Artikel 16

1. This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period of time. Each Party shall notify the other Party through diplomatic channels once the national procedures necessary for entry into force of this Agreement have been completed. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the receipt of the latter notification.
2. With regard to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this Agreement shall apply to the European part of the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba).
3. This Agreement, including its Annex, may be amended with the mutual consent of the Parties. Either Party may propose amendments to this Agreement, including its Annex, at any time through diplomatic channels. Such amendments shall enter into force under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article, with the exception of an amendment of the Annex, which amendment shall enter into force on a date to be agreed upon by the Parties.
4. A Party may terminate this Agreement in writing at any time through diplomatic channels. In this case, the Agreement shall expire six months after receipt of such notification.
5. Regardless of the termination of this Agreement, all Classified Information released or generated under this Agreement shall be protected in accordance with this Agreement for as long as it remains classified.
6. After the entry into force of this Agreement, the Kingdom of the Netherlands shall take immediate measures to have the Agreement registered by the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.