A PUBLIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND LEGAL PERSONALITY

Dutch Supreme Court, Decision of 18 January 1901

Suppose you and several of your friends decided to combine your financial resources to start a business. You subsequently agreed on the incorporation of a limited liability company (NV). You also agreed on the amount each of you would put into the NV and the number of shares each of you would receive in return for this capital contribution. You and your friends then visited the civil law notary and a notarial deed incorporating the NV was executed. The NV now exists.

However, although you and your friends paid their respective capital …
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Jan 2011
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PROPOSED REVIEW DUTCH CARIBBEAN LEGISLATION ON REPRESENTATION

Restrictions in managing authority work through into the representative authority

Earlier in 2010, a draft bill was proposed to amend the Corporate Code (Book 2 Civil Code) of Curacao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (which formerly constituted the Netherlands Antilles). Hopefully, the Bill comes into force in 2011. Some of the proposed changes will be discussed here.

Restrictions of the managing authority can arise from a by-law or a corporate agreement. Individual Managing Directors exercise their powers with due observance of the resolutions of the Management Board (Article 2:8 paragraph 2 Civil Code). Subject to restrictions arising from …
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Nov 2010
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THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF A DUTCH CARIBBEAN LEGAL ENTITY

The management board is responsible for the day-to-day affairs

The management board has the function of managing the legal entity, i.e., making policy and conducting the day-to-day management of such legal entity (NV, BV, Foundation or Association). The management board is responsible for the management of the entity and is authorized to represent it, except where restricted by the articles of incorporation.

The management board is the legal entity’s centre of gravity. The management board of a Curacao or St. Maarten company (NV or BV) combines the functions of executive directors and senior officers in a U.S. corporation, unless the …
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18
Oct 2010
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THE MANAGEMENT OF A DUTCH ANTILLES FOUNDATION

Management must act in the best interests of the foundation

The members of the management board of a Netherlands Antilles foundation have collective powers and responsibilities. The management board shall be in charge of the management of the foundation.

Although not explicitly provided for in Book 2 of the Netherlands Antilles Civil Code, it is considered a general rule of corporate law that the management board must act in the best interests of the foundation in the performance of its duties, even when acting upon instructions from others (e.g. a supervisory or advisory body).

The minimum standard of care is …
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19
Sep 2009
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THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF A DUTCH CARIBBEAN CORPORATION

The concept of corporate officers is unknown

The management board has the function of managing the corporation, i.e., making policy and conducting the day-to-day management of the corporation. The management board is responsible for the management of the BV and is authorized to represent it, except where restricted by the articles of incorporation.

The management board is the corporation’s centre of gravity. The management board of a Netherlands Antilles corporation combines the functions of executive directors and senior officers in a U.S. corporation, unless the articles provide for a single-tier board. There is no position equivalent to that of chief …
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Dec 2008
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