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

Section 217: 
Any person who 
1°.  applies false government marks or hallmark required by law to platinum, gold or silver articles 
or falsifies genuine government marks or hallmark required by law, with the intention that he or 
others shall use these articles as if the marks struck on them were genuine and unfalsified;  
2°.  with like intention, applies marks to such articles by unlawfully using genuine dies or stamps; 
3°.  sets, affixes or transfers genuine government marks or hallmarks required by law in, on or to 
articles of platinum, gold or silver other than the articles on which these marks were originally 
struck, with the intention that he or others shall use these articles as if these marks were 
originally placed on them;  
 
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine of the fifth category.  
Section 218 

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Any person who: 
 
1°.  applies false metrological marks to objects that are subject to assessment of conformity with 
the requirements for measuring instruments or falsifies genuine metrological marks, with the 
intention that he or others shall use these objects as if the marks placed on them were genuine 
and unfalsified;  
2°.  with like intention, applies marks to these objects by unlawfully using genuine dies or stamps; 
  
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine of the fifth category.  
Section 219 
Any person who: 
 
1°.  falsely applies marks, other than the marks referred to in sections 217 and 218, which must or 
may be placed on goods or their packaging or containers pursuant to a statutory regulation, to 
such goods or their packaging or containers or falsifies such genuine marks, with the intention 
that he or others shall use these goods as if the marks placed on them were genuine and 
unfalsified; 
2°.  with like intention, applies marks to these goods or their packaging or containers by unlawfully 
using genuine dies or stamps;  
3°.  uses genuine marks for goods or their packaging or containers for which these marks are not 
intended, with the intention that he or others shall use these goods as if these marks were 
intended for them; 
 
shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine of the fifth category. 
  
Section 220 
Any person who intentionally uses, sells, offers for sale, delivers, has in store for the purpose of sale or 
imports into the Kingdom in Europe false, falsified or unlawfully produced stamps, seals or marks or 
the objects to which they have been unlawfully attached, as if these stamps, seals or marks were 
genuine and unfalsified and not unlawfully produced or unlawfully attached to the objects, shall be 
liable to the same punishments prescribed in sections 216-219, according to the distinctions made in 
these sections.