On 19 April 2017, Uzbekistan published in the Official Gazette the decision for the ratification of the pending protocol to the 2001 income and capital tax treaty with the Netherlands. The protocol, signed 6 February 2017, is the first to amend the treaty ({News-2017-03-01/T/4- previous coverage}). It will enter into force on the last day of the month following the month in which the ratification instruments are exchanged and will apply from 1 January of the year following its entry into force.