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Non-Material Damage Compensation<\/h2>\n

Any compensation of non-material damages caused by death or accident was until recently not covered by the Dutch civil law. These non-material damages contain the grief of the close relatives that is caused by an event of death or accident of their loved one for which another party is to be held liable. This kind of compensation is more of a symbolic gesture because realistically it cannot be measured to the actual grief felt by a close relative.<\/p>\n

Although there has been an introduction by Secretary of State Teeven for the new legislative proposal since the 18th of December 2013, it had been drafted on the 16th of July 2015 and has recently been approved on the 10th of April 2018. \u00a0They have been pleading for many years now to change the legal<\/a> positions of the relatives to help them in the grieving process. The compensation for non-material damages in case of an event of death or accidents implies recognition of the grief and redress for those who bear the emotional consequences of these events.<\/p>\n

\"Compensation<\/p>\n

It means that the relatives are entitled to compensation in the event of the death or long-term disability of seafarers\u2019 due to an occupational injury for which the employer is to be held liable. The victims\u2019 relatives can be categorized as:<\/p>\n