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Aruba & the Netherlands Antilles has adopted the Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Equipment Protocol

Following recommendations made by Gomez & Bikker’s Aviation Finance Practice Group www.gobiklaw.com, on 17 May 2010 the Government of Aruba and the Netherlands tilles has ratified and implemented the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Aircraft Protocol thereto. Jointly, these two instruments are generally referred to as the Cape Town Convention. The Convention and Protocol will enter into force on 1 September 2010. The decision to join the Cape Town Convention was taken by the Read the rest of this entry »

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The Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to aircraft equipment

The Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Aircraft Equipment (Protocol or AEP) was adopted on November 16th, 2001 and come into force on March 1st, 2006.[1] It was adopted during a diplomatic conference under the joint auspices of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: aviation finance

The Cape Town Convention and the Mobile Protocol

The Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Convention or CIME) was realized in November 2001 in Cape Town and has come into force on April 1st, 2004. The Convention was created to facilitate the financing and acquisition of mobile equipment of high value and to establish a legal framework for international interests in such equipment for that purpose to create an international registration system for Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: aviation finance

Kingdom of the Netherlands the Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol

The status lists for the Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol have been updated to take account of the deposit of instruments by the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 17 May 2010.  The updated lists are available via the following links: http://www.unidroit.org/english/implement/i-2001-convention.pdf

Gomez & Bikker’s Lincoln D. Gomez and B. Patrick Honnebier played mayor role in the process.

Filed under: aviation finance

Introduction of US dollar on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba as from 1 January 2011

Information for enterprises, retail businesses and institutions

In view of 10 October 2010, the date on which the Netherlands Antilles will cease to exist, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba have chosen to adopt the US dollar as their new currency. As from 1 January 2011, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) will be responsible for payments on  Bonaire, Sint Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: Legislation Netherlands Antilles in English

Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange licensed to operate

On March 5, 2010, the Minister of Finance of the Netherlands Antilles granted an exchange license to the Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange N.V. (DCSX).The DCSX is an international exchange for listing and trading on the island of Curaçao. The DCSX provides a time- and cost-efficient, transparent listing for international and regional corporations and investment funds, becoming an important alternative to the Anglo-Saxon legal and regulatory framework of the regional exchanges in other jurisdictions.
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Constitutional restructuring of the Netherlands Antilles 10/10/10

On October 10, 2010, the Netherlands Antilles as a jurisdiction within the Kingdom of the Netherlands will be dissolved. Instead, two separate new jurisdictions, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, will come into existence. The other three islands of the current Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, known collectively as the BES islands) will become overseas municipalities of the Netherlands; public bodies as described in Read the rest of this entry »

Filed under: Legislation Netherlands Antilles in English

Aruba & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines conclude TIEA

Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Aruba, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for the exchange of information relating to tax matters, concluded on September 1st, 2009. The date of entry into effect has not been determined yet. Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Aruba, en Saint Vincent en de Grenadines inzake de uitwisseling van informatie betreffende belastingzaken.

http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0003488/geldigheidsdatum_09-03-2010

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Aruba & Iceland, Finland, Denmark,Norway and Sweden conclude TIEA

Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Aruba, and the Governments of Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden  for the exchange of information with respect to taxes, concluded on September 10th, 2009. The date of entry into effect has not been determined yet.

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Netherlands Antilles & Denmark agreement to promote economic relations

Agreement to promote economic relations between the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of the Netherlands Antilles, and the Kingdom of Denmark. The date of entry into effect has not been determined yet.  Verdrag ter bevordering van de economische betrekkingen tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van de Nederlandse Antillen, en het Koninkrijk Denemarken.

http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0003514/geldigheidsdatum_09-03-2010

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