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

4.  If the Public Prosecution Service is of the opinion that there is cause to postpone or deny the 
conditional release for a specific period on any of the grounds referred to in subsection (1), it shall 
promptly submit a written application requesting such postponement or denial to the District Court, 
being the court of first instance that tried the criminal offence for which the sentence that is being 
enforced was imposed. 
5.  In the cases referred to in section 15(5), the District Court, being the court of first instance that tried 
the offence for which the longest unconditional custodial sentence has been imposed, shall be 
competent to hear the application. In the case of sentences of equal length, the District Courts 
shall be equally competent. In the case of enforcement of a foreign judicial decision, the District 
Court which granted leave for enforcement, as referred to in section 31(1) of the Transfer of 
Enforcement of Criminal Judgments Act [Wet Overdracht Tenuitvoerlegging Strafvonnissen] or the 
District Court in the district where the enforcement was ordered under section 43(5) of this act, 
shall be competent to hear the application. 
6.  The application, referred to in subsection (4), must be received at the District Court Registry not 
later than thirty days before the date of conditional release. An application submitted by the Public 
Prosecution Service at a later date shall be admissible, if the Public Prosecution Service shows 
that a circumstance as referred to in subsection(1) only occurred after this time limit. 
7.  Conditional release may be postponed for a specific period time and time again or, after it has 
been postponed, may be denied. Subsections (3) to (6) inclusive shall apply.