Dutch Legislation

Kingdom Act on Voluntary Transfer of Seat of Legal Persons

in force

Transferring a legal person's seat within the Kingdom in emergencies

Corporate law · Rijkswet vrijwillige zetelverplaatsing van rechtspersonen · BWBR0002561 · Articles: 31

1 Article 1

By means of the relevant amendment of the deed of incorporation, the registered office of a company established in the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao or…

2 Article 2

The amendment and the appointments referred to in Article 1 shall be effected by notarial deed, on pain of nullity. The deed shall be executed in the…

3 Article 3

Any amendment to the deed of incorporation of a company as referred to in Article 1 shall require the consent or ratification of Our Minister of…

4 Article 4

Consent shall be granted exclusively for a draft of the amendment, specifically by Our Minister of Justice of the part of the Kingdom where the…

5 Article 5

If the amendment has been effected and has entered into force without the application of Article 4, paragraph 1, the company or one of those who are…

6 Article 6

The consent or the ratification shall only be refused insofar as, in the judgment of the authority competent to grant it:

7 Article 7

Our Minister of Justice for the part of the Kingdom where the company is established — whether before or after the entry into force of the transfer —…

8 Article 8

As soon as possible, the following shall be made public in the part of the Kingdom to which the registered office of the company has been transferred:

9 Article 9

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 1-8, the registered office of a company, which has been transferred to another part of the Kingdom in…

10 Article 10

The amendment referred to in Article 9 shall be effected by notarial deed, on pain of nullity. The deed shall be executed in the Dutch language.

11 Article 11

Any amendment to the deed of incorporation of a company, as referred to in Article 9, requires the consent of Our Minister of Justice of the part of…

12 Article 12

By means of the relevant amendment of the deed of incorporation, the registered office of a company, which is established in one of the parts of the…

13 Article 13

Any amendment to the deed of incorporation, as referred to in Article 12, requires the consent or the ratification of Our Minister of Justice of the…

14 Article 14

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 12 and 13, the registered office of a company, which has been transferred in accordance with Article…

15 Article 15

The registered office of a legal person established in any part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is not a company within the meaning of the…

16 Article 16

If the registered office is transferred to another part of the Kingdom, the provisions of Articles 2 up to and including 8 regarding the amendment of…

17 Article 17

The registered office of a legal person, which is not a company within the meaning of the first paragraph of the general provisions, that has been…

18 Article 18

From the moment at which the registered office of a legal person has been transferred or relocated to another part of the Kingdom in accordance with…

19 Article 19

If a legal person has acquired a right or power, for the preservation of which being established in, or having been incorporated under the law of, a…

20 Article 20

As long as the transfer of the seat of a legal person in accordance with this Kingdom Act has not yet taken effect, it may, even if permission for it…

21 Article 21

The notarial deeds prescribed in this Kingdom Act may consist of a notarial record of the board meeting or of the general meeting in which the…

22 Article 22

Insofar as provisions in the deed of incorporation or the articles of association and regulations of a legal person are not in accordance with that…

23 Article 23

The government shall not be liable, except in cases of intent or gross negligence, on the ground that it has wrongfully granted an approval as…

24 Article 24

We reserve the right to provide by Order in Council for such further regulations as may be necessary for the implementation of this Kingdom Act.

25 Article 25

The Act of 26 April 1940 (Stb. 200) is repealed.

26 Article 26

The Foreign Exchange Decree 1943 (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees D 20) is repealed.

27 Article 27

The Royal Decree of 23 December 1943 (Stb. D 57) is repealed.

28 Article 28

The validity of amendments to the deed of incorporation and of other acts, approved or ratified pursuant to the Act of 26 April 1940 (Stb. 200)…

29 Article 29

Resolutions and decisions aimed at transferring the place of establishment and at making other changes to the deed of incorporation, articles of…

30 Article 30

This Kingdom Act may be cited by the title: Kingdom Act on the Voluntary Transfer of the Registered Office of Legal Entities.

31 Article 31

This Kingdom Act is binding for the entire Kingdom.