**1.** The Agreement will be in effect for an initial period of five years after being signed by the Parties. All services and facilities being offered by the Government are immediately available for use by UNEP for the purposes agreed upon in this Agreement for the implementation of the GPA.
**2.** After an evaluation of the performance of the Coordination Office by the Parties, extension of the Agreement after the initial period of five years will be negotiable between the Parties.
**3.** This Agreement shall be terminated in the event that the Coordination Office is transferred from the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands or in the event that the Coordination Office ceases to exist. The provisions of this Agreement relevant to the orderly termination of the Coordination Office's operations in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and to the disposal of its property shall remain applicable as long as necessary, but no longer than six months after the Government has been notified by UNEP that the Coordination Office will terminate its operation in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
**4.** Upon the termination of this Agreement, property, furniture, equipment and other items that are made available by either UNEP or the Government will remain the property of UNEP or of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as the case may be.
Voor inwerkingtreding zie ook Trb. 1997/326. Voor inwerkingtreding zie ook Trb. 2002/215.
Artikel 16
Duration of Agreement and Conditions of Termination
Onderdeel van Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Milieuprogramma van de Verenigde Naties betreffende de zetel van het coördinatiekantoor van het Wereldomvattend Programma van actie tot bescherming van het mariene milieu tegen activiteiten die op het land plaatsvinden· Internationaal publiekrecht
Deze tekst geldt sinds 1 januari 1998