Artikel 15 Overeenkomst tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Europese Octrooiorganisatie betreffende het onderdeel van het Europees Octrooibureau in 's-Gravenhage, inclusief Afzonderlijke overeenkomst

Article 15 Nationals and permanent residents 1 Netherlands nationals and persons referred to in Article 22, sub-paragraph (b), of the Protocol exercising their functions in the Netherlands shall not enjoy the privileges and immunities laid down in Article 12, paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs (a), (e) and (f), Article 13, Article 14, sub-paragraphs (b), (e) and (g), and Article 15, sub-paragraph (c), of the Protocol, and Article 7, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (c), of this Agreement. 2 Employees of the Office who are Netherlands nationals or who are referred to in Article 22, sub-paragraph (b), of the Protocol, exercising their functions in the Netherlands, whose names have, by reason of their duties, been entered on a list drawn up by the Organisation and approved by the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, shall be exempt from military service. In the event of other Netherlands nationals and permanent residents being called up for military service, the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall, at the request of the Organisation, grant them such deferment as may be necessary to avoid the interruption of essential work.