Article
1
Definitions and scope
For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall be understood to have the following meanings:
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“Territory:
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for the Republic of Kazakhstan: the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
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for the States of the Benelux: the combined territory in Europe of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
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“Readmission”: the transfer by the competent authority of the requesting Party and admission by the competent authority of the requested Party of nationals of the requested Party, nationals of the third States and stateless persons, who illegally entered, reside or live in the territory of the requesting Party;
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“Own national”: anyone who has the nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan or of one of the States of the Benelux;
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“Third State national”: anyone who does not have the nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan or of one of the States of the Benelux;
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“Stateless person”: a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law;
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“Requesting Party”: the Party on the territory of which, a person who has entered and/or is residing without authorisation is to be found and which requests the readmission of this person or his transit, under the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
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“Requested Party”: the Party which is asked to readmit a person who has entered and/or is residing without authorisation to its territory or to allow his transit over its territory, under the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
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“Residence permit”: a formal authorisation issued by one of the Parties, regardless of what type, which gives a person the right to stay in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan or in the territory of one of the States of the Benelux. This does not include a temporary permission to reside in the territory the Republic of Kazakhstan or in the territory of one of the States of the Benelux with a view to the processing of an asylum application or of a request for a residence permit.
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“Transit”: the passage of a third State national or a stateless person through the territory of the requested Party while travelling from the territory of the requesting Party to the country of destination