THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD – Curaçao has officially been removed from the Kingdom regulation that established special supervision over government tasks following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. The previously announced termination has now been legally implemented and entered into force on July 16, 2026.
The change follows a Royal Decree signed on July 9 and published this week. The decree removes all references to Curaçao, the Curaçao Progress Committee and the ministerial consultations concerning Curaçao’s implementation plans from the regulation.
The Kingdom government announced in April that Curaçao would leave the supervision framework. With the latest decision, that political agreement has now been formally incorporated into legislation.
According to the official explanation accompanying the decree, all implementation plans for Curaçao have been completed and the cooperation arrangement for the country has fulfilled its purpose.
The supervision arrangement was created when the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved on October 10, 2010. Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but at that time were considered not yet fully capable of independently carrying out certain government responsibilities at the required level.
To address those concerns, improvement plans were created for specific areas of government. Special progress committees were established to monitor implementation and report on developments.
The removal of Curaçao from the regulation means that the legal framework for those specific supervision mechanisms has ended. It does not necessarily mean that all government services involved now operate without challenges.
The decision confirms that the agreed improvement plans have been completed and that the related reporting and monitoring process under this specific arrangement has ended.
The measure is separate from the current Land Package reforms between Curaçao and the Netherlands. The Land Package is based on different agreements and remains unchanged by the removal of Curaçao from the former supervision framework.