Netherlands: Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

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The Netherlands is considered a creditor-friendly jurisdiction. However, there are some aspects of Dutch law that US financial institutions considering ship finance in the Netherlands should be aware of.

Prior to January 1, 2012, parties receiving repayable funds (including borrowers of funds and issuers of bonds) were - for purposes of Dutch regulatory laws - not considered a bank and did not fall under the Dutch prohibition to receive repayable funds, if funds were obtained solely from professional market parties.

As of January 1, 2012, persons that offer securities in the Netherlands making use of an exception or exemption from the requirement to publish an approved prospectus are required to include a uniform warning in the form of a pictogram (also referred to as the "wild west sign") in each advertising document and other document containing or announcing an offer to indicate that they are not supervised in the Netherlands.

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