Artikel 17

1. 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 date of 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 may be amended with the consent of the Parties. Either Party may propose amendments to this Agreement at any time through diplomatic channels. Such amendments shall enter into force under the conditions laid down in Paragraph 1 of this Article.
4. This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period of time. A Party may terminate this Agreement in writing at any time through diplomatic channels. In this case, the Agreement shall expire six months after the date of receipt of such notification.
5. Regardless of the termination of this Agreement, all Classified Information exchanged or generated under this Agreement shall be protected in accordance with this Agreement for as long as it remains classified.