THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF A CURAÇAO COMPANY (II)

Articles determine the nature of the company A company’s articles of association determine the nature of the company (take for example the description of the purpose), regulate the internal competences (e.g. dismissal and appointment), limit the powers (e.g. decisions requiring approval), determine the internal responsibilities (e.g. drawing up the annual report and accounts), regulate the… Continue reading THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF A CURAÇAO COMPANY (II)

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS IN CURACAO

Money laundering is prohibited Title XXXI of the Penal Code of Curaçao basically prohibits any type of money laundering. The National Ordinance on the Reporting of Unusual Transactions (NORUT) obliges service providers acting in the course of a business or profession, to report unusual transactions. The National Ordinance on Identification of clients when Rendering Services (NOIS)… Continue reading ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS IN CURACAO

IMPACT OF THE LIABILITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTOR (II)

2nd degree director as director of a foreign corporate director It appears from the 2011 ruling referred to by the Supreme Court that Section 2:11 of the Dutch Civil Code is applicable to the joint and several liability of a director of a Dutch legal entity being a director of another Dutch legal entity. The… Continue reading IMPACT OF THE LIABILITY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTOR (II)

SERVICE OF PROCESS

A bailiff must be engaged What is the procedure for the service of foreign proceedings under the procedural laws of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba for a company having its registered address in one of those territories, for instance Curaçao? Under Curaçao procedural law, the service of proceedings on a Curaçao… Continue reading SERVICE OF PROCESS

CURACAOSE JONGEREN NAAR TENNISTOERNOOI IN DOMINICAANSE REPUBLIEK

Internationaal JITIC-kampioenschap Vandaag zijn 14 jeugdige tennisspelers voor ruim een week naar Santo Domingo vertrokken om mee te doen aan het regionale JITIC-kampioenschap (Junior International Tennis Championships). Het tennistoernooi vindt plaats van 3 tot 9 augustus 2013. Aan dit internationale tennistoernooi nemen verschillende landen in de regio deel. De host van het toernooi is de… Continue reading CURACAOSE JONGEREN NAAR TENNISTOERNOOI IN DOMINICAANSE REPUBLIEK