Nr. II

Hellenic Republic

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

D3 DIDY

F. 681/2

Verbal Note

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic present their compliments to the Royal Netherlands Embassy and with reference to the Embassy's Note dated September 21, 1993 have the honour the accept that the application of the European Convention on Extradition of 13 December 1957, in accordance with article 27, paragraph 4, be extended to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, that the declarations and reservations that apply in relations between the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of the Kingdom in Europe and the Hellenic Republic shall also apply in relations between the Hellenic Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in respect of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba and that the declaration concerning articles 6 and 21 as made by the Kingdom of the Netherlands upon ratification of the Convention on 14 February 1969 and as amended on 14 October 1987 shall apply to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba respectively, with regard to the extradition of Netherlands nationals, only when the European Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, concluded in Strasbourg on 21 March 1983, becomes applicable to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba respectively.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic have the honour to inform the Royal Netherlands Embassy of their agreement that the above mentioned Note together with this Note constitute an arrangement as provided for in article 27, paragraph 4, of the Convention, which shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the date on which the Embassy receives the Ministry's reply.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic avail themselves of this opportunity to renew to the Royal Netherlands Embassy the assurances of their highest consideration.