As an entrepreneur, you are faced with new and modified rules and laws. This page offers an overview of changes relevant to businesses during the 3rd Quarter of 2021.
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Animal care
Every dog in the Netherlands needs a European pet passport. The passport, issued by a veterinarian, will be linked to the dog’s registration. Read more.
Business management
For all legal entities the same rules for governance and supervision will apply. These rules are already in place for public limited companies and private limited companies. Read more.
Governmental contracting agencies will be buying electric cars more often or services they contract will be more often carried out using electric cars. Find out more.
Rental platforms (websites) should state the registration number in their adverts if the advertised rental home is located in a municipality where registration is mandatory.
Do you sell goods or services to customers through an online store? Do you supply goods through dropshipping? There will be new VAT rules for internationale-commerce.
Do you use eHerkenning to login with government organisations? You will only be able to use an eHerkenning key with security level EH2 up to EH4. Find out more.
Childcare
Do you work in a parent participation childcare centre (ouderparticipatiecrèche, opc)? From 1 July the quality requirements for childcare quality will also apply to parent participation childcare.
Environment
Do you sell single-use plastic items? The sale of items for which a non-plastic alternative may be used, for instance plastic cutlery and plates, plastic straws and stirrers, will be prohibited.
Do you sell soft drinks or water in small plastic bottles? From 1 July 2021 a deposit of €0.15 on small (less than 1 litre) plastic bottles will be introduced.
Governmental contracting agencies will be buying electric cars more often or services they contract will be more often carried out using electric cars. Find out more.
Hospitality
Rental platforms (websites) should state the registration number in their adverts if the advertised rental home is located in a municipality where registration is mandatory.
Do you sell alcohol? The rules for selling and serving alcohol will be tightened. Age verification rules and rules on offering discounts will be tightened.
Retail and wholesale
Do you sell single-use plastic items? The sale of items for which a non-plastic alternative may be used, for instance plastic cutlery and plates, plastic straws and stirrers, will be prohibited.
Do you use telemarketing? There will be some changes in what you are allowed. A ban on cold calling is one of these changes.
Do you sell soft drinks or water in small plastic bottles? From 1 July 2021 a deposit of €0.15 on small (less than 1 litre) plastic bottles will be introduced.
Do you sell alcohol? The rules for selling and serving alcohol will be tightened. Age verification rules and rules on offering discounts will be tightened.
Do you sell goods or services to customers through an online store? Do you supply goods through dropshipping? There will be new VAT rules for internationale-commerce.
Staff
Do you employ staff? The gross amount for the legal minimum wage will increase on 1 July 2021. Read more.
Transport
Governmental contracting agencies will be buying electric cars more often or services they contract will be more often carried out using electric cars. Find out more.
