Berne, 20th October, 1993
No.: 1999
The Royal Netherlands Embassy presents its compliments to the Federal Department of
Foreign Affairs and has the honour to propose that the application of the European
Convention on Extradition of 13th 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 Swiss Confederation shall also apply in relations between
the Swiss Confederation 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 14th February,
1969, and as amended on 14th 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 21st March, 1983 becomes applicable to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba respectively.
If this proposal is acceptable to the Government of Switzerland, the Embassy has the
honour further to propose that this Note and the Department'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 Department's reply.
The Royal Netherlands Embassy avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Federal
Department of Foreign Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration.
