Let F be a distribution function (d.f) in the domain of attraction of an extreme value distribution ${ H_{\gamma} }$; it is well-known that Fu(x), where Fu is the d.f of the excesses over u, converges, when u tends to s+(F), the end-point of F, to $G_{\gamma}(\frac{x}{\sigma(u)})$, where $G_{\gamma}$ is the d.f. of the Generalized Pareto Distribution. We provide conditions that ensure that there exists, for $\gamma >-1$, a function Λ which verifies $\lim_{u \rightarrow s_+(F)} \Lambda (u) =\gamma$ and is such that $\Delta(u)= \sup_{x \in[0,s_+(F)-u[} |\bar{F}_u(x) - \bar{G}_{\Lambda(u)} (x/ \sigma(u))| $converges to 0 faster than $d(u)=\sup_{x \in[0,s_+(F)-u[} |\bar{F}_u(x) - \bar{G}_{\gamma}(x/ \sigma(u))|$.