在荷兰的法律体系中，《刑事诉讼法》的一则条款对整个证人保护制度做了法律解释，各项行政命令对此做了详细说明，但只是介绍了程序。
In the Dutch legal system the whole system of witness protection is legally constructed under one provision in the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and elaborated in various administrative orders, merely describing the procedure.