Manufacturing
Amendments for your sector
Yet to come into effect (2)
Right to repair makes product repair more appealing to consumers
Effective date: 31 July 2026Do you manufacture or sell electronic products such as washing machines, laptops, refrigerators or other goods that can break down? There will be new rules from Directive (EU) 2024/1799 promoting the...
Plain packaging for vapes and cigars
Effective date: not yet knownDo you sell cigars and e-cigarettes (vapes)? Soon these products will have to be sold in neutral packaging. This plain packaging requirement already applies to cigarettes and rolling tobacco since...
Already in effect (2)
Larger SMEs and industrial consumers will pay more tax on tap water
Effective date: 1 January 2026Do you use a lot of tap water in your business? Then you will have to pay more tax on tap water (belasting op leidingwater, BoL). The tax on tap water (BoL) is an environmental tax that you used to...
Security of smart devices must be improved
Effective date: 1 August 2025Do you manufacture or sell smart devices? There are minimum requirements to ensure the digital security of devices connected to the internet – Internet of Things (IoT) devices. These new rules apply...
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