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Article 14
 

(1) As long as the right of Dutch nationals who are not residents of the Netherlands to vote in elections to the Second Chamber of the Parliament is not compatible with the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Article 54 (1) shall read: 'The members of the Second Chamber shall be directly elected by Dutch nationals who are resident in the Netherlands and have attained the age of eighteen'. (2) The time at which Article 54 (1) shall enter into force in the version referred to above shall be laid down by Royal Decree.