Under Dutch law the registered office of a company is the city where the company is domiciled pursuant to its articles of association A document, drawn up when a Dutch company or legal person is set up, and which regulates the operations of the company and defines its purpose.
» Meer over articles of association Articles of Association. For a Dutch company this has to be a place in the Netherlands.

A company may conduct its business elsewhere. The registered office serves as the formal domicile. In order to move a registered office to another place, the articles of associations need to be amended accordingly. The amendment of the articles of association must be registered in the Dutch Commercial Register.

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