Noting also the progress made in regard to the necessary arrangements for the commencement of the functions of the International Criminal Court in order to ensure its effective operation, and taking note in particular of the statement of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Preparatory Commission at its eighth session, on the preparatory work that the Government of the Netherlands was undertaking for the establishment of the Court,PCNICC/2001/INF/3.
又注意到在为国际刑事法院开始履行职责作出必要安排以确保其有效运作方面取得的进展，特别注意到荷兰王国外交大臣在预备委员会第八届会议上关于荷兰政府为设立法院进行的筹备工作的说明，PCNICC/2001/INF/3。