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This Agreement and the Annexes thereto shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of receipt of the last written notification, through diplomatic channels, by which the Parties shall have notified each other that all necessary internal procedures for entry into force of this Agreement have been completed.
Upon entering into force, this Agreement shall supersede the Administrative Act between Aruba and the Republic of Panama, signed at Aruba on 24 September 1987.
As regards the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this Agreement shall apply to Aruba only.