Artikel 8 Verdrag inzake de zetel van het Permanente Hof van Arbitrage

Article 8 Transit and Residence 1 The Government shall take all reasonable measures to facilitate and allow the entry into and sojourn in the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of the persons listed below, whatever their nationality: a) PCA Adjudicators and their partners; b) Officials of the PCA, their partners and dependent members of their household; c) Participants in Proceedings; d) Persons attending PCA Meetings. 2 The Government shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that any visas which may be required for any of the persons referred to in this Article are issued as promptly as possible in order to allow the timely conduct of official business with the PCA. Visas shall be granted without charge to those persons referred to under 1a) b) and c), above. 3 No activity performed by any person referred to in this Article in his capacity with respect to the PCA as indicated in paragraph 1 of this Article shall constitute a reason for preventing his entry into or his departure from the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands or for requiring him to leave such territory.