Artikel VII

1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the two Governments have given each other written notification that the procedures constitutionally required therefor in their respective countries have been complied with.
2. This Agreement shall remain in force for an initial period of two years.
If neither Government declares its intention to terminate the Agreement three months before it expires, the Agreement shall each time be tacitly renewed for a further period of ONE year.
3. In respect of projects started before the date of termination of this Agreement the foregoing articles shall continue to be effective until the project has been terminated.
4. This Agreement shall automatically terminate when a general multilateral agreement on technical cooperation, involving both Governments, comes into force.
5. With respect to the Kingdom of the Netherlands this Agreement shall apply to the European part of the Kingdom only.