Relatives will be offered a settlement agreement if they are eligible for compensation. This is a document with agreements and conditions. One of these is that compensation is received in full and final discharge. This means that one can no longer successfully submit a claim to a civil court, based on liability of the Dutch State for the fate of your relative who was in the Dutchbat compound in Potočari in the late afternoon of July 13, 1995, and for whose death one has received compensation.
Conditions
More about the arrangement
- Under the Arrangement, a brother or sister of a victim who has been awarded compensation, cannot receive a second compensation. Only the wife or partner, the parents and children who have a first-degree family relationship with more than one victim, can receive more than one compensation. This means: If one signs the settlement agreement as a brother or sister, one will not be eligible for any other compensation. If one signs the settlement agreement as a first-degree relative, one can no longer receive compensation for a brother or a sister.
- The amount of compensation one can receive under the settlement arrangement is fixed. One cannot claim more than the fixed compensation amount under the arrangement.
- If one has submitted a claim before 15 June 2023 and one is eligible for compensation, but one subsequently dies, the proven heir(s) will receive the compensation.
- By submitting a claim, one has declared that one is familiar with the ‘Implementation Protocol’ and agree to the obligations contained in it.
- One cannot lodge an objection or apply for judicial review of a decision denying the claim.
Implementation Protocol
The Implementation Protocol contains a detailed description of our procedures. You can read the Implementation Protocol here. By submitting a claim, you declare that you are familiar with the ‘Implementation Protocol’ and agree to the obligations contained in it.