residence with such member and who are authorized by the qualified authorities of the Community to accompany the head of the family. d) By "State of origin" is meant the member State on which the members of the military element or the civil element depended before becoming part of the European Defense Forces. e) By "receiving State" is meant the member State within the territory of which the members of the military element or the civil element of the European Defense Forces are stationed or are in transit. ARTICLE 34 The special Convention referred to in Article 30 above shall set forth the conditions for application of the present Protocol. It shall form part of the jurisdictional statute provided for in Article 67 of the Treaty. 27. CONVENTION RELATIVE TO THE STATUS OF EUROPEAN DEFENSE FORCES AND THE TAX AND COMMERCIAL REGIME OF THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE COMMUNITY, MAY 27, 19521 TITLE I-PUBLIC SECURITY ARTICLE 1 The members of the European Defense Forces shall be required to respect the laws in force and to refrain from all political activity within the territory of the receiving State. This requirement shall not interfere with the exercise of political rights, in accordance with the provisions of the internal laws of the State of origin, and under conditions compatible with the status of member of the European Forces. The Authorities of the European Defense Forces shall ensure that these provisions are complied with and shall take the measures necessary for this purpose. At the request of the competent authorities of the receiving State, they may, in particular, order the immediate transfer of a member of the European Defense Forces who has not respected the requirement set forth in the first paragraph of the present Article, without prejudice to the possible application of disciplinary measures in case the conduct of the party concerned was or would be such as to disturb law and order in the receiving State. ARTICLE 2 1. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 2 of the present Article, the members of the European Defense Forces shall be exempt from passport and visa formalities as well as regulations relative to the registration and the control of foreigners. 1 S. Execs. Q and R, 82d Cong., 2d sess., pp. 240-251. 2. Only the following documents shall be required of members of the European Defense Forces. They shall be presented upon demand: a) Personal identity card of a standard type but of a different color for military and civil personnel, issued by the qualified authorities of the European Defense Forces, bearing a photograph and the full name, the date and the place of birth, the nationality, the arm or service, the rank or assignment, and, if appropriate, the serial number of the holder. b) Individual or collective permit, issued by the qualified authorities of the European Defense Forces and indicating the name of the person or unit in question and the purpose of the mission or travel. The headings on the documents mentioned in paragraphs a) and b) above shall be printed in German, French, Italian, and Dutch. 3. The qualified authorities of the European Defense Forces shall, insofar as possible and using standard procedures, inform the authorities of the interested receiving State of the full names, the date and place of birth, and the nationality of the members of the civil element who would have occasion to enter the territory of said receiving State. ARTICLE 3 Dependents residing with members of the European Defense Forces and authorized by the qualified authorities of these Forces to accompany the head of the family must be in possession of a passport issued by the State of origin. Indication of their status as well as the authorization issued to them shall be entered in the passport by the above-mentioned. They shall be exempt from visa formalities and every facility shall be granted them by the receiving State as concerns their obligations under regulations governing residence within the territory of this State. With these exceptions, dependents shall be subject to the laws of the receiving State as concerns foreigners. However, if a member State or the Commissariat deems that the authorities of the receiving State are making abusive use of the exercise of the laws of this State or are applying such laws in a manner contrary to the essential interests of the Community, they may bring the matter before the Council; the latter may request the receiving State to review the measures or decisions taken, which their State shall then do in taking the interests of the Community fully into account. ARTICLE 4 1. Without prejudice to the possible application of the laws of the receiving State as concerns foreigners, the authorities of the European Defense Forces shall be required to ensure the repatriation of members of the European Defense Forces from the territory of a receiving State as soon as they cease to be in the service of these Forces. 2. The authorities of the European Defense Forces shall immediately inform the authorities of the receiving State of any illegal absence exceeding six days. 3. The periods during which a member of the European Defense Forces is present within the territory of one of the member States solely by reason of his status as member of these Forces shall not be considered as periods of residence toward acquisition of the right to permanent residence or domicile or as entailing a change of domicile. The same shall be true for the dependents referred to in Article 3 above. ARTICLE 5 Regularly constituted military units or formations shall have the right of police in all camps, establishments or other installations occupied by them by virtue of an agreement with the receiving State for ensuring the maintenance of order and security in these installations. For this purpose, the police of the receiving State may operate within the installations of the Community with the agreement of the qualified authorities of the Community and in cooperation with the elements of the Community. The use of the abovementioned military police outside these installations shall be subordinated to an agreement with the authorities of the receiving State and shall take place in liaison with these authorities. ARTICLE 6 1. The member States shall consider as valid, without requiring examination, fee or tax, a driving license issued by one among them to a member of the European Defense Forces, or a military driving license issued by the qualified authorities of the European Defense Forces. 2. In the case of internal navigation, certificates testifying to boathandling ability shall be subject to the general regulations in force in the receiving State. The issuance of a navigation certificate may be the subject of a special convention. ARTICLE 7 1. The regulations on road traffic in force in the receiving State shall apply to the European Defense Forces, except where such national legislation is modified upon the advice of the Commissariat in order to take into account the characteristics of certain vehicles or certain military requirements. 2. The competent authorities of the Community shall provide for the registration of all vehicles belonging to the Community, and for the affixing on these vehicles of a registration plate of a uniform type bearing a number and a distinctive marking. The presence of the plate on the vehicle and the possession by the driver of the correspond ing registration certificate shall permit travel within the territory of each of the member States. The competent authorities of the Community shall ensure that the vehicles registered and placed in circulation comply with the regula tions in force in the various member States in which they shall have occasion to be used. They shall ensure that the vehicles placed in circulation are inspected and are in proper working order. ARTICLE 8 The competent authorities of the Community shall provide for the registry of the aircraft belonging to the Community as well as for the affixing on such aircraft of a distinctive emblem of a uniform type and individualized markings. These authorities shall ensure that the aircraft registered and placed in service comply with the regulations in force in the member States. Upon the advice of the Commissariat, the member States shall take the necessary measures for ensuring the uniformity of these regulations, particularly as concerns control over the state of navigability and the fitness for flight of aircraft. The flight certificates of military flying personnel on service at airfields belonging to the European Defense Forces shall be issued or validated, depending upon the case, by the competent authorities of the Community. The regulations on aerial navigation in force in the receiving State shall apply to the European Defense Forces, except where modifications shall be made in each national legislation because of military necessities upon the advice of the Commissariat and taking into account international conventions. ARTICLE 9 The authorities of the European Defense Forces shall draw up regulations on the wearing of the uniform, and these regulations shall be reported to the competent authorities of the member States. Regularly constituted military units and formations shall appear in uniform when they wish to cross frontiers. ARTICLE 10 The authorities of the European Defense Forces shall draw up regulations on the wearing and possession of arms by the members of these Forces, and these regulations shall be reported to the competent authorities of the member States. ARTICLE 11 The competent authorities of the European Defense Forces shall give friendly consideration to the requests which the authorities of the receiving State may make as concerns the application of the provisions of Articles 9 and 10 above. TITLE II-PUBLIC SERVICES AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS ARTICLE 12 The European Defense Forces may benefit from the public services within the territory of the member States, particularly as concerns the following: a) Postal and telecommunications services; c) Electricity, gas, and water supply; d) Sanitary services. The public services referred to in b) above shall include facilities pertaining to the use of public services and, as the case may be, the use of their installations. The competent authorities of the Community shall notify the competent authorities of the receiving State of their requirements as regards such services. ARTICLE 13 Public services shall be furnished under the conditions fixed by special agreements between the Community and the authorities or organizations designated by the receiving State. The public services furnished the European Defense Forces shall be paid for by the Community on the basis of the regulations and rates in effect in the receiving State. In the absence of a regulation or rate corresponding to the service furnished, such service shall be paid for under the terms set forth in a special agreement between the competent authorities of the receiving State and the Community. Special agreements between the competent authorities of the receiving State and the Community may eventually stipulate conditions and rates different from those resulting from the provisions in force in the receiving State. ARTICLE 14 On an exceptional basis, certain installations of public services may be placed at the exclusive disposal of the European Defense Forces by special agreement between the competent authorities of the receiving State and the Community. ARTICLE 15 Cooperation between the services contributing to the security of aerial navigation and the meteorological service of the receiving State, on the one hand, and the corresponding services of the Community, on the other, shall be the subject of special agreements between the competent authorities of the receiving State and the Community. ARTICLE 16 For railway transportation of members of the European Defense Forces, the competent authorities of the receiving State shall grant, under the conditions to be fixed by special agreements and subject to reimbursement by the Community, the reductions or exemptions in fares which would be requested by the Community. Under the conditions set forth in the special agreements, account shall be taken for such reimbursement of the increase in traffic due to the reductions or exemptions in fares. For highway transportation of the persons referred to in the preceding paragraph and without prejudice to the rate terms which may be freely agreed to by the transporters, reductions in fares may be granted upon the request of the Community and under the technical |