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Wijziging van boek 2 van het Burgerlijk Wetboek in verband met de aanpassing van het recht van enquête

Stage otherUpdated 6d ago

This Dutch bill amends Book 2 of the Civil Code, the part that governs companies and legal entities, to adjust the right of enquiry (enquêterecht). This right allows certain shareholders or interested parties to ask the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal to order an investigation into a company's management and affairs when there are serious concerns about how it is run. Based on the title alone, the bill seeks to update how this procedure works. The full text would show the specific changes. The changes would mainly affect companies incorporated under Dutch law, their shareholders, directors, and anyone who may request an inquiry. Creditors and other stakeholders could also be indirectly affected if the procedure changes how corporate misconduct is investigated. This summary is based on metadata only and not on the full legislative text.

National vote coverage: Netherlands-only