Verdrag inzake conventionele strijdkrachten in Europa

toegevoegd voorbehoud
02-12-2025
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan has issued a decree to suspend the operation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of 19 November 1990. The Republic of Kazakhstan would be grateful to the Depositary for promptly conveying this information to all States Parties to the Treaty.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
01-07-2024
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain […] has the honour to notify the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as depositary State of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (hereinafter the “CFE Treaty”), signed in Paris on 19 November 1990, that the Government of Spain has decided the suspension of the application of the CFE Treaty, in accordance with the provisions of Article 65, paragraph 1, of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 23 May 1969. This suspension will take effect three months after the reception of this verbal note. The Government of the Kingdom of Spain bases this decision, in accordance with Article 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, on the fact that the present circumstances are fundamentally different from those existing at the time of the conclusion of the CFE Treaty, which constituted an essential basis for the consent of the States Parties to be bound by the CFE Treaty. On the one hand, the Russian Federation's illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine has radically transformed the security framework in Europe. This invasion has undermined stability on the European continent, which was an essential basis for the consent of States Parties to be bound by the CFE Treaty. On the other hand, the Russian Federation's withdrawal from the CFE Treaty on 7 November 2023 empties the obligations contained in the treaty itself, which is based on the principle of reciprocity. The Kingdom of Spain remains committed to the principles of the CFE Treaty on effective conventional arms control as a key element of Euro-Atlantic security. For this reason, the Kingdom of Spain has decided to suspend its participation in the CFE Treaty, while maintaining the possibility of resuming the implementation of the Treaty at a later date. […]

toegevoegd voorbehoud
12-06-2024
[…] hereby declare, that in accordance with the article 60 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 23 May 1969 the Republic of Belarus suspended the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of 19 November 1990.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
04-06-2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova […] considering the fundamental change of circumstances occurred in relation to those existing at the time of the conclusion of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, signed in Paris on November 19, 1990, has the honour to inform that in accordance with Art. 62 (3) and Art. 65 (1) of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, done in Vienna on May 23, 1969, the Republic of Moldova has decided to suspend its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. Considering the above mentioned, Republic of Moldova notifies that the suspension of its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe shall take effect in 150 days from the date of receipt of the notification by the Depositary […]. Thus, the Republic of Moldova requests that the Depositary convey its decision to the States Parties […].

toegevoegd voorbehoud
04-06-2024
The Republic of Poland hereby notifies the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as depositary, of the suspension of the operation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, signed in Paris on 19 November 1990 (hereinafter the "CFE Treaty"), with effect from 23 May 2024. Acting in accordance with the provisions of Article 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, done at Vienna on 23 May 1969, the Republic of Poland indicates as the basis for the suspension of the operation of the CFE Treaty a fundamental change of circumstances which has occurred with regard to those existing at the time of the conclusion of the Treaty, and which was not foreseen by the Parties. The Republic of Poland considers as a fundamental change of circumstances the denunciation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe by the Russian Federation as from 7 November 2023, along with the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which violates the established objectives of the CFE Treaty, as well as the established norms of public international law. Therefore, on the basis of Article 65 (I) of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the Republic of Poland kindly requests the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to notify the other State Parties of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of the aforementioned grounds for suspension of the Treaty by the Republic of Poland.

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30-04-2024
The Government of Hungary has decided to suspend the operation of the Treaty in its entirety, effective three months from the date of this Verbal Note, i.e. from 30 April, 2024, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. The instrument of suspension signed by the president of Hungary is attached to this Note. The Embassy of Hungary respectfully requests the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as depositary of the Treaty, to inform all States Parties to the Treaty of Hungary’s decision to suspend the operation of the Treaty.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
11-04-2024
The Embassy of Portugal in the Netherlands […] has the honour to refer to its Note Verbale […] of 24 November 2023, by which the Portuguese Republic notified the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as Depositary of the Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, signed in Paris on 19 November 1990 (hereinafter the "CFE Treaty"), of the intention of the Portuguese Republic to suspend its participation in that Treaty in regard to all States Parties. The Embassy of Portugal in the Netherlands has the honour to hereby notify the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as Depositary of the CFE Treaty, that, pursuant to Articles 65 and 67 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties – i.e. no objections to the abovementioned intention of the Portuguese Republic having been made in the three months following the notification of the Depositary bringing that intention to the attention of said States Parties in 28 November 2023 – the suspension of the obligations of the Portuguese Republic in the CFE Treaty took effect on 29 February 2024. The Embassy of Portugal in the Netherlands would appreciate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands […] bringing all the relevant information to the attention of all States Parties of the CFE Treaty.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
09-04-2024
The Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye […] has the honor to notify the Government of the Kingdom of Netherlands as Depository of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, signed in Paris on 19 November 1990 (the "CFE Treaty") that, with reference to the North Atlantic Council statement on 7 November 2023 concerning Russian Federation's withdrawal from the CFE Treaty as well as the national statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye on the same day, internal procedures for the suspension of the implementation of the Treaty have been completed for the Republic of Türkiye and that the decision has come into effect as of 8 April 2024. As has been highlighted before, this decision is, in essence, reversible. The need for the foundations and fundamental principles of the legally binding CFE Treaty that provide balance, transparency, and predictability among military forces with its numerical limitations and sub-regional system, including the flank regime, continues. Modernization, as may be needed for the European security architecture in the upcoming period, can only be built on this basis. The Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye kindly request the Kingdom of Netherlands to circulate this Note to all other States Parties to the CFE Treaty.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
08-04-2024
I have the honour to inform the […] Depositary of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe signed in Paris on 19 November 1990, with reference to the notification from the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany dated 7 November 2023 […], that the suspension of the obligations of the Federal Republic of Germany deriving from the Treaty shall take effect on 8 April 2024.

toegevoegd voorbehoud
02-02-2024
The […] Kingdom of Belgium […] has the honour to refer to its Note Verbale […] in which the Kingdom of Belgium announced its decision to suspend the operation of the Treaty on Conventional [Armed] Forces in Europe (hereafter: "the CFE Treaty"). The […] Kingdom of Belgium […] wishes to notify […] that, in accordance with international law, the suspension of the operation of the CFE Treaty shall take effect on 7 February 2024 for the Kingdom of Belgium.