Title: wetten.nl - Regeling - Notawisseling tussen de Nederlandse en de Amerikaanse Regering ter aanvulling van de briefwisseling van 7 oktober 1952 houdende uitvoering van artikel III van de Overeenkomst tot economische samenwerking tussen de Regeringen van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika - BWBV0006857

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{"title": "wetten.nl - Regeling - Notawisseling tussen de Nederlandse en de Amerikaanse Regering ter aanvulling van de briefwisseling van 7 oktober 1952 houdende uitvoering van artikel III van de Overeenkomst tot economische samenwerking tussen de Regeringen van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika - BWBV0006857", "content": "Notawisseling tussen de Nederlandse en de Amerikaanse Regering ter aanvulling van\n                           de briefwisseling van 7 oktober 1952 houdende uitvoering van artikel III van de Overeenkomst\n                           tot economische samenwerking tussen de Regeringen van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden\n                           en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika\n\nEMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA\n\nThe Hague,\n\nSeptember 10, 1987\n\nNo. 84\n\nThe Embassy of the United States presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign\n                                       Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and has the honour to refer to conversations\n                                       which have taken place between representatives of the two Governments and of the Overseas\n                                       Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), on the subject of a simplified procedure regarding\n                                       the issuance of political risk insurance by OPIC to US business enterprises undertaking\n                                       activities in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.\n\nWith respect to activities in Aruba, it is the understanding of the Government of\n                                       the United States that the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands agrees the\n                                       following simplified procedure governing the approval of activities which meet the\n                                       criteria of eligibility for OPIC coverage established by U.S. legislation and OPIC\u2019s\n                                       board of directors:\n\n\u2013 OPIC will request approval for each individual activity by submitting the usual information\n                                             on the project in question simultaneously to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The\n                                             Hague and to the Government of Aruba in Oranjestad;\n\n\u2013 If, within four weeks of the receipt of such request, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n                                             has not informed the U.S. Embassy in The Hague that an objection exists to the project,\n                                             approval will be considered granted;\n\n\u2013 All other matters regarding the project may be dealt with directly between OPIC and\n                                             the Government of Aruba;\n\n\u2013 The efficacy of this simplified procedure will be evaluated by the competent authorities\n                                             in the Kingdom within a year of the date of this Note. Should they conclude that the\n                                             simplified procedure does not serve to further the economic development of Aruba,\n                                             the Kingdom may propose additional modifications to the approval procedure.\n\nThe Government of the United States further understands that the Government of the\n                                       Netherlands cannot accept that its approval from time to time, whether explicit or\n                                       implicit, of an activity to be covered by OPIC, should entail liability for possible\n                                       damages under the Agreement for Economic Cooperation between the two States of July 2, 1948, as modified and amended, in excess of the\n                                       liability incumbent on the Netherlands by virtue of other rules of international law\n                                       which apply between the two States.\n\nIt is the understanding of the Government of the United States that in the event of\n                                       a disagreement regarding claims stemming from the issuance of coverage, which disagreement\n                                       presents a question of international law that cannot be resolved through negotiations\n                                       between the two governments, the United States Government will arbitrate its differences\n                                       with the Netherlands Government before any arbitral tribunal mutually agreed upon\n                                       or, in the event of a failure to agree, before the International Court of Justice.\n\nWith respect to activities in the Netherlands Antilles to be insured by OPIC, it is\n                                       the understanding of the Government of the United States that the existing approval\n                                       procedure as not to be changed, pending further study of the matter by the competent\n                                       authorities in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.\n\nThe Embassy of the United States of America takes this opportunity to renew to the\n                                       Ministry of Foreign Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration.\n\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands\n\nWESTERN HEMISPHERE DEPARTEMENT\n\nThe Hague,\n\nSeptember 28, 1987\n\nNo. 236220\n\nThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United\n                                       States of America and has the honour to confirm the receipt of the Embassy\u2019s Note of September 10th 1987, No. 84, which reads as follows:\n\n[Red: (Zoals in Nr. I)]\n\nThe Ministry has the honour to inform the Embassy that the points of understanding\n                                       as laid down in the abovequoted Note correctly reflect the position of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.\n\nEmbassy of the United States of America\n\nWESTERN HEMISPHERE DEPARTMENT\n\nThe Hague,\n\nNovember 8, 1988\n\nNo. 6-7/242744\n\nThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United\n                                       States of America and has the honour to refer to its Note No. 236220 of September 28, 1987, and to conversations which have taken place between representatives\n                                       of the two Governments and of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),\n                                       on the subject of a simplified procedure regarding the issuance of political risk\n                                       insurance by OPIC to US business enterprises undertaking activities in the Netherlands\n                                       Antilles and Aruba.\n\nThe Ministry takes pleasure in informing the Embassy that the competent authorities\n                                       in the Kingdom of The Netherlands are now agreed that the simplified procedure described\n                                       in the points of understanding laid down in the abovementioned Note with regard to\n                                       Aruba, shall henceforth apply also to the issuance of political risk insurance by\n                                       OPIC for US business enterprises undertaking activities in the Netherlands Antilles,\n                                       in the same manner and under the same conditions as for Aruba (including the possible\n                                       re-evaluation of this procedure after a period of one year), to wit:\n\n\u2013 OPIC will request approval for each individual activity by submitting the usual information\n                                             on the project in question simultaneously to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The\n                                             Hague and to the Government of the Netherlands Antilles in Willemstad;\n\n\u2013 If, within four weeks of the receipt of such request, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\n                                             has not informed the US Embassy in The Hague that an objection exists to the project,\n                                             approval will be considered granted;\n\n\u2013 All other matters regarding the project may be dealt with directly between OPIC and\n                                             the Government of the Netherlands Antilles;\n\n\u2013 The efficacy of this simplified procedure will be evaluated by the competent authorities\n                                             in the Kingdom within a year of the date of this Note. Should they conclude that the\n                                             simplified procedure does not serve to further the economic development of the Netherlands\n                                             Antilles, the Kingdom may propose additional modifications to the approval procedure.\n\nIt is to be understood that the Government of the Netherlands cannot accept that its\n                                       approval from time to time, whether explicit or implicit, of an activity to be covered\n                                       by OPIC, should entail liability for possible damages under the Agreement for Economic Cooperation between the two States of July 2, 1948, as modified and amended, in excess of the\n                                       liability incumbent on the Netherlands by virtue of other rules of international law\n                                       which apply between the two States.\n\nIt is also to be understood that in the event of a disagreement regarding claims stemming\n                                       from the issuance of coverage, which disagreement presents a question of international\n                                       law that cannot be resolved through negotiations between the two governments, the\n                                       Netherlands Government and the United States Government will arbitrate their differences\n                                       before any arbitral tribunal mutually agreed upon or, in the event of a failure to\n                                       agree, before the International Court of Justice.\n\nIf, in the future, any improvements should be made in the simplified procedure already\n                                       applicable to Aruba, the Ministry reserves its right to request that such improvements\n                                       be made also in the procedure for the Netherlands Antilles, and vice-versa.\n\nEmbassy of the United States of America"}