Artikel VI

a. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which both Governments have informed each other in writing that the procedures constitutionally required therefor in their respective countries have been complied with.
b. This Agreement shall remain in force for an initial period of two years.
If it has not been denounced three months before the date of its termination it shall be tacitly renewed, for periods of ONE year subsequently. Each Government shall then have the right to denounce the Agreement at any time giving three months' notice to the other Government provided that termination of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or duration of any implementing arrangements unless the Contracting Parties otherwise agree.
c. This Agreement shall terminate when a general multilateral agreement on technical cooperation comes into force in respect of both Governments.
d. With respect to the Kingdom of the Netherlands this Agreement shall apply to the Kingdom in Europe only.