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1. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the international carriage of goods and passengers by road for hire or reward or on own account between the territories of the Contracting Parties, in transit through their territories, to or from third countries, and to cabotage, effectuated by carriers using vehicles as defined in Article 2 of this Agreement.
2. The present Agreement shall not affect the rights and obligations of the Contracting Parties, arising from other international agreements.
3. The application of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to the application by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as Member State of the European Union, of the law of the European Union.