9. Is it lawful to advertise surrogacy services?
No. The provision of medically assisted surrogacy services is prohibited as such. Although there is no specific provision in law on the advertising of (illegal) surrogacy services, there are provisions in the Criminal Code, which criminalise unlawful obtaining of consent to adoption and unlawful arrangement of adoption (Chapter 25, Sections 3b and 3c). According to paragraph 2 of Section 3c, also a person who publicly or otherwise among the public circulates an offer to place a child for adoption or takes a child in his or her care with intent of adoption shall be sentenced for unlawful arrangement of adoption.
10. Is it lawful to remunerate a facilitator/surrogacy agency. Not applicable, as medically assisted surrogacy is prohibited as such.