3.3. | any law, other than Dutch law, which may apply to the Registration Statement or the transactions contemplated thereby would not be such as to affect any opinion expressed in this opinion letter. |
Based upon the foregoing assumptions and limitations stated hereafter, we express the following opinion:
The statements set forth in the Registration Statement under the section with the header “Material Dutch Tax Considerations” are, with respect to the matters of the tax laws of the Netherlands referred to therein, true and accurate in all material respects.
5. | Scope of Opinion Letter |
This opinion letter is limited to the laws of the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, currently in force and as applied by Dutch courts (not including unpublished case law and, unless available on www.rechtspraak.nl, case law available in electronic form only). We express no opinion on the laws of the European Union insofar as not implemented in Dutch law or directly applicable in the Netherlands. We do not opine on regulatory law, including competition and procurement laws. In this opinion letter Dutch law concepts are expressed in English terms and not in their original Dutch terms. These concepts of Dutch law may not be the same as the concepts described by the English terms as such terms may be understood under the laws of other relevant jurisdictions. Our review of documents that are not governed by Dutch law has been based upon our understanding of the plain meaning of the language contained therein; we have not investigated the meaning and effect of any such language under any law other than Dutch tax law (i.e. any tax of any nature levied by or on behalf of the Netherlands).
The opinion expressed herein is rendered only as of the date of this opinion letter. We assume no obligation to inform you of any changes to Dutch tax law arising after the date hereof.
Nothing in this letter should be taken as expressing an opinion on any matters of fact. We assume that there are no factual matters and documents not disclosed to us in the course of our investigation that would affect any opinion expressed in this opinion letter. We express no opinion on any representations, warranties or other statements contained in the Registration Statement, except as expressly confirmed herein.
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