What does article 7:658 of the Dutch Civil Code say about employer liability?

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Article 7:658 BW makes the employer liable for damage an employee suffers at work, unless the employer shows it met its duty of care or the damage was largely caused by the employee's intent or deliberate recklessness. The row quotes the current consolidated text from wetten.overheid.nl, in Dutch, with the version date and link.

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{
  "query": "artikel 7:658 BW"
}

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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BOSCO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "artikel 7:658 BW"}'

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Example output

Snapshot taken 2026-11-06, source links in each row. First 1 of 1 rows (snapshot runs stop at 5 rows); long values shortened.

[
  {
    "schema_version": "1",
    "query": "artikel 7:658 BW",
    "jurisdiction": "NL",
    "act_id": "BWBR0005290",
    "eli": null,
    "title": "Burgerlijk Wetboek Boek 7",
    "long_title": "Burgerlijk Wetboek Boek 7, Bijzondere overeenkomsten",
    "act_type": "Wet",
    "act_type_code": "wet",
    "date_document": "1991-11-22",
    "date_publication": "1991-12-18",
    "official_publication": "Stb. 1991, 600",
    "date_entry_into_force": "1992-01-01",
    "date_end_of_validity": null,
    "in_force": true,
    "act_url": "https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005290",
    "language": "NL",
    "as_of": null,
    "latest_consolidated_version_date": "2026-10-08",
    "text_version": "consolidated",
    "consolidated_version_date": "2026-10-08",
    "text_notice": "Geconsolideerde tekst uit het Basiswettenbestand (wetten.overheid.nl, KOOP); authentiek is de bekendmaking in het Staatsblad of de Staatscourant (art. 4-5 Be...",
    "source_url": "https://wetten.overheid.nl/jci1.3:c:BWBR0005290&boek=7&titeldeel=10&afdeling=6&artikel=658&z=2026-10-08&g=2026-10-08",
    "data_url": "https://repository.officiele-overheidspublicaties.nl/bwb/BWBR0005290/2026-10-08_0/xml/BWBR0005290_2026-10-08_0.xml",
    "article": "658",
    "paragraph": null,
    "article_title": null,
    "article_amended_by": [
      {
        "source": "Stb. 1998, 300",
        "date": "1998-06-02",
        "change": "wijziging",
        "url": "https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-1998-300.html"
      }
    ],
    "pending_changes": [],
    "article_text": "1. De werkgever is verplicht de lokalen, werktuigen en gereedschappen waarin of waarmee hij de arbeid doet verrichten, op zodanige wijze in te richten en te ...",
    "article_text_truncated": false,
    "warnings": [],
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-06T22:49:58+00:00",
    "duration_seconds": 0.4
  }
]

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