Title: wetten.nl - Regeling - Briefwisseling houdende een verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Naties inzake de workshop van de Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea “covering the region of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea region in support of the third cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects”, te ’s-Gravenhage, Nederland, 28–30 november 2022 - BWBV0006977

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{"title": "wetten.nl - Regeling - Briefwisseling houdende een verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Naties inzake de workshop van de Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea \u201ccovering the region of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea region in support of the third cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects\u201d, te \u2019s-Gravenhage, Nederland, 28\u201330 november 2022 - BWBV0006977", "content": "Briefwisseling houdende een verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde\n                           Naties inzake de workshop van de Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea\n                           \u201ccovering the region of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea\n                           and the Black Sea region in support of the third cycle of the Regular Process for\n                           Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including\n                           Socioeconomic Aspects\u201d, te \u2019s-Gravenhage, Nederland, 28\u201330 november 2022\n\n[Regeling vervallen per 23-11-2023]\n\nUNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS\n\n23 November 2022\n\nReference: Host Agreement The Netherlands RP\n\nExcellency,\n\nI have the honour to refer to the arrangements concerning the organization of a workshop\n                                       covering the region of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and\n                                       the Black Sea region, in support of the third cycle of the Regular Process for Global\n                                       Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic\n                                       Aspects (hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Workshop\u201d). The Workshop falls within the\n                                       scope of the mandate of General Assembly resolution 75/239 (paragraph 311) under which\n                                       it endorses the recommendations adopted by the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole at\n                                       its thirteenth meeting on the programme of work and resource requirements for the\n                                       third cycle of the Regular Process (2021\u20132025).\n\nThe Workshop, organized by the United Nations, represented by the secretariat of the\n                                       Regular Process \u2013 the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of\n                                       Legal Affairs, United Nations (hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe United Nations\u201d) in\n                                       cooperation with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, represented by the Ministry of Infrastructure\n                                       and Water Management (hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Government\u201d), will be held in\n                                       The Hague from 28 \u2013 30\u00a0November 2022.\n\nThe purpose of the Workshop will be to inform the scoping exercise and the development\n                                       of annotated outline(s) of the next assessment(s) to be produced during the third\n                                       cycle of the Regular Process, while raising awareness and provide information on the\n                                       Regular Process, and generate interest from the scientific community in contributing\n                                       to the drafting of the assessment(s).\n\nThe Workshop will be attended by the following participants:\n\na) up to 16 representatives of the United Nations Member States;\n\nb) up to 4 representatives of the Government;\n\nc) up to 2 officials of the United Nations;\n\nd) representatives of the United Nations system;\n\ne) other participants, including representatives from intergovernmental or non-governmental\n                                             organizations or institutions, civil society, subject-matter experts, media, academia,\n                                             think tanks, educational institutions, etc.\n\nThe total number of participants will be approximately 40.\n\nThe final list of participants will be determined by the United Nations in consultation\n                                       with the Government prior to the holding of the Workshop.\n\nIn view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the exceptional need to contain the further\n                                       spreading of the virus, the Workshop may be held in a hybrid format, with in-person\n                                       participation and an online component in the form of remote participation through\n                                       electronic means.\n\nThe Workshop will be conducted in English.\n\nThe United Nations will be responsible for:\n\na) providing support for the planning and running the Workshop, including:\n\n(i) preparation of the programme and appropriate documentation;\n\n(ii) selection of speakers and moderators; and\n\n(iii) support of outreach, advocacy and media coverage activities\n\nb) sending invitations to all participants;\n\nc) selecting participants;\n\nd) arranging and covering the costs related to round-trip air travel, accommodation,\n                                             and daily subsistence allowance in accordance with the prevailing United Nations rates\n                                             of all participants;\n\nThe Government will be responsible for:\n\na) providing local personnel to assist with the planning and necessary administrative,\n                                             logistical and technical support during the Workshop;\n\nb) facilitating required immigration and visa procedures for participants, traveling\n                                             to The Kingdom of the Netherlands;\n\nc) nominating a focal point to assist with organizing the Workshop.\n\nd) providing necessary office equipment and stationery, including a photocopy/printer\n                                             machine and word processing facilities, office supplies (for the use of United Nations\n                                             staff members and administrative personnel), as well as event signs, door signs for\n                                             meeting rooms;\n\ne) procuring and covering the cost of the premises/venue and necessary conference facilities,\n                                             including one meeting room for up to 40 participants and equipped with one data projector,\n                                             one computer with Microsoft PowerPoint, and a lectern with a microphone, as well as\n                                             three break-out conference rooms for up to 10 participants each for the Workshop.\n                                             All rooms will have internet access;\n\nf) arranging and covering the cost of hospitality, including all lunches/coffee breaks;\n\nI wish to propose that the following terms shall apply to the Workshop:\n\na)\n\n(i) The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations adopted by the General Assembly on 13 February 1946 (\u201cthe Convention\u201d), to which\n                                                   The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a party, shall be applicable in respect of the Workshop.\n                                                   In particular, representatives of States shall enjoy the privileges and immunities\n                                                   accorded under Article IV of the Convention. The participants invited by the United Nations shall enjoy the privileges and immunities\n                                                   accorded to experts on mission for the United Nations under Articles VI and VII of the Convention. Officials of the United Nations participating in or performing functions in connection\n                                                   with the Workshop shall enjoy the privileges and immunities provided under Articles V and VII of the Convention. Officials of the Specialized Agencies participating in the Workshop shall be accorded\n                                                   the privileges and immunities provided under Articles VI and VIII of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies, adopted by the General Assembly on 21 November 1947;\n\n(ii) Without prejudice to the provisions of the Convention, all participants and persons performing functions in connection with the Workshop\n                                                   shall enjoy such privileges and immunities, facilities and courtesies as are necessary\n                                                   for the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the Workshop;\n\n(iii) Personnel provided by the Government pursuant to this Agreement shall enjoy immunity\n                                                   from legal process in respect of words spoken or written or any act performed by them\n                                                   in their official capacity in connection with the Workshop.\n\nb) All participants and all persons performing functions in connection with the Workshop\n                                             shall have the right to unimpeded entry to and exit from the Kingdom of Netherlands,\n                                             provided that the general conditions governing the granting of visas are fulfilled.\n                                             It is understood that the Kingdom of Netherlands will facilitate issuance of visas\n                                             for participants, which shall be processed at no cost to the United Nations and as\n                                             speedily as possible.\n\nThe Government shall, at its own expense, furnish such security services as may be\n                                       required to ensure the effective functioning of the Workshop in an atmosphere of security\n                                       and tranquility free from interference of any kind. While such services shall be under\n                                       the direct supervision and control of a senior officer provided by the Government,\n                                       this officer shall work in close cooperation with a designated official of the United\n                                       Nations.\n\nIn the event that circumstances and concerns arise as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic\n                                       whereby the United Nations and the Government mutually agree that the Workshop is\n                                       unable to proceed as scheduled the United Nations and the Government shall consult\n                                       and mutually agree on the settlement of any matters arising as a result of such postponement\n                                       or cancellation of the Workshop and, in the case of a postponement, the Agreement\n                                       shall be applicable and be modified to stipulate the new dates of the Workshop, once\n                                       mutually agreed, by exchange of letters between the United Nations and the Government.\n\nIn the event of a postponement or cancellation of the Workshop pursuant to the preceding\n                                       paragraph, the United Nations shall not be liable to pay or compensate the Government\n                                       for any goods, services or facilities procured, or costs incurred whatsoever, in relation\n                                       to or resulting from the Workshop or pursuant to this Agreement.\n\nThe Government shall be responsible for dealing with any action, claim or other demand\n                                       against the United Nations or its officials and arising out of:\n\na) injury to persons or damage to or loss of property in the Workshop premises/venue\n                                             that are provided by or are under the control of the Government for the Workshop;\n\nb) the employment for the Workshop of personnel provided or arranged by the Government;\n\nc) postponement or cancellation of the Workshop pursuant to the preceding paragraph;\n\nand the Government shall indemnify and hold harmless the United Nations and its officials\n                                       in respect of any such action, claim or other demand.\n\nAny dispute concerning the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement, except\n                                       for a dispute subject to Section 30 of the Convention or to any other applicable agreement, shall, unless the parties otherwise agree,\n                                       be resolved by negotiations or any other agreed mode of settlement. Any such dispute\n                                       that is not settled by negotiations or any other agreed mode of settlement shall be\n                                       submitted at the request of either party for a final decision to a tribunal of three\n                                       arbitrators, one of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary-General of the United\n                                       Nations, one by the Government, and the third, who shall be the Chairperson, by the\n                                       other two arbitrators. If either party does not appoint an arbitrator within three\n                                       months of the other party having notified the name of its arbitrator or if the first\n                                       two arbitrators do not within three months of the appointment or nomination of the\n                                       second one of them appoint the Chairperson, then such arbitrators shall be nominated\n                                       by the President of the International Court of Justice at the request of either party\n                                       to the dispute. Except as otherwise agreed by the parties, the tribunal shall adopt\n                                       its own rules of procedure, provide for the reimbursement of its members and the distribution\n                                       of expenses between the parties, and take all decisions by a two-thirds majority.\n                                       Its decisions on all questions of procedure and substance shall be final and, even\n                                       if rendered in default of one of the parties, be binding on both of them.\n\nI further propose that upon receipt of your Government\u2019s confirmation in writing of\n                                       the above, this exchange of letters shall constitute an Agreement between the United\n                                       Nations and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the holding of the Workshop, which shall\n                                       enter into force on the date of your reply and shall remain in force for the duration\n                                       of the Workshop, and for such additional period as is necessary for its preparation\n                                       and for all matters relating to any of its provisions to be settled. The total duration\n                                       of this Agreement, however, shall not exceed one year which may be extended by mutual\n                                       written agreement of the Parties.\n\nPlease accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.\n\nMIGUEL DE SERPA SOARES\n\nUnder-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel\n\nHer Excellency\n\nMs. Yoka Brandt\n\nPermanent Representative\n\nof the Kingdom of the Netherlands\n\nto the United Nations\n\nNew York\n\n[Regeling vervallen per 23-11-2023]\n\nPERMANENT MISSION OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS TO THE UNITED NATIONS\n\n23 November 2022\n\nNYV/2022/549\n\nDear Mr. De Serpa Soares,\n\nI have the honour to refer to your letter with reference \u201cHost Agreement The Netherlands\n                                       RP\u201d of 23\u00a0November 2022 relating to an Agreement to be concluded between the Kingdom\n                                       of the Netherlands and the United Nations on the holding of a Workshop covering the\n                                       region of the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black\n                                       Sea region, in support of the third cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting\n                                       and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects\n                                       to be held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 28 to 30 November 2022 (hereinafter\n                                       referred to as \u201cthe Workshop\u201d), which reads as follows:\n\n[Red: (Zoals in Nr. I)]\n\nI am authorized by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to state that\n                                       it agrees to the proposals formulated in in your letter of 23\u00a0November 2022 regarding\n                                       the organization of the Workshop.\n\nFurthermore, I am authorized to state that the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands\n                                       considers your letter and this reply as together constituting an Agreement between\n                                       the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Nations in respect\n                                       of the Workshop. The Agreement shall enter into force on the date of this reply and\n                                       shall remain in force for the duration of the event and for such additional period\n                                       as is necessary for its preparation and for all matters relating to any of its provisions\n                                       to be settled. The total duration of this Agreement, however, shall not exceed one\n                                       year which may be extended by mutual written agreement of the Parties.\n\nPlease accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nYOKA BRANDT\n\nAmbassador\n\nPermanent Representative\n\nMr. Miguel de Serpa Soares\n\nUnder-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs\n\nand United Nations Legal Counsel\n\nUnited Nations"}