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1. The Parties shall notify each other in writing, through diplomatic channels, that the procedures required by their respective national legislations for the entry into force of this Agreement have been complied with.
2. This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent in writing of the Parties through diplomatic channels. Amendments shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of the receipt of the last notification of one Party by the other Party that the procedures required by their respective national legislations for the entry into force of the amendments have been complied with. These amendments shall form an integral part of the agreement.
3. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of the receipt of the last notification of one Party by the other Party.
4. The Agreement shall remain in force for an indefinite period. Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving written notification to the other through diplomatic channels. In that event, this Agreement shall cease to have effect six (06) months from the date of the receipt of such notification by the other Party.
5. With regard to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this Agreement shall apply to the European part of the Netherlands, the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, unless the notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article provides otherwise. In the latter case the Kingdom of the Netherlands may extend the application of this Agreement at any time to one or more of its constituent parts by notification to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam through diplomatic channels.