Business management
Amendments for all entrepreneurs
Yet to come into effect (13)
Unambiguous security requirements (ABRO) for public contracts with risks to national security
Effective date: 1 January 2026Are you an entrepreneur and do you carry out assignments for the central government or the police? New contracts may be subject to the General Security Requirements for Central Government Contracts...
Ban on cash payments over €3,000
Effective date: 1 January 2026Do you often pay large amounts in banknotes? The government intends to ban cash payments for amounts of over €3,000. This ban applies to traders (professional or commercial buyers and vendors of...
You can always communicate online with the government
Effective date: 1 January 2026Do you want to request products or services from your municipality, province, or water authority? You have the right to send official notices, such as applications for permits or objections, to the...
Netting scheme for solar panels ends per 2027
Effective date: 1 January 2027Do you have solar panels for your business and do you sell electricity back to the grid? The netting scheme (salderingsregeling) ends on 1 January 2027. As a small-volume user, you are now allowed to...
Legal entities may hold digital meetings
Effective date: not yet knownAre you a board member or shareholder of a public or private limited company (nv or bv)? Legal entities such as public limited company (nv), private limited company (bv), association (vereniging),...
Preventing child labour
Effective date: not yet knownDo you sell products or services? You have to make sure that these do not involve child labour at any stage. You have to be able to show that you are doing what is needed to prevent child labour. If...
Mandatory 3-day cooling-off period for door-to-door and street sales
Effective date: not yet knownDo you sell products or services door-to-door or on the street? In future your customers will be entitled to a 3-day cooling-off period before you can enter into an agreement with them. This is called...
CER directive protects critical infrastructure against physical risks
Effective date: 2nd quarter of 2026More and more often the safety of our society and economy is under pressure. That is why the European Union has worked out 2 directives: the Critical Entities Resilience directive (CER directive) the...
Cybersecurity obligations for more companies in critical sectors (NIS2)
Effective date: 2nd quarter of 2026More companies and organisations in critical sectors will have obligations (duty of care and reporting duty) to increase cybersecurity and counter cyberattacks. These obligations are set out in the...
Mandatory occupational disability insurance (AOV) for self-employed professionals
Effective date: not yet knownThe government wants all self-employed professionals to be insured against disability. This will be compulsory. Are you a self-employed professional (zzp'er)? You will be obliged to take out insurance...
Data of people in debt exchanged more easily
Effective date: not yet knownAre you a self-employed professional without staff or a director-major shareholder dga and do you have debts? Government organisations and bailiffs will exchange information about foreclosure and...
Difference between professional partnership and general partnership will cease to exist
Effective date: not yet knownDo you want to start a company together with colleagues? There will be new rules for partnerships. Right now there are 3 types of partnerships: professional partnership (maatschap) general partnership...
Social entrepreneurship to get more recognition
Effective date: not yet knownDoes your company have a social or societal goal? Regulations and playing field for businesses with a social goal are set to be improved. Social enterprsies can get a societal status in the form of a...
Already in effect (2)
New certification system for working with all refrigerants
Effective date: 29 September 2025Do you work with refrigerants such as F-gases, hydrocarbons, CO2, or ammonia? For example as a refrigeration, air conditioning, or heat pump technician? From 29 September 2025 all technicians working...
European Data Act for fairer access to and use of data
Effective date: 12 September 2025The goal of the European Data Act is to offer businesses, citizens, and governments more options to use and share data. These data used to be only or mainly available to the manufacturers of the...
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