INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
Vienna, 2 April 2007
Ref: RER9088-9005-01
Subject: Request to the Government of the Netherlands to host an IAEA Regional Workshop
on Operational Events, Transients and Precursor Analyses, Petten, the Netherlands,
27-31 August 2007
Sir,
I have the honour to refer to the above mentioned meeting which is being organized
by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in cooperation with the Institute
for Energy of the European Commission Joint Research Centre, concerning the organization
of a Regional Workshop on Operational Events, Transients and Precursor Analyses, which
will be undertaken within the framework of the IAEA technical cooperation project
RER/9/088 Strengthening Safety Assessment Capabilities. Informal agreement about the IAEA’s and EC’s respective contributions has already
been reached with EC (see attached agreement as well as the meeting information ).
As the workshop will be held on the territory of the Netherlands, I hereby would like
to request your Government’s consent for EC and the IAEA to hold this meeting in Petten.
This consent will not imply any financial commitments for the Government of the Netherlands,
but I would request you to confirm your Government’s agreement with the following
arrangements which are customary for all the IAEA’s workshops:
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1. The Government of the Netherlands will accord to the Agency, its property, funds and
assets, and to the officials of the Agency and the participants officially designated
to attend the meeting in their official capacities, and to members of the immediate
families of such persons, the privileges and immunities contained in the Agreement
on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Atomic Energy Agency which was
accepted by the Government on 29 August 1963.
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2. The Government will accord to officials and participants mentioned above every facility
necessary for the performance of their function in connection with the meeting, including
entering, remaining in and leaving the Netherlands. The Government will issue any
necessary visas as expeditiously as possible and, where the legislation of the Netherlands
permits, free of charge. The Government, however, reserves the right to deny, irrespective
of nationality, visas to individual participants for national security reasons. Annex
A contains the list of Member States to be invited to participate in the meeting.
The Agency will inform the Government promptly of all persons officially designated
to attend the meeting. The Agency will also advise such persons to apply for visas,
if necessary, in good time before the opening date of the meeting, and the Host Government
is expected to issue such visas promptly so as to allow participants to attend the
meeting.
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3. The Government will facilitate customs formalities for those persons on entering and
leaving the Netherlands.
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4. The Government will exercise reasonable care to ensure security on the premises in
which the meeting takes place and to ensure the safety of the officials of the Agency
and participants while on the premises of the meeting. The Government will take whatever
steps may be reasonable in the circumstances to ensure such security and safety, including
such supervision of the premises as may be warranted.
I am sending a copy of this letter to Ms. V. Ranguelova, Institute for Energy, JRC,
who has been designated a liaison person for this workshop.
I express to you the Agency’s deep appreciation for your Government’s cooperation.
Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.
ANA MARÍA CETTO
Deputy Director General
Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation
For Director General
H.E. Mr. Justus Jonathan De Visser
Resident Representative of the Netherlands to the IAEA
Postfach 190
1015 Wien
Austria
