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Rijkswet of 19 December 2001, approving the Treaty of Nice, which was adopted in Nice on 26 February 2001, amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain amendments to the Treaty establishing the European Communities. related acts, with Protocols (Trb. 2001, 47)
We Beatrix, at the grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc. etc. etc.
All of them, who will see or hear these, saluut! do know:
In this regard, we considered that the Treaty of Nice amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain amendments to the Treaty establishing the European Communities, adopted in Nice on 26 February 2001, was adopted in Nice. related acts, with protocols, as a result of Article 91, first paragraph, of the Constitution the approval of the States-General may be required before the Kingdom can be bound by it;
It is true that we, the Council of State of the Kingdom, and with the common accord of the States-General, have taken into account the provisions of the Statute for the Kingdom, have been deemed to have been approved and understood to be the same as This:
The Treaty of Nice, which was adopted in Nice on 26 February 2001, amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, with Protocols, the text of which shall be adopted in Nice. was placed in Tractatenblad 2001, 47, which is approved for the whole of the Kingdom.
With the declarations annexed to the Final Act of the Article 1 The Treaty shall be accepted in so far as it contains a detailed explanation of the provisions of the Treaty.
This Law of Law shall enter into force from the day following the date of issuance of the Official Gazette, in which it is placed.
Charges and orders that it will be placed in the Official Journal of the Netherlands Antilles and in the Gazette of Aruba, and that all ministries, authorities, colleges and officials, who so concern, to the accurate Carry out the hand.
Issued in Gravenhage, 19 December 2001
Beatrix
The Minister-President, Minister for General Affairs,
W. Kok
The Minister for Foreign Affairs,
J. J. van Aartsen
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
D. A. Benschop
Published on the 27th of December 2001The Minister of Justice,
A. H. Korthals