Article 337 Dutch Criminal Code

Paragraph 1

Any person who intentionally imports, transits or exports, sells, offers for sale, delivers, distributes or holds in stock:

1. false, falsified or unlawfully manufactured trade marks,

2. goods which, themselves or on their packaging, falsely bear the trade name of another person or a trade mark to which another person is entitled,

3. goods which, as an indication of origin, falsely bear the name of a specific place together with a fictitious trade name,

4. goods on which, or on the packaging of which, a trade name of another person or a trade mark to which another person is entitled has been imitated, albeit with a slight variation, or

5. goods or parts thereof which falsely have the same appearance as a design to which another person is entitled, or which differ from it only in minor respects,

is liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or a fine of the fifth category.

Paragraph 2

A person who holds in stock individual goods, parts thereof or trade marks as described in paragraph 1 exclusively for his own use is not criminally liable.

Paragraph 3

If the offender makes a profession of committing the serious offence referred to in paragraph 1 or carries on the commission of that serious offence as a business, he is liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding four years or a fine of the fifth category.

Paragraph 4

If general danger to persons or property is to be feared from the commission of the serious offence referred to in paragraph 1, the offender is liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding four years or a fine of the fifth category.