Dutch Legislation

Title 3

in force

Gift

Civil Code — Book 7 (specific contracts) (Burgerlijk Wetboek Boek 7 (bijzondere overeenkomsten)) · Articles: 14

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Gift

7:175 Article 7:175

Gift is the agreement for no consideration, which aims for one party, the donor, to enrich the other party, the donee, at the expense of their own…

7:176 Article 7:176

If the donor alleges facts from which it follows that the gift was entered into through abuse of circumstances, the burden of proof to the contrary…

7:177 Article 7:177

Insofar as a gift is intended to be implemented only after the death of the donor, and it has not already been implemented during the life of the…

7:178 Article 7:178

A gift is voidable if it is made during an illness of the donor either to a professional in the field of individual healthcare who provides…

7:179 Article 7:179

An offer of a gift which the offeror was still able to revoke at the time of his death shall, in deviation from Article 222 of Book 6, lapse upon his…

7:180 Article 7:180

Articles 140 paragraph 1 and 141 of Book 4 apply mutatis mutandis to gifts subject to a condition subsequent and a subsequent gift subject to a…

7:181 Article 7:181

An offer of a gift that does not lapse upon the death of the offeror cannot be accepted by a person who did not yet exist at the time of the…

7:182 Article 7:182

In the case of an offer of a gift made in writing, it may be stipulated that the gifted property shall be subject to administration (bewind).

7:183 Article 7:183

A donor is liable for defects in title or for physical defects only if he has not disclosed them although they were known to him, and the donee could…

7:184 Article 7:184

In the following cases, a gift, regardless of whether it has already been executed, is voidable:

7:185 Article 7:185

Legal actions for the annulment of the gift on the basis of Article 184 shall be barred by the lapse of one year, calculated from the day on which…

7:186 Article 7:186

The provisions of this Title shall apply mutatis mutandis to gifts other than donations (schenkingen), insofar as the purport of the relevant…

7:187 Article 7:187

If the donee is bound to perform a counter-performance in connection with the gift, then Article 186, paragraph 1, shall apply, except insofar as it…

7:188 Article 7:188

The designation of a beneficiary under a sum insurance is, when it has been accepted or can be accepted, regarded as a gift, unless it is made in…