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 228 
1.  A medical doctor or a midwife who intentionally issues a false certificate of a birth or of the cause 
of death or of the existence or non-existence, at that time or in the past, of diseases, infirmities or 
disabilities, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine of the 
fourth category. 
2.   If the certificate is issued with the intention of having a person committed to a psychiatric hospital 
or of holding him there, a term of imprisonment not exceeding seven years and six months or a fine 
of the fifth category shall be imposed. 
3.   Any person who intentionally makes use of the false certificate as if its contents were a truthful 
representation shall be liable to the same punishments.