Declaration made upon ratification:
"I have the honor, with reference to Article 24, first paragraph, of the European Convention on State Immunity, to declare, on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that in cases not falling within Articles 1 to 13, its courts shall be entitled to entertain proceedings against another Contracting State to the extent that its courts are entitled to entertain proceedings against States not Party to the present Convention."
Declaration made upon ratification:
"The district court ("Arrondissementsrechtbank") of The Hague has been designated as the competent court referred to in Article 21, first paragraph, of the Convention."
Declaration transmitted by a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands,
dated January 4, 2012, registered at the Secretariat General on January 9, 2012:
"The declarations made by the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time of acceptance of the Convention, on 21 February 1985, are confirmed for the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba). These declarations remain valid for the European part of the Netherlands."
Treaty extended to the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) as per October 10, 2010.
Communication contained in a Note verbal from the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands, dated September 27, 2010:
"The Kingdom of the Netherlands currently consists of three parts: the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Netherlands Antilles consists of the islands of Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
With effect from 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles will cease to exist as a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. From that date onwards, the Kingdom will consist of four parts: the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Curaçao and Sint Maarten will enjoy internal self-government within the Kingdom, as Aruba and, up to 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles do.
These changes constitute a modification of the internal constitutional relations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands will accordingly remain the subject of international law with which agreements are concluded. The modification of the structure of the Kingdom will therefore not affect the validity of the international agreements ratified by the Kingdom for the Netherlands Antilles: these agreements, including any reservations made, will continue to apply to Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
The other islands that have until now formed part of the Netherlands Antilles - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba - will become parts of the Netherlands, thus constituting "the Caribbean part of the Netherlands". The agreements that now apply to the Netherlands Antilles will also continue to apply to these islands; however, the Government of the Netherlands will now be responsible for implementing these agreements.
In addition, a number of the agreements that currently apply to the Netherlands are hereby declared applicable, from 10 October 2010, to this Caribbean part of the Netherlands. The agreements concerned are listed in the Annex which also includes a declaration - regarding Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms securing certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in the Convention and in the first Protocol thereto - on the modification of the internal constitutional relations within the Kingdom.
A status report of the agreements that apply to Curaçao, Sint Maarten and/or the Caribbean part of the Netherlands, including any reservations and further declarations, will be supplied in the near future."
Другие острова, которые до сих пор входили в состав Нидерландских Антильских островов – Бонайре, Синт-Эстатиус и Саба – станут частью Нидерландов, составляя таким образом "Карибскую часть Нидерландов". Соглашения, которые в настоящее время распространяются на Нидерландские Антильские острова, будут также по-прежнему распространяться на эти острова; однако правительство Нидерландов теперь будет нести ответственность за реализацию этих соглашений. Кроме того, ряд соглашений, которые в настоящее время распространяются на Нидерланды, объявляются применимыми, с 10 октября 2010 г., к этой Карибской части Нидерландов. Соответствующие соглашения перечислены в Приложении, которое также содержит заявление (в отношении Протокола № 4 к Конвенции о защите прав человека и основных свобод, гарантирующего некоторые права и свободы помимо тех, которые уже включены в Конвенцию и первый Протокол к ней) об изменении внутренних конституционных отношений в Королевстве.
Отчет о состоянии соглашений, которые распространяются на Кюрасао, Синт-Маартен и/или Карибскую часть Нидерландов, включая любые оговорки и дополнительные заявления, будет представлен в ближайшее время".
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Declaration made upon ratification:
"The Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts the said Convention and Protocol for the Kingdom in Europe."