Title V

Notarial deeds may be party deeds or official report deeds (proces-verbaal-akten). Party deeds contain observations by the civil-law notary…

The civil-law notary is obliged to include the deeds executed before him in his protocol. This obligation also applies to European Certificates of…

The persons and witnesses appearing at the execution of the deed must be known to the civil-law notary. He shall establish the identity of the…

The deed shall in any event state the surname, given names, and the place of establishment of the civil-law notary before whom the deed is executed…

The text of a deed must satisfy the following requirements:

The deed shall be executed in the Dutch language. If the parties so desire, the deed shall be executed in a foreign language or in the Frisian…

The parties to the deed and any other persons who may appear at the execution of the deed shall be given the opportunity to take cognizance of the…

The powers of attorney from which the appearing persons derive their authority and which do not belong to the protocol of a Dutch civil-law notary…

Before the civil-law notary signs the deed, he may make amendments to the text, provided that he observes the following regulations:

Articles 19, 20, 40 up to and including 42, and 45 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a statement of maintenance (bijhoudingsverklaring) as referred to…

When stating the title of transfer in the deed of delivery pursuant to Article 89, paragraph 2, of Book 3 of the Civil Code, the civil-law notary…

After the death of the testator, the civil-law notary must present a holographic will (onderhandse uiterste wil) that has been deposited with him to…

When a deed within the meaning of Article 156, paragraph 1, of the Code of Civil Procedure is presented to a civil-law notary with a request to…

Insofar as not otherwise provided by or pursuant to the law, the civil-law notary (notaris) shall provide, in respect of the notarial deeds belonging…

The testator may, by testamentary disposition, determine that the copies, extracts, and engrossments of his last will and testament referred to in…

The civil-law notary shall, upon request, issue copies of certificates of inheritance belonging to his protocol to those who have an interest therein…

Upon request, the civil-law notary shall issue certified copies of the European Certificate of Succession, as referred to in Article 188a of Book 4…

The civil-law notary may issue an authentic copy (grosse) of a deed to any party thereto. This must bear the heading: In the name of the King, and at…

The seal of the civil-law notary shall contain the royal coat of arms and, in the marginal inscription, the capacity of civil-law notary, the…

The civil-law notary shall draw up an official report of every taking of an oath that takes place before him which does not already form part of a…

Further rules may be established by Order in Council regarding the data and declarations that must be included in grossen, copies, and extracts of…