second sentence of paragraph 1 of this Article, to the extent that they apply to the right to operate private motor vehicles, and to the licences referred to in the third sentence of paragraph 1 and in paragraph 2 of this Article. Withdrawal of permission to drive shall be recorded in the driving licence, which shall remain in the possession of the holder.
c) Sub-paragraphs a) and b) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the driving licences issued under paragraph 3 of the version of this Article that was in force until the date the Agreement of 18 March 1993 to amend the present Agreement entered into force.
7. (a) Sub-paragraph a) of paragraph 6 of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the pilot's licences referred to in paragraph 4.
(b) At the request of the German authorities, the authorities of the force shall take such action as may be necessary vis-a-vis holders of the pilot's licences valid in the Federal territory in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article who fail to observe air traffic rules.
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