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1.
“Agreement” means this Host Country Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the
International Development Law Organization;
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2.
“Government” means the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
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3.
“Competent authorities” means national, provincial, municipal and other official authorities under the laws,
regulations and customs of the host State;
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4.
“Organization” or “IDLO” means the International Development Law Organization;
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“Host Country” means the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
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“Host Country Office” means the IDLO Office in the Netherlands;
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“Director-General” means the Director-General of the Organization and during his or her absence, any
other Official specifically designated to act on his or her behalf;
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8.
“Head of Office” means the IDLO Official who has been designated to represent the Director-General
in the Host Country;
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9.
“Officials” means persons, however denominated and at whatever level of seniority, including
the Director-General, who undertake one or more of the Organization’s core day-to-day
functions and who are not paid hourly rates;
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10.
“Experts” means persons who are appointed to support the work of the Organization and its Officials
on one or more specific tasks or projects with specialized skills;
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11.
“Interns” means all those persons employed by the Organization on a temporary unsalaried basis
who may or may not receive a stipend, and therefore encompass pro bono consultants,
persons similarly situated, and anyone seconded to IDLO where the sending party is
responsible for paying the individual’s salary;
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12.
“Employees” means all those persons holding an employment contract with the Organization, including
Officials, Experts, Interns, and persons paid hourly rates;
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13.
“Emoluments” means all sums in respect of employment by the Organization paid to, vested in, or
accruing to an Official or Expert in any form whatsoever;
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14.
“Family members forming part of the household” means:
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i) the spouse of the person concerned;
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ii) the partner of the person concerned if the two persons have officially registered
their relationship in the Host Country or in a third State if that registration is
acceptable for the Host Country;
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iii) a person comparable to a spouse, i.e., a person who continuously shares a household
and cohabits in a relationship resembling marriage with the person concerned;
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iv) children of the person concerned or a person defined in sub-paragraphs i, ii or iii
of this Article, who form part of his or her household and who are under the age of
18 years or who are between the ages of 18 and 27 and who are engaged in full-time
study in the Netherlands and/or dependent on his or her care or who are disabled;
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15.
“Premises” means the building, or part thereof, including installations, facilities, and any
ancillary land made available to, maintained, or occupied or used by IDLO in connection
with its functions and purposes;
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16.
“Property” means all property (be it material, real, or intellectual), assets, and funds belonging
to the Organization or held or administered by the Organization in furtherance of
its functions;
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17.
“Regulations” means the IDLO Staff Rules and Regulations, dated March 23, 2011; the IDLO Personnel
Handbook, dated January 1, 2011; the IDLO Code of Conduct (undated); and all Policies
and Administrative Notices issued by the Director-General; any of which may be amended
and/or retitled from time to time; and
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18.
“Organs of IDLO” means the Governing Bodies of the Organization, including but not limited to the
Assembly of Parties, the Standing Committee, the Board of Advisors, and the Audit
and Finance Committee.
