Agreement Between the United Nations and the Carnegie Foundation Concerning the Use of the Premises of the Peace Palace at the Hague, and Concerning the Repayment of Loans
The entrances and cxiLs, vestibules, corridors and stairways;
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The cloak-rooms ami lavatories adjacent to the premises occupied;
11· The lifts and similar parts of the Palace intended for general use.
The ex1stmg Library shall be kept carefully up-to-date and supplied with additions as necessary. The Foundation will give favourable consideration to any suggestion on this subject from the Court or its mcmbers.
The Secretary-General expresses the hope that the Foundation will assign adequate funda for bringing and keeping the Líbrary at the Peace Palace up-to-date.
Members and oflicials of the Court may consult books in the Library at ali times provided they comply with the regulations in force; apart from the hours during which the Library is open to the public, they shall have access thereto from 9 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on every working day during or immediately before meetings of the Court or its Chambers.
Furniture and other objecta bought by the League of Nations on behalf of the Permanent Court of International Justice, and now intended for the use of the International Court of Justice, shall be the property of the United Nations and shall, where necessary, be replaced at the expense of the U nited N ations.
Should any pieces of furniture belonging to the Foundation and installed in premises of which the Court has the permanent or temporary use become unusable, they shall be replaced at the Foundation's expense.
The costs of rental and maintenance of telephones connecting the premises of which the Court has the permanent or temporary use, both with one another and with the town, as well a~ the costs of using the telephone exchange whii:h is not directly connected with the town, shall be borne by the Foundation.
In the absence of an agreunc:!nt to the contrary in each particular case, the said exchange shall be in operation until 6 p.m. and, whilst the Court or ita Chambers are in session, until 7 p.m.
It is understood that the expenses referred to réunit pas en séance publique, ces locaux pourront etre utilisés par d'autres institutions.
autres locaux du Palais nécessaires a son travail, suivant des accords a intervenir dans chaque cas d'espece avec la Fondation.
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Des entrées et sorties, vestibules, couloin,
escaliers;
qu'ils occupent;
lJ· Des ascenseurs et autres parties analogues du Palais, destinés a l'usage commun.
La Bibliotheque existante sera tenue soignenécessaire. La Fondation accueillera favorablement toute indication a ce sujet émanant de la Cour ou de ses membres. Fondation affecte un crédit tout a fait suffisant installée au Palais de la Paix. pourront consulter en tout temps les livres de la Bibliotlieque, en se conformant aux reglements en vigueur; toutefois, en dehors des heures ou la Bibliotheque est ouverte au public. ils y auront acces de 9 heures a 18 heures 30, chaque jour ouvrable, pendant ou immédiatement avant les sessions de la Cour ou de ses chambres.
permanente de Justice internationale destinés a présent a l'usage de la Cour internationale de Nations Unies et seront, en cas de besoin, remplacés a ses frais.
permanent ou temporaire sont mis hors d'usage,
Les frais d'abonnement et d'entretien affé- Cour a l'usage permanent ou temporaire, tant d'uti,isation du central du réseau téléphonique charge de la fondation.
Sauf accord contraire, daos des cas d'espece, ledit central fonctionnera jvsqu'a 18 heures, charnbres, jusqu'a 19 heures.
above are entirely covered by the United Nations contribution referred to in Article II above.
The United Nations assumes no responsibility for the maintenance of the building and the grounds appertaining thereto.
The heating. lighting and cleaning of those parta of the building of which the Court has the permanent or temporary use shall be defrayed by the Foundation. The temperature of the premises used as offices or conference rooms shall not be below ,s• Centigrade. The cleaning shall be carried out in such conditions and at such hours that the occupants are not disturbed in their work.
The Foundation shall bear the costs arising out of the municipal water supply used by members or officials of the Court.
It is understood that the sum referred to in Article II above constitutes full and complete payment of the charges herein referred to.
AR.nCLE IX The service personnel hired by the Foundation shall be at the Court's disposal under the samé conditions as it is at the disposal of any other institution established in the Peace Palace.
It is agreed that the working hours of at least one member of this personnel shall be determined with due regard, so far as possible, to the service requirements of the International Court of Justice.
The Court shall be free to engage, at its own cost and for its own exclusive service, officials belonging to the category of service personnel. Such officials shall in no way be under the authority of any other institution.
It is agreed that the expenses in respect of additional service personnel engaged as a result of the establishment of the International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace are fully covered by the contribution referred to in Article II above.
The officials of the Foundation shall hand, with out delay, to the chief registry clerk. of the Court or his deputy, any postal or telegraphic communication delivered to the Peace Palace and addressed to the Court or to one of its members or officials.
AR.ncu XI While the Court or its chambers are in session, paying or other visitors not connected with one of the institutions established at the Palace, may not, without agreement to the contrary in each particular case, enter the Peace Palace except between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. They may not enter rooms which they have been forbidden to enter by the competent officials of the Court.
Any payment which may be required and levied by the Netherlands authorities, whether entierement couverts par la conttibution de l'Orgarusation des Nations Unies mentionnée a l'article II ci-dessus.
Alt.nCLE VIII L'Organisation des Nations Unies n'uaume aucune responsabilité pour l'entretien du bltiment et des terrairu y attenant.
Fondation. La température des locaux ut.ilisb comme bureaux ou salles de réunion ne doit pas étre inférieure a 18º Cenügrade. Le nettoyage heures telles que les occupants ne soient pas dérangés dans leur travail.
La Fondation supportera les Ira.is affúents a lisent les membres ou fonctionnaires de la Cour.
11 est entendu que la somme visée i l'article compensation pleine et entiere des charges visées ci-dessus.
AR.nCLE IX conditions qu'il l'est a celle de toute autre institution établie au Palais de la Paix.
11 est entendu que les heures de travail d'un membre au moins de ce personnel seront fi.xées
de Justice. pour son service exclusif, des fonctionnaires appartenant a la catégorie du personnel de service. Ces fonctionnaires ne releveront en aucune fa~on de l'autorité d'une autre institution.
11 est entendu que les frais relatifs au personnel de service supplémentaire, engagé du fait de l'installation de la Cour internationale de Justice au Palais de la Paix, sont entierement couverts par la contribution mentionnée a l'article II ci-dessus.
AR.ncu X Les fonctionnaires de la Fondation remettront immédiatement a l'archiviste de la Cour ou a son remplai;ant, tout envoi postal ou télégra: phique délivré au Palais de la Paix et destiné a la Cour ou a l'un de ses membres ou fonctionnaires.
AR.nCLE XI bres, les visiteurs payants ou autres n'ayant pas affaire A l'une des institutions installées au Palais ne peuvent, sauf accord contraire dans des cas d'espece, entrer au Palais de la Paix qu'entre 111 et 15 heures. lls ne pourront pas pénétrer dans
AR.ncLE XII Tout paiement qui pourrait étre ~ et ~ par les autorités néerlandaises, gouvernementales
governmental or municipal, out of funds paid to the Foundation by the United Nations or on the occasion of the payment of such funds, or in respect of the Peace Palace or the grounds appertaining thereto, shall be defrayed by the Foundation.
The present agreement is concluded Cor a period of three years and shall be automatically renewable for further periods of one year unless prior notice of termination is given by one of the Parties within three months preceding the expiration of each period.
In cases of differences of opinion regarding the possible modification of Anide II, the Parties shall have recourse to arbitration.
It is expressly understood that the question of the establishment of the International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace exclusively concerns the United Nations and the Carnegie Foundation, and is consequently outside the jurisdiction of auy other organization; the Foundation declares its readiness to accept all the responsibilities arising out of this principle.
A.Rncu XV The present agreement shall enter into force immediately upon its approval by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Agreement between the United Nations and the Carnegie Foundation concerning the repayment of loans To enable the Carnegie Foundation to refund to the Netherlands Government the balances of the loans contracted by it in 1927 and 195a for the purpose of making certain alterations to the premises of the Permanent Court of International Justice, which are now to be used by the International Court of Justice, the United Nations shall pay to the Carnegie Foundation the following sums:
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On 1 July 1946, and thereafter every six months, a sum of 5,000 Netherlands florins,
until the total amount of 125,000 florins has been refunded;
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On 1 July 1946, and thereafter every six months, a sum of 5,000 Netherlands florins,
until the tótal amount of 170,000 florins has been refunded, followed by a final instalment of 1,249.26 florins, payable on 1 July 19611.
This obligation shall cease if the Carnegie Foundation gives the International Court of J ustice notice of termination, in accordance with Anide XIII, paragraph 1 of the Agreement concerning the use of the Peace Palace.
The present agreement shall come into force on the date of its approval by the General Assembly of the United Nations. tion par l'Organisation des Nations Unies, ou a l'occasion du versement de ces fonds, ou relativement au Palais de la Paix ou aux terrains y attenants, sera a la charge de la Fondation.
Le présent accord est conclu pour trois ans ., vec reconduction tacite poui: de nouvelles périodes d"un an a moins de préavis de cessation précédant l"expiration de chaque périoJe.
.En cas de divergence de vues au sujet d"une mo
11 est expressément entendu que la question de l'installation de la Cour internationale de J ustice au Palais de la Paix concerne exclusiv~ Fondation Carnegie et échappe, par conséquent, a la compétence de toute autre organisation; la :Fondation dédare accepter toutes les responsabilités découlant pour elle de ce príncipe.
Le présent accord entrera en vigueur au moment de son approbation par l" Assemblée générale des Nations Unies.
Annexe B Accord entre l'Organisation des Nations Unies et la Fondation Carnegie concernant le remboursement des emprunts Afín de permettre a la :Fondation Carnegie de rembourser au Gouvernement néerlandais les et 19112 pour effectuer cenaines modifications tice internationale, destinés maintenant a l'usage de la Cour internationale de J ustice, l'Organisation des Nations Unies paiera a la Fondation Carnegie les sommes suivantes:
néerlandais jusqu'au remboursemen.t total d'une somme de 125.000 florins;
eéerlandais jusqu'au remboursement total d'une somme de 170.000 florins, suivi d'un dernier terme de 1.249,26 florins, payable le 1 .. j uillet 19611.
Cette obligation cessera si la Fondation Carnegie donne a la Cour internationale de Justice un préavis de cessation conformément a l'alinb 1 •r de l'article XIII de l'accord concernant l'usage du Palais de la Paix.
Le présent accord entrera en vigueur au moment de son approbation par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies.
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