Code of Civil Procedure

CHAPTER I CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE  15
Book 1 – Procedure in the District Courts, Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court  15
Title 1 – General Provisions  15
Section 1 – International Jurisdiction of the Dutch Courts  15
Section 2 – Single-Judge and Multi-Judge Chambers  23
Section 3 – General Principles for Proceedings  26
Section 3a – General Rules of Procedure  31
Section 4 – Removal and Withdrawal from a Case  36
Section 5 – The Public Prosecutor and the Procurator General at the Supreme Court   38
Section 5a – The Authority for Consumers and Markets and the European Commission  40
Section 6 – Writs  41
Section 7 – Information on Foreign Law and European Community Competition Law  53
Section 8 – Correction of an Error in Initiating an Action, Referral by or to the Subdistrict Court, and Referral for Lack of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction 54
Section 9 – Final Provision  58
Title 2 – Proceedings Initiated by Writ of Summons In First Instance  59
Section 1 – General Provisions  59
Section 2 – Subdistrict Court Cases  66
Section 3 – Personal Jurisdiction   69
Section 4 – Writ of Summons   73
Section 5 – The Proceedings   80
Section 6 – Counterclaim  86
Section 7 – Failure to Appear and Default  86
Section 8 – Opposition  88
Section 9 – Evidence  90
Section 10 – Motions  113
Section 11 – Suspension of the Action and Resumption  120
Section 12 – The Judgment   122
Section 13 – Discontinuance  129
Section 14 – Summary Proceedings  132
Title 3 – Proceedings Initiated by Application in First Instance   134
Section 1 – General Provisions  134
Section 2 – Personal Jurisdiction   134
Section 3 – Notices to Appear  137
Section 4 – The Proceedings   140
Title 6 – Prorogation to the Court of Appeal  148
Title 7 – Appeals   149
Section 1 – Cases Subject to Appeal   149
Section 2 – Time Limit for Appeal   151
Section 3 – Procedure in Appeal and Legal Effects   152
Section 4 – Appeals in Proceedings Initiated by Application  155
Title 8  159
Title 9 – Third-Party Opposition  159
Title 10 – Revocation  161
Section 1 – Revocation of Judgments Given in Proceedings Initiated by Claim  161
Section 2 – Revocation of Judgments Given in Proceedings by Application   163
Title 10a – Preliminary Referrals to the Supreme Court   164
Title 11 – Supreme Court Appeals  169
Section 1 – Proceedings Initiated by Claim Subject to Supreme Court Appeal   169
Section 2 – The Time Limit for Supreme Court Appeals in Proceedings Initiated by Claim and their Suspensive Effect  170
Section 3 – Procedure in Supreme Court Appeals in Proceedings Initiated by Claim   172
Section 4 – Supreme Court Judgments in Proceedings Initiated by Claim   177
Section 5 – Supreme Court Appeals in Proceedings Initiated by Application   178

Book 2 – Enforcement of Judgments, Decisions and Authentic Instruments   181
Title 1 – General Provisions   181

Book 3 – Procedure for Miscellaneous Proceedings  187
Title 4 – Remedies for the Preservation of Rights   187
Section 1 – General Provisions   187
Title 9 – Formalities Required for the Enforcement of Execution Titles
Originating from Foreign States  194
Section 1 – General Provisions   194
Section 2 – Special Provisions   196
Title 14 – Proceedings in Cases Seeking a Declaration that Agreements to
Settle Collective Damage are Binding   198
Title 14a – Procedure in Collective Actions and Collective Compensation Schemes  206
Title 15 – Proceedings in Cases Concerning Intellectual Property Rights  219
Title 15a – Proceedings in Cases Concerning the Protection of Trade Secrets   225
Title 16 – Procedure in Agricultural Ground Lease Cases   229
Title 17 – Proceedings in Partial Disputes Regarding Damages from Injury and Death   235

Book 4 – Arbitration  239
Title 1 – Arbitration in The Netherlands  239
Section 1 – Arbitration Agreement  239
Section 1a – Arbitration Agreement and Jurisdiction of the Courts  240
Section 1b – Arbitral Tribunal  241
Section 2 – Arbitral Proceedings  248
Section 3 – The Arbitral Award  259
Section 3a – Arbitral Appeal  266
Section 4 – Enforcement of the Arbitral Award  271
Section 5 – Setting Aside and Revocation of the Arbitral Award  272
Section 6 – The Arbitral Award Recording a Settlement  278
Section 7 – Final Provisions  278
Title 2 – Arbitration Outside the Netherlands  282

CHAPTER II CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (AS APPLICABLE IN DIGITAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT)  289
Section 3a – General Rules For Proceedings  289

CHAPTER III RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CHAMBERS OF THE AMSTERDAM DISTRICT COURT (NCC DISTRICT COURT) AND THE AMSTERDAM COURT OF APPEAL (NCC COURT OF APPEAL)  305
Background  305
A quick view of what we do  306
Definitions  307
Section 1 Scope  308
Section 2 Language  311
Section 3 Mode of Procedure and Time Limits  312
Section 4 Initiating An Action  318
Section 5 Default and Defence  320
Section 6 Motions and Interim Measures  322
Section 7 Hearing  326
Section 8 Evidence  333
Section 9 Judgment  341
Section 10 Costs  344
Section 11 Discontinuance, Withdrawal and Restart  346
Section 12 Final Provisions  347
Annex I: Explanatory Notes To these Rules of Procedure  348
Annex II: NCC Clause  364
Annex III: Lawyers’ Fees  366
Annex IV: eNCC Rules  367

CHAPTER IV CASE ASSIGNMENT RULES  375
First Edition (January 2020)  375
General provisions  375
Case assignment  375
Cases where it is not appropriate to make a specific assignment  376
Cases where it is appropriate to make a specific assignment  376
Court in Summary Proceedings  377
Miscellaneous provisions  377
Final provisions  380

CHAPTER V GLOSSARY OF DUTCH PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY  381