Criminal Code Warning: this is not an official translation. Under all circumstances the original text in Dutch language of the Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht) prevails

2.  The measure shall serve to protect society and to stop the recidivism of the defendant. 
3.  If the defendant suffers from addiction problems or has other specific problems relating to the 
commission of criminal offences, the measure shall also contribute to solving his addiction problem 
or these other problems. 
4.  The court shall impose the measure only after it has received a reasoned, dated and signed 
opinion on the desirability and necessity of the measure. If this opinion is dated more than one year 
before the start of the hearing, the court may only use it with the consent of the Public Prosecution 
Service and the defendant. 
5.  Subsection (4) shall not apply if the defendant refuses to cooperate with the examination required 
for submission of the opinion. Where possible, a report on the reason for the refusal shall be 
prepared. The court shall make every effort to secure the submission of another opinion or report 
advising it on the desirability or necessity of the measure with which the person in question is 
willing to cooperate. 
6.  In the imposition of the measure the court shall take into account the content of the other 
recommendations and reports prepared on the defendant as well as the frequency of previous 
convictions for serious offences.