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MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Royal Netherlands
Embassy and with reference to the note of 21 December 1998, has the honour to communicate
the following.
In a communication dated 24 September 1998
[Red: Niet afgedrukt.]
the Kingdom of Sweden accepted the proposal of the Royal Netherlands Embassy, contained
in its note of 31 August 1998, which reads as follows.
“Your Excellency,
I have the honour to propose, with reference to article 41, paragraph 2 of the Convention
based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on the establishment of a European
Police Office (Europol Convention, 26 July 1995), that the privileges and immunities
necessary for the proper performance of the tasks of the liaison officers at Europol
be agreed upon as set out in the Attachment.
If this proposal is acceptable to the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, I propose
that this note and Your Excellency's affirmative reply shall constitute an Agreement
between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Sweden, which shall enter
into force on the first day of the month following the date of receipt by me of Your
Excellency's reply.
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you, Your Excellency, the assurances
of my highest consideration.”
The entering into force of the agreement in question, attached to the above-mentioned
note, is in the opinion of the Kingdom of Sweden dependent upon the achievement of
understanding on identical agreements, regarding privileges and immunities to be enjoyed
by the liaison officers, between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Parties to
the Convention based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on the establishment
of a European Police Office (Europol Convention, 26 July 1995). Cf. Article 41, paragraph
2, of the Convention.
Consequently, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has the honour to communicate that
it is the opinion of the Kingdom of Sweden that the agreement came into force 1 January
1999 being, according to information received from the Royal Netherlands Embassy,
the first day of the month following the achievement of understanding upon identical
agreements between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Parties to the Europol Convention.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the
Royal Netherlands Embassy the assurances of its highest consideration.
Stockholm, 3 February 1999
The Royal Netherlands Embassy
Stockholm