Art. 7 Overeenkomst tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Europese Octrooiorganisatie betreffende het onderdeel van het Europees Octrooibureau in 's-Gravenhage, inclusief Afzonderlijke overeenkomst, Work permit, residence permit, compulsory registration

Overeenkomst tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Europese Octrooiorganisatie betreffende het onderdeel van het Europees Octrooibureau in 's-Gravenhage, inclusief Afzonderlijke overeenkomst

1. Employees of the Office exercising their functions in the Netherlands:

a. shall not require a work permit;

b. shall not require a residence permit, and shall not be subject to the provisions governing aliens’ registration, provided that they hold the personal identity card referred to in Article 8; the same shall apply to members of their family forming part of their household;

c. shall not be subject to the application of the regulations regarding the registration of religious denomination in the Netherlands population registers; the same shall apply to members of their family forming part of their household.

2. Members of the family forming part of the household of an employee of the Office, as defined in paragraph 1 of the Separate Agreement, shall not require a work permit for the duration of the employee’s employment with the Office.

3. The rights granted to employees of the Office during their period of employment and to the members of their family forming part of their household shall expire on the employees’ final departure or on expiry of a reasonable period as referred to in Article 39, paragraphs 2 and 3, of the Vienna Convention, such period being counted from the date on which the employees relinquish their duties or the family members cease to form part of their household.

4. Notwithstanding paragraph 3, former employees of the Office and members of their family forming or having formed part of their household shall be entitled to a right of residence in the Netherlands in conformity with the Netherlands’ aliens legislation. For the purpose of acquiring residence rights under the Netherlands’ aliens legislation, any period of legitimate stay in the Netherlands, either as a privileged person or under the aliens legislation, accrued either before or during the employment of the employee concerned with the branch, shall be recognised and counted.