Artikel 16

1. This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period of time.
2. Each Party shall notify the other Party, through diplomatic channels, once the respective 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.
3. 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).
4. This Agreement, including its Annex, may be amended at any time by mutual written 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 2 of this article, with the exception of an amendment to the Annex, which shall enter into force on a date to be agreed upon by the Parties.
5. Either Party may terminate this Agreement in writing at any time through diplomatic channels. In this case, the Agreement shall expire six months after the receipt of such notification.
6. In case of termination of this Agreement, all Classified Information exchanged, released or generated under this Agreement shall remain protected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement before it was terminated, for as long as the Classified Information remains classified, unless the Parties mutually agree otherwise.
7. After the entry into force of this Agreement, the Party in whose territory it is signed shall transmit it for registration to the Secretariat of the United Nations, according to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations and Article 80 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and shall notify the other Party of the conclusion of this proceeding, indicating the respective number of registration.