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The provisions of article 3, paragraph 1, shall apply to persons employed in Swiss or Netherlands diplomatic and consular missions or in the personal employ of such diplomatic or consular representatives:

Provided that:

(1) Diplomatic and consular officers de carrière, including officers on the staff of chancelleries, shall be excepted from the operation of this Convention;

(2) Where nationals of the country represented by the diplomatic or consular mission are not permanently established in the country where they are employed, the legislation of their country of origin shall apply to them.

The high administrative authorities of the High Contracting Parties may provide, by common agreement, for exceptions to the provisions of articles 3 and 4.

1. Netherlands nationals who are or have been covered by Swiss old age and survivors insurance shall be entitled to the ordinary annuity from the said insurance on the same conditions as Swiss nationals if, at the time when the event insured against occurs, they:

(a) Have paid Swiss old age and survivors insurance contributions for a total period of at least five full years; or

(b) Have been resident in Switzerland for a total period of at least ten years including five years of uninterrupted residence immediately preceding the occurence of the insurable event) and have, during such period, paid Swiss old age and survivors insurance contributions for a total period of at least one full year.

2. On the death of a Netherlands national fulfilling the conditions laid down in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph 1, his survivors shall be entitled to the ordinary annuity under Swiss old age and survivors insurance.