TRANSACTIONAL POWER OF THE MANAGING BOARD OF A DUTCH CARIBBEAN CORPORATION (II)
Only corporations may plead absence of representative authority
Under the Netherlands Antilles Corporate Code, i.e. Book 2 of the Civil Code, transactions with third parties that violate either the law or any limitations on the transactional powers of the board of directors of a corporation, are not enforceable against the corporation if the limitations are properly disclosed at the trade register. According to Article 2:10(3) Netherlands Antilles Civil Code only corporations may plead the absence of representative authority.
A counterparty wishing to withdraw from a legal act on that ground, may only rely on the fourth paragraph of Article 2:10 …
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