وتنص الفقرة الأولى من المادة 62 من الدستور على أنه: "فيما يتعلق بأروبا، ينتهي العمل بالنظام الدستوري الوارد في الميثاق اعتباراً من 1 كانون الثاني/يناير 1996".
Article 62, paragraph 1, of the Constitution stated: “With regard to Aruba, the constitutional order laid down in the Charter shall end as of 1 January 1996.” From the outset, most Arubans resented this contentious condition, and Aruban politicians constantly expressed their rejection of what was perceived as an imposed independence.