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05THEHAGUE3010
2005-11-04 13:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy The Hague
Cable title:  

NETHERLANDS/CAPE TOWN CONVENTION: NO PLANS TO

Tags:  KTIA BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD NL 
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041308Z Nov 05
UNCLAS THE HAGUE 003010 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/UBI/REITER AND L/PIL/BURMAN
TRANSPORTATION FOR FAA/OGC
COMMERCE FOR ITA/ELENZ

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTIA BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD NL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/CAPE TOWN CONVENTION: NO PLANS TO
RATIFY

REF: SECSTATE 199212

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 003010

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/UBI/REITER AND L/PIL/BURMAN
TRANSPORTATION FOR FAA/OGC
COMMERCE FOR ITA/ELENZ

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTIA BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD NL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/CAPE TOWN CONVENTION: NO PLANS TO
RATIFY

REF: SECSTATE 199212


1. On November 3 Econoff raised reftel points with Ms.
Prachee Brandenburg, Policy Advisor to the Ministry of
Transport. Brandenburg said the GONL had no immediate plans
to ratify the convention or protocol.


2. Brandenburg explained that The Netherlands had
participated in the negotiations in order to influence the
final texts, with the expectation that they would adopt them
in the distant future. Dutch commercial law had been revised
in 1994, she said, and government and industry remained
satisfied with the current legislation. Consequently, the
GONL saw no need to ratify the agreements at this time.
BLAKEMAN