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a. Have acquired the status of Master of Laws by successfully passing the doctoral examination at a Dutch university, or have obtained the degree of Master of Laws by successfully completing a master’s programme in law at a Dutch university, or have successfully completed a programme considered equivalent thereto by the Board; and 
b. Are employed as in-house counsel for the majority of their working time at one or more organisations operating in the Netherlands. 

The General Assembly may, by regulation (to be adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 1 of these Articles of Association), establish further rules regarding the criteria that a member must meet in order to qualify for membership of the association. 

Regulations 

Article 1 – Membership Criteria 

1. In addition to Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Articles of Association, the following criteria apply to regular membership: 

a. The organisation established in the Netherlands as referred to in Article 4, paragraph 1(b) of the Articles of Association is a legal entity under private law that: 
i. primarily engages in business activities; or 
ii. exclusively or almost exclusively provides services to a specific organisation as referred to under (i), including its group companies; or 
iii. is maintained for the purpose of representing the interests of one or more organisations as referred to under (i); and 
b. The member devotes his/her working time entirely or almost entirely to legal work that exclusively relates to the internal legal affairs of the organisations referred to above. 

Article 2 – Independent In-House Counsel 

1. In addition to Article 4, paragraph 4 of the Articles of Association, the Board may, from time to time or on a sample  basis, request members who work as in-house counsel other than under an employment contract to demonstrate that they continue to meet the membership criteria. 

Article 3 – Exemption by the Board 

1. The Board may grant exemptions from the criteria referred to in Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Articles of Association and Article 1(a) and (b) of these Regulations. 

These Regulations were adopted by the General Meeting on the proposal of the Board, in accordance with Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Articles of Association at the meeting held on 23 September 2021.