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Amendments for all entrepreneurs

Yet to come into effect (10)

GPSR: new rules for product safety

Effective date: 13 december 2024

Do you sell non-food consumer products in the EU and Northern Ireland? You must comply with new product safety rules when the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) takes effect. The GPSR protects...

USB-C mandatory for all portable devices

Effective date: 28 december 2024

Do you manufacture, import, or sell electronic devices? Small and medium-sized electronic devices that can be charged via a wired connection must have a USB Type-C port. USB-C is the mandatory...

Ban on cash payments over €3,000

Effective date: 31 maart 2025

Do 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...

European Accessibility Act for products and services

Effective date: 28 juni 2025

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is an EU directive that aims to improve accessibility to products and services. The EAA requires that products and services are accessible to persons with...

Security of smart devices must be improved

Effective date: 1 augustus 2025

Do you manufacture or sell smart devices? There will be minimum requirements to ensure the digital security of devices connected to the internet – Internet of Things (IoT) devices. These new rules...

European Data Act for fairer access to and use of data

Effective date: 12 september 2025

The goal of the European Data Act is to offer businesses, citizens, and governments more options to use and share data. These data are currently only or mainly available to the manufacturers of the...

Doorstep sales only binding after written consent (withdrawn)

Effective date: withdrawn

Please note: this change will not happen. The EU does not allow the introduction of the requirement for a written agreement (schriftelijkheidsvereiste). Do you sell contracts or subscriptions at the...

Plain packaging for vapes and cigars

Effective date: not yet known

Do 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...

Stricter rules for entrepreneurial governments

Effective date: not yet known

Governments that engage in economic activities that can also be carried out by companies will be faced with stricter rules. Entrepreneurial governments must provide stronger substantiation for their...

Producers of alcohol must list ingredients

Effective date: not yet known

Do you produce alcoholic beverages? You must list the ingredients and nutritional values on the label. You must also mention the number of calories per 100 ml. At present you are only required to list...