18 JUIN 2014. - Loi portant assentiment à l'Accord entre le Royaume de Belgique et la République d'Albanie, la Bosnie-et-Herzégovine, la République de Croatie, l'ancienne République Yougoslave de Macédoine, la République de Moldavie, le Monténégro, la République de Serbie et la « United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo » agissant au nom du Kosovo conformément à la résolution 1244 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies sur les privilèges et immunités du Secrétariat du « Central European Free Trade Agreement », signé à Bruxelles le 26 juin 2008 (1) (2) (3)
PHILIPPE, Roi des Belges,
A tous, présents et à venir, Salut.
Les Chambres ont adopté et Nous sanctionnons ce qui suit :
Article 1er. La présente loi règle une matière visée à l'article 77 de la Constitution.
Art. 2. L'Accord entre le Royaume de Belgique et la République d'Albanie, la Bosnie-et-Herzégovine, la République de Croatie, l'ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine, la République de Moldavie, le Monténégro, la République de Serbie et la United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo agissant au nom du Kosovo conformément à la résolution 1244 du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies sur les privilèges et immunités du Secrétariat du Central European Free Trade Agreement, signé à Bruxelles le 26 juin 2008, sortira son plein et entier effet.
Art. 3. La présente loi produit ses effets le 26 juin 2008.
Promulguons la présente loi, ordonnons qu'elle soi revêtue du sceau de l'Etat et publiée par le Moniteur belge.
Donné à Bruxelles, le 18 juin 2014.
PHILIPPE
Par le Roi :
Le Vice-Premier Ministre et Ministre des Affaires étrangères,
D. REYNDERS
La Vice-Première Ministre et Ministre de l'Intérieur,
Mme J. MILQUET
La Vice-Première Ministre et Ministre des Affaires sociales et de la Santé publique,
Mme L. ONKELINX
La Ministre de la Justice,
Mme A. TURTELBOOM
Le Ministre des Finances,
K. GEENS
Scellé du sceau de l'Etat :
La Ministre de la Justice,
Mme A. TURTELBOOM
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Notes
(1) Sénat (www.senate.be) :
Documents : 5-2760
Annales du Sénat : 03/04/2014
Chambre des représentants (www.lachambre.be) :
Documents : 53-3540
Compte rendu intégral : 23/04/2014.
(2) Voir Décret de la Communauté flamande/la Région flamande du 18 décembre 2009 (Moniteur belge du 27 janvier 2010), Décret de la Communauté française du 31 mai 20,12 (Moniteur belge du 11 juillet 2012 - Ed. 2), Décret de la Communauté germanophone du 19 avril 2010 (Moniteur belge du' 19 mai 2010), Décret de la Région wallonne du 21 juin 2012 (Moniteur belge du 2 juillet 2012), Ordonnance de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale du 17 juin 2010 (Moniteur belge du 30 juin 2010 - Ed. 2).
(3) Etats liés.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM AND THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND THE UNITED NATIONS INTERIM ADMINISTRATION MISSION IN KOSOVO ON BEHALF OF KOSOVO IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1244 ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE SECRETARIAT OF THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
(hereinafter referred to as « Belgium » on the one side)
and
THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND THE UNITED NATIONS INTERIM ADMINISTRATION MISSION IN KOSOVO ON BEHALF OF KOSOVO IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1244,
(hereinafter referred to as « THE CEFTA PARTIES », on the other side)
HAVING regard to Articles 40, 41 and 42 of Annex 1 to the Agreement on the Amendment of and the Accession to the Central European Free Trade Agreement done in Bucharest on 19 december 2006 (hereinafter « CEFTA 2006 »), establishing a Joint Committee composed of the representatives of the CEFTA Parties;
CONSIDERING in particular Article 40.2 of Annex 1 to CEFTA 2006 according to which the Joint Committee will be supported by a permanent secretariat, located in Brussels, and will decide on the functions and administrative rules of the secretariat;
CONSIDERING Article 5 of Decision No 7/2007 of the Joint Committee of the Central European Free Trade Agreement, adopted on september 28, 2007, on the legal status of the secretariat, and in particular its paragraph 3 according to which the CEFTA Parties will negotiate and conclude a « headquarters » or similar agreement with the host country;
WISHING to conclude such an agreement to determine the privileges and immunities necessary for the functioning of the secretariat of the Central European Free Trade Agreement and for the successful accomplishment of the mission of its staff,
HAVE AGREED as follows :
CHAPTER I
Personality, privileges and immunities of the secretariat
ARTICLE 1
For the purpose of this Agreement :
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« Host Country » means the Kingdom of Belgium;
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« CEFTA Parties » means the Parties of the Agreement on Amendment of and the Accession to the Central European Free Trade Agreement, done at Bucharest on 19 december 2006;
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« Secretariat » means the Secretariat of the Central European Free Trade Agreement pursuant to the Article 40.2 and Article 41.5 of Annex 1 to the Agreement on the Amendment of and the Accession to the Central European Free Trade Agreement;
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« Director » means a person appointed as the Head of the Secretariat of the Central European Free Trade Agreement;
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« Staff » means the members of the Secretariat as notified to the Protocol Service of the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs in accordance with Article 19.3 of this agreement.
ARTICLE 2
The Secretariat shall have international legal personality and capacity. The Secretariat will have such legal capacity as is necessary for the exercise of its functions, including the capacity to conclude contracts, to acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property and to institute and participate in legal proceedings.
ARTICLE 3
The Secretariat, as well as its properties and assets used for the exercising of the official functions of the Secretariat, shall enjoy legal immunity except where expressly renounced by the Secretariat.
ARTICLE 4
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The properties and assets of the Secretariat used for the exercising of its official functions may not be subject to any form of requisition, confiscation, sequestration nor to any other form of seizure or constraint.
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Should any form of expropriation be necessary, all appropriate action will be taken to prevent the exercising of the functions of the Secretariat being impeded in any way. In this case Belgium will give its assistance to enable relocation of the Secretariat.
ARTICLE 5
The archives of the Secretariat, and, in a general way, all documents of the Secretariat or those held by it shall be inviolable.
ARTICLE 6
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The premises used exclusively for the exercising of the official functions of the Secretariat are inviolable. Permission by the representative of the Secretariat shall be required for access to its premises.
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This permission, however, shall be assumed to be given in case of emergencies requiring prompt protective action.
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Belgium shall take all appropriate measures to prevent invasion or damage to the Secretariat premises, to prevent the peace of the Secretariat being disturbed or its dignity being diminished in any way.
ARTICLE 7
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Without prejudice to the international provisions and to the relevant provisions of the European Community the Secretariat may hold in Belgium currency of any kind and operate accounts in all currencies insofar as necessary for the execution of operations corresponding to its aim.
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Belgium undertakes to grant the Secretariat all authorisations necessary to freely transfer, according to the modalities provided for in the applicable national regulations and international agreements, funds necessary for the setting up and operation of the Secretariat.
ARTICLE 8
The Secretariat, its properties, its incomes and other goods destined for its official use shall be exempt from all direct taxes.
ARTICLE 9
When the Secretariat makes substantial purchases of movable or immovable goods or has substantial services performed that are strictly necessary for the exercising of its official activities and where the price includes indirect taxes or VAT, appropriate measures shall be taken whenever possible with a view to the remission or reimbursement of the amount of these taxes.
ARTICLE 10
No exemption from direct and indirect taxes shall be granted for incomes of the Secretariat which originate from an industrial or commercial activity exercised by the Secretariat or by one of its members for the Secretariat.
ARTICLE 11
The Secretariat shall be exempt of all indirect taxes regarding goods imported, acquired or exported by it or in its name for its official use.
ARTICLE 12
Without prejudice to the obligations arising for Belgium from the treaties concerning the European Union and the application of legal and regulatory provisions regarding public order, security, health or morals, the Secretariat may import all goods and publications destined for its official use.
ARTICLE 13
The Secretariat shall be exempt from all indirect taxes regarding the official publications that it receives or sends abroad.
ARTICLE 14
The goods belonging to the Secretariat cannot be disposed of in Belgium except under conditions provided by Belgian laws and regulations.
ARTICLE 15
The Secretariat shall not be exempt...
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