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

Part IIIa. Grounds for Sentence Reduction 
Section 44a 
1.  On application of the public prosecutor, the court may, on the basis of the agreement made under 
section 226h(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, reduce the sentence it considered imposing in 
the manner set out in subsection (2). In the sentence reduction, the court shall take into account 
the fact that by giving testimony as a witness an important contribution is or can be made to the 
investigation or prosecution of serious offences.  
2.  In the application of subsection (1), the sentence reduction may consist of: 
a.  maximum one half in the case of an unconditional determinate custodial sentence, community 
service or fine, or 
b.  conversion of maximum one half of the unconditional part of a custodial sentence, community 
service or a fine into a suspended part, or 
c.  replacement of maximum one third part of a custodial sentence with community service or an 
unconditional fine. 
 
3.  In the application of subsection (2)(b), section 14a(1) and (2) shall not apply.