Inclusion in the register of civil-law notaries
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If you have been appointed as a civil-law notary, you are required to take the oath (in Dutch) in your district court region within 6 months. After taking the oath, you will be included in the register of civil-law notaries (in Dutch) with the Royal Dutch Association of Civil-law Notaries (Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie, KNB). After registration you file your signature and initials with the registry of the court where you took your oath.
Appointment as civil-law notary
In the Netherlands, to be appointed as a civil-law notary you need have the nationality of one of the countries in the EEA (i.e. the EU plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) or Switzerland. To be appointed as a civil-law notary, you must satisfy certain training requirements, have an approved business plan, have worked as a junior civil-law notary for at least 6 years and have the spoken and written command of the Dutch language to adequately perform your duties
Deputising
When first appointed as a substitute civil-law notary, you must take the oath in the district where the substitute civil-law notary is based. When deputising in a different district, you must file your signature and initials with the registry of the court in that district.