EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Riga, the 6th of March, 2014
Note Nr. RIG/14/063
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands presents its compliments to the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia and has the honour to refer to the Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Latvia on mutual
administrative assistance for the proper application of customs law and for the prevention,
investigation and combating of customs offences, signed at The Hague on 8 October 1997 (hereinafter referred to as “the Agreement
of 1997”).
The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands proposes that, in accordance with
Article 20, paragraphs 2 and 3, of the Agreement of 1997, the application of the Agreement of 1997 shall be extended to Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, subject to the following.
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1. For the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the term “customs administration” in Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Agreement of 1997, shall mean, as regards Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, the respective central administrations
responsible for the implementation of customs laws.
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2.
Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Agreement of 1997 shall apply only to Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten as the case may be, insofar as
the agreements referred to therein apply to those respective parts of the Kingdom
of the Netherlands.
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3. The requirements of national law in the sense of Articles 15, 16 and the Annex to the Agreement of 1997, as regards Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, shall fall under the scope of the applicable
laws of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten respectively.
If the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of the Republic of Latvia, the Embassy
has the further honour to propose that this Note and the Ministry’s Note in reply shall constitute an Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and
the Republic of Latvia which shall enter into force on the first day of the second
month following the date of receipt of the later notification in which one Party informs
the other Party that the formalities required for the entry into force have been complied
with.
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 Latvia the assurance of
its highest consideration.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
Riga