2. The airspace for training shall be carefully defined according to the area, the altitudes to be used and the flight plan to be used. The use of this airspace depends on the safety and fluidity of civil and military air traffic. If you have Social Security credits in the United States and Spain, you may be eligible for benefits from one or both countries. If you meet all the basic system requirements of a country, you will receive regularly from that country. If you do not meet the basic requirements, the agreement can help you qualify for a benefit as described below. 3. The base commander and the commander of the United States armed forces stationed there shall ensure, in direct contact, that the contacts necessary for compliance with this Agreement are maintained at the appropriate level and that specific coordination is established. If, on the other hand, sixty (60) days after the start of the consultations, the differences within this committee have not been resolved, the Spanish Ministry of Defence shall inform the personnel concerned of his dismissal, which shall take effect thirty days after such notification. The U.S. Armed Forces are not responsible for the cost of workers` wages after ninety (90) days from the start of the consultation period.
By mutual agreement between the two parties, the period of subsequent payment of employees` salaries may exceed the ninety (90) days indicated above. During the entire period exceeding these ninety (90) days, the Spanish Ministry of Defense will cover 50% of the salary costs of the personnel concerned. 6. The costs resulting from the use of the areas shall be apportioned by the Standing Committee in accordance with the rules to be adopted for those purposes. Note In addition to retirement, survivor and disability benefits, Spanish social security taxes cover several other programs, including short-term health benefits, health insurance, unemployment benefits, workers` compensation, and family allowances. As a result, employees exempted from Spanish social security by the agreement do not pay social security taxes on these programs and generally cannot receive the benefits. If the agreement exempts you from Spanish coverage, you and your employer may want to arrange another ancillary copyright. 1.
Private motor vehicles belonging to members of troops, civilian elements and relatives permanently stationed in Spain shall be registered in accordance with the following provisions: (3). The military authorities of the United States guarantee the immediate appearance of these persons before the competent Spanish judicial authorities in all proceedings requiring their presence and, in any event, the appearance of these persons at trial. Criminal proceedings against a force member whose custody has been transferred to the United States military authorities will be subject to preferential treatment in accordance with the status-of-forces provisions of Article VII of the NATO Agreement, which provide for an immediate and expeditious procedure. In any event, the period of pre-trial detention provided for by Spanish law may not be exceeded. 2. These custodial sentences may be served in United States prisons in accordance with the European Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, signed at Strasbourg on 21 March 1983. 4.1 If the court orders temporary release without bail, the guarantees of paragraph 3 above will comply with the obligation to report regularly as required by Spanish law. The Standing Committee consists of two sections, Spain and the United States, which are headed by representatives of the respective Ministries of Defense and whose Vice-President is appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States Department of State, respectively. Its organisation and functioning shall be developed in order to resolve effectively and rapidly the problems arising and to promote defence cooperation in the areas falling within its competence, this Agreement. 1.
In accordance with current practice and unless otherwise agreed, the Spanish Government waives its power under Article III(2)(b) of the Statute of forces to require the countersignment of transfer orders. 1. In accordance with Article IV of the NATO Convention on the Status of Armed Forces and Article 24 of the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic of 19. September 1949, U.S. authorities (a) accept as valid a driver`s license or license issued by a competent authority in Spain to a member of the force without a driving test or fee; or the civilian component permanently assigned to the United States or dependent on one of the two, or (b) issues its own driver`s license or license to a member of a force or civilian component permanently assigned to the United States and holding a driver`s license or driver`s license issued by the Spanish authorities, unless a driving test is required. (3) If appropriate lines cannot be provided by a Spanish authority, the armed forces of the United States may, with the prior approval of the Standing Committee, install lines, networks and other cable communication systems for their military needs. Goods which cannot be redeemed in accordance with Article Nineteen(1) of the Agreement shall become the property of the Spanish Armed Forces, without prejudice to their use by the Armed Forces of the United States and the responsibility of the Armed Forces of the United States for their maintenance in accordance with Chapters II and III of the Agreement. These lines, networks and cable systems may be integrated by mutual agreement with those of the Spanish Armed Forces. I have the honour to suggest that this note and your response, if your Government agrees with the above, constitute an agreement between our two Governments. Accept, Your Excellency, the renewed testimony of my highest esteem. 5.
For projects, works and works referred to in this Article, which are ordered directly by the Armed Forces of the United States, Spanish materials, manpower and equipment shall be used whenever possible and in accordance with the requirements of the United States, which are in accordance with the specifications of the Contract contained in the calls for tenders issued by the United States authorities. 2. Determination of the selection for appointment as a local worker on a temporary or indefinite basis in accordance with Spanish regulations among the persons recommended by the Spanish Ministry of Defence. Exceptionally, and with the approval of the Spanish Ministry of Defense, the United States Armed Forces may directly recruit and select individuals for appointment to positions of a technical nature or special requirements, or for positions in categories of labor shortages. Persons recruited directly by the United States Armed Forces must meet the requirements for civilian personnel of the Spanish Ministry of Defense outside the civil service; 1. Information of Spanish interest obtained in the IDAS for the collection of information is shared in a useful and timely manner. If the Spanish authorities deem it appropriate, Spanish staff may participate in this DPA jointly with United States personnel in accordance with Article Sixteen, paragraph 4. (1) In accordance with Article two of this Agreement, Spain grants the United States, for military purposes, the use and maintenance of operational and support facilities (hereinafter referred to as `IDA`) at the bases listed in Annex 2. Such use and maintenance shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II of this Agreement. .