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C_NL-P02-C001 · captured 2026-10-27

For credit agreements to which the 2011 Wck amendment applies, article 1(a) no longer imposes the historical condition that at least one payment occur more than three months after provision of money, property use or a designated service begins. This affects which transactions may constitute the credit-derived component of natural-person schuldbemiddeling.

Conditions and limits: For credit agreements to which the 2011 Wck amendment applies, article 1(a) no longer imposes the historical condition that at least one payment occur more than three months after provision of money, property use or a designated service begins. This affects which transactions may constitute the credit-derived component of natural-person schuldbemiddeling. · Does not decide old agreements, exact debts, or other exclusions; complete 2026 consolidation not certified.

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S001 art. 1(a), PDF indices 0–1; S008 art. II(A)(1), VII.

Source links: zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl · zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl

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C_NL-P02-C002 · captured 2026-10-27

In article 1(a)(2°)–(3°), the 1991 enacted amendment removed lichamelijke from roerende lichamelijke zaak with effect from 1 January 1992. The original 1990 adjective is not correct for the law after this amendment.

Conditions and limits: In article 1(a)(2°)–(3°), the 1991 enacted amendment removed lichamelijke from roerende lichamelijke zaak with effect from 1 January 1992. The original 1990 adjective is not correct for the law after this amendment. · Subsequent full definition chain remains held; particular property characterization not decided.

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S001 art. 1(a); S002 art. I(A), VII, PDF indices 0 and 7.

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C_NL-P02-C003 · captured 2026-10-27

The 2011 amendment's article VI states that its articles II and III do not apply to credit agreements entered into before those provisions commenced; because S008 was issued 24 May 2011, the relevant commencement under art. VII is 25 May 2011.

Conditions and limits: The 2011 amendment's article VI states that its articles II and III do not apply to credit agreements entered into before those provisions commenced; because S008 was issued 24 May 2011, the relevant commencement under art. VII is 25 May 2011. · Does not resolve every historical-debt/application conflict or judicial interpretation of article 47's reference to qualifying transactions.

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S008 arts. VI–VII and issuance statement.

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C_NL-P02-C005 · captured 2026-10-27

The original Wck art. 47(1) prohibits schuldbemiddeling. Its art. 47(2) defines a professional/business service directed toward arrangements for a natural person's existing debt burden arising wholly or partly from one or more credit transactions, other than concluding a new credit transaction. Each statutory element remains necessary for classification.

Conditions and limits: The original Wck art. 47(1) prohibits schuldbemiddeling. Its art. 47(2) defines a professional/business service directed toward arrangements for a natural person's existing debt burden arising wholly or partly from one or more credit transactions, other than concluding a new credit transaction. Each statutory element remains necessary for classification. · The complete 2026 amended text and individual scope/application are not certified.

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S001 art. 47(1)–(2), PDF index 16; S024 2026 government description of Wck 47–48 is corroborative only.

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C_NL-P02-C006 · captured 2026-10-27

The enacted 1990 art. 48(1) contains distinct om niet, municipal, professional and AMvB-designated exceptions. Under original art. 48(3), a contractual departure from rules under 48(2) is void to the extent of the conflict. It does not state that a creditor's underlying claim is extinguished or a judgment annulled.

Conditions and limits: The enacted 1990 art. 48(1) contains distinct om niet, municipal, professional and AMvB-designated exceptions. Under original art. 48(3), a contractual departure from rules under 48(2) is void to the extent of the conflict. It does not state that a creditor's underlying claim is extinguished or a judgment annulled. · Later amendment and operative-decree requirements must be superimposed; current compensation interpretation held.

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S001 art. 48(1)(a)–(d), (2)–(3), PDF index 16.

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C_NLpass-01

CNL Netherlands

Inside: Principal findings · A. The operative debtor-side test · An important consequence boundary

13 tables48 claim records43 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-26

C_NLpass-02

CNL Netherlands Wck text reconciliation

Inside: 1. Findings — G1 and G2 · G1.1 — Operative definition of krediettransactie: bounded reconstruction · G1.2 — Article 47: prohibition and schuldbemiddeling

15 tables16 claim records24 source recordsScoped review · limits applyCaptured 2026-10-27