Art. 5 (Dutch citizens outside the Netherlands)
1. Dutch criminal legislation applies to a Dutch citizen who is found guilty outside of the Netherlands of:
1st: one of the crimes described in Chapters I and II of the Second Book and in articles 197a, 197b, 197c, 206, 237, 272, 273, 388 and 389;
2nd: a crime that is considered an offence in Dutch criminal legislation and which is punishable in the country where it was committed.
2. Prosecution can also take place if the suspect only becomes a Dutch citizen after having committed the crime (Penal Code [Sr] 8; Code of Criminal Procedure [Sv] 2 v;UW 4).
Art. 6 (Offences by civil servants outside of the Netherlands)
Dutch criminal legislation applies to:
1st: A Dutch civil servant who, outside of the Netherlands, is guilty of one of the offences described in Chapter XXVIII of the Second Book;
2nd: A person in public service of an organisation subject to international law that is situated in the Netherlands, who is found guilty outside of the Netherlands of one of the offences described in articles 362 to and incl. 364a (Sr 8, 84, 355v; Sv 5).
