Artikel 8 Gastlandverdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Naties betreffende het United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Den Haag

Article 8 Law and authority on the premises 1 The premises of the Office shall be under the control and authority of the Office, as provided for in this Agreement. 2 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the General Convention, the laws and regulations of the host State shall apply on the premises. 3 The Office shall apply United Nations rules and regulations as are necessary for the carrying out of its functions. No laws or regulations of the host State which are inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the United Nations under this paragraph shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be applicable on the premises. 4 Any dispute between the Office and the host State as to whether a rule or regulation of the United Nations comes within the ambit of this Article or as to whether a law or regulation of the host State is inconsistent with a rule or regulation of the United Nations under this Article shall promptly be settled by the procedure under Article 34 of this Agreement. Pending such settlement, the rule or regulation that is the subject of the dispute shall apply and the law or regulation of the host State shall be inapplicable on the premises to the extent that the Office claims it to be inconsistent with the rule or regulation in question.