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Act on banning organisations on the UN or European Union list of terrorist organisations in the Netherlands (NGO-agreement)
Organisations on the UN or EU lists already have their bank accounts frozen under existing law, thus restricting their financial activities. The NGO-agreement provides that such organisations may no longer be active in the Netherlandsin any other way, for example by recruiting new members or appointing officers. The organisations concerned are on the lists because the UN or EU has determined that they form a danger to international peace and security. The EU decides the list by unanimous vote.
In addition the EU list includes organisations that are on the UN Sanctions Committee list, which are linked to the Taliban and Al Qaida. The ban does not entail dissolving the terrorist organisations. It does mean that these organisations are no longer able to perform any legal acts, and that participation in continuing their activities is punishable by a year's imprisonment.
The bill's other provision makes action possible against foreign organisations that engage in activities in the Netherlandsthat are contrary to public policy or that pursue certain objectives. Under the new law, the civil courts can declare, in response to an application by the public prosecutor, that an organisation has acted in a way that is contrary to public policy. The court assesses the organisation’s goal and activities, and then determines if they are contrary to public policy. This measure is intended especially for use against organisations that have not been placed on the UN or EU list.
The court's declaration makes it possible to put the organisation's property in the Netherlandsinto liquidation, so that the financial aspects of the case can also be closed. Once that has been done, the foreign organisation will no longer have any assets in the Netherlands, and its Dutch activities will be effectively ended. Anyone who violates the rule by continuing the organisation’s activities will be subject to a year’s imprisonment
