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Civil Code.

Country(ies)

Netherlands

Subjects (Classification)

Civil, commercial and family law

Adopted on (Date of text)

1992

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Original title

Burgerlijk Wetboek

Abstract/Citation

BOOK 1 Law on Persons and Family
BOOK 2 Legal Persons
Title 2.1 General provisions (Articles 1 - 25)
Title 2.2 Associations (Articles 26 - 52)
Title 2.3 Cooperatives and Mutual Insurance Societies (Articles 53 - 63k)
Title 2.4 Open Corporations (public limited companies) (Articles 64 - 174a)
Title 2.5 Closed Corporations (private limted companies) (Articles 175 - 284a)
Title 2.6 Foundations (Articles 285 - 307)
Title 2.7 Merger and division (Articles 308-334ii)
Title 2.8 Rules for resolving disputes and the right of inquiry
BOOK 3 Property law in general
BOOK 4 Law of Succession
BOOK 5 Real Property Rights
BOOK 6 Law of Obligations
BOOK 7 Particular Contracts
Title 7.1 Sale and exchange (Articles 1-50)
Title 7.1a Contracts of time-sharing, long-term holiday products, assistance and exchange (Articles 50a - 50i)
Title 7.2 Financial collateral agreement (Articles 51 - 56)
Title 7.2a Credit contracts for consumers (Articles 57 - 73)
Title 7.3 Donation agreement (Articles 175-188)
Title 7.4 Lease agreement (Articles 201-310)
Title 7.5 Farm lease agreement (Articles 311-399e)
Title 7.6 Loan agreement*
Title 7.7 Service provision agreement (Articles 400-468)
Title 7.7A Travel agreement (Articles 500-513)
Title 7.7B Payment transactions (Articles 514-551)
Title 7.8 Publishing agreement*
Title 7.9 Safe custody agreement (Articles 600-609)
Title 7.10 Employment agreement (Articles 610-692)
Title 7.11 Collective labour agreement*
Title 7.12 Construction agreement (Articles 750-769)
Title 7.13 Commercial partnership agreement*
Title 7.14 Surety agreement (Articles 850-870)
Title 7.15 Settlement agreement (Articles 900-910)
Title 7.16 Gambling and game agreement*
Title 7.17 Insurance agreement (Articles 925-986)
Title 7.18 Life annuity agreement (Articles 900-902)
Title 7.19 Negotiable bills and other commercial documents*
Title 7.20 Cheques*
BOOK 7a Particular Contracts (old)
BOOK 8 Transport Law
BOOK 9 Intellectual Property
BOOK 10 International Private Law

*The Dutch Civil Code was revised in 1992. The below Titles of Book 7 have yet to be accepted by Parliament:

Title 7.6 Loan agreement
Title 7.8 Publishing agreement
Title 7.11 Collective labour Agreement
Title 7.13 Commercial partnership agreement
Title 7.16 Gambling and game agreement
Title 7.19 Negotiable bills and other commercial documents
Title 7.10 Cheques

These subjects are governed by the old provisions of the Civil Code, laid down in Book 7A (loan agreement, commercial partnership agreement as far as it concerns the occupational partnership agreement, and gambling and game agreement) and of the Commercial Code (commercial partnership agreement, negotiable bills and other commercial documents and cheques). It is the intention to place the revised provisions for hire-purchase agreements in Title 7.1 (Sale and Exchange).

The legislation with regard to collective labour agreements, until this Title is accepted by Parliament, is governed by two separate Acts of Parliament: the Collective Agreements Act and the Act on the Binding and Non-Binding Status of Provisions of Collective Labour Agreements.