Dutch Legislation

Chapter I

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Transfer of Sentence Enforcement Act (WOTS) (Wet overdracht tenuitvoerlegging strafvonnissen) · Articles: 7

Section A

Definitions

1 Article 1

For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:

Section B

Conditions for the assumption of the enforcement of foreign judicial decisions in criminal cases

2 Article 2

The enforcement in the Netherlands of foreign judicial decisions shall not take place otherwise than by virtue of a treaty.

3 Article 3

A sanction imposed in a foreign state may only be enforced in the Netherlands insofar as:

4 Article 4

A sanction imposed in a foreign state cannot be enforced in the Netherlands if it concerns an alien who does not have a fixed place of residence or…

5 Article 5

A sanction imposed in a foreign state cannot be enforced in the Netherlands if, in the opinion of Our Minister, there is a well-founded suspicion…

6 Article 6

A sanction imposed in a foreign state cannot be enforced in the Netherlands if the right to execute the sentence would have become time-barred under…

7 Article 7

A sanction imposed in a foreign state cannot be enforced in the Netherlands insofar as the convicted person is being prosecuted in the Netherlands…