Art. 23 Overeenkomst tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Europese Octrooiorganisatie betreffende het onderdeel van het Europees Octrooibureau in 's-Gravenhage, inclusief Afzonderlijke overeenkomst, Entry into force and duration

Overeenkomst tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Europese Octrooiorganisatie betreffende het onderdeel van het Europees Octrooibureau in 's-Gravenhage, inclusief Afzonderlijke overeenkomst

1. This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature. It shall apply for as long as the Convention and the Protocol are in force for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

2. Upon entry into force of this Agreement, the Agreement between the European Patent Organisation and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning the branch of the European Patent Office at The Hague of 19 October 1977, the agreement concluded by the Exchange of Notes between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Patent Organisation concerning the employment of family members of 6 April 2005 and the agreement concluded by the Exchange of Notes between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Patent Organisation in the light of the Netherlands Government Policy Framework on Attracting and Hosting International Organisations of 28 November 2005 and 13 December 2005, shall cease to be in force.

3. With respect to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this Agreement shall apply to the part of the Kingdom in Europe only.