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- The Contracting Parties shall notify each other in writing of the completion of their respective internal procedures required for the entry into force of this Agreement.
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- Subject to paragraph 3, this Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month after the date of the latter notification by either Contracting Party.
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- Article 4 shall enter into force for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, retroactively, as from 1 January 2003.