Sofia, 29th. March 1996
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands presents its compliments to the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and has the honour to propose that
the application of the European Convention on Extradition of 13 December 1957, in
accordance with article 27, paragraph 4, be extended to the Netherlands Antilles and
Aruba, that the declarations and reservations that apply in relations between the
Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of the Kingdom in Europe, and the Republic
of Bulgaria shall also apply in relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the
Kingdom of the Netherlands in respect of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, and that
the declaration concerning articles 6 and 21 as made by the Kingdom of the Netherlands
upon ratification of the Convention on 14 February 1969 and as amended on 14 October
1987 shall apply to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba respectively, with regard to
the extradition of Netherlands nationals, only when the European Convention on the
Transfer of Sentenced Persons, concluded in Strasbourg on 21 March 1983, becomes applicable
to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba respectively.
If this proposal is acceptable to the government of the Republic of Bulgaria the Embassy
has the honour further to propose that this Note and the Ministry's affirmative reply,
shall constitute an arrangement as provided for in article 27, paragraph 4, of the
Convention, which shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following
the date on which the Embassy receives the Ministry's reply.
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands avails itself of this opportunity to
renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria the assurances
of its highest consideration.
