On 6th of February 2020, the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands deposited the instruments of ratification, for the European part of the Kingdom, of the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events (CETS No. 218), and of the denunciation of the European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Football Matches (ETS No. 120).

The Netherlands is the 14th State Party to ratify this Convention, also known as the Saint-Denis Convention, which entered into force on 1 November 2017.

The Convention CETS No. 218 will enter into force in respect of the Netherlands on 1 April 2020, and the denunciation of the Convention ETS No. 120 will take effect on 1 September 2020.