Changes in law and regulations 3rd quarter 2022
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 2022.
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Business management
The legal payment term for large companies to pay their SME suppliers will be reduced to 30 days. This used to be 60 days. Read more.
The government imposes safety checks for investments, mergers, and acquisitions that may pose a risk to national security. Read more.
The Dutch Chamber of Commerce’s Business Register will no longer show home addresses of entrepreneurs and company directors. Read more.
Real estate agents must work with an automatic bidding logbook. This is meant to make the home buying process more transparent. Read more.
Do you want to set up a private limited company (bv)? It will be possible to do so online through an audio-video connection. Read more.
Construction
Are you a landlord? All houses must have a smoke detector on every floor. From 1 July this applies to existing homes as well. Read more.
Culture, amusement, sports, and media
Do you post a lot of videos on social media? And do you have many followers? You must follow the rules for advertising that also apply to television. Read more.
Products and services
As a food producer you can put the Nutri-Score label on your packaging, to show your consumers that they are buying a (more) healthy product. Read more.
Retail and wholesale
Do you sell tobacco, e-cigarettes, and e-liquids? You can no longer advertise these products inside or outside of your store. Read more.
Staff
Parents can take 9 weeks of paid parental leave during the 1st year after a child’s birth. Read more.
Do you employ staff? A new law imposes extra obligations on employers and has consequences for various employment conditions and stipulations. Read more.
Taxes
VAT on energy (natural gas, electricity, and district heating) will go down temporarily from 21% to 9%. Read more.
Transport
Everyone who rides a light moped/scooter will have to wear a crash helmet, driver as well as passenger. Do you sell mopeds or crash helmets? Read more.
Do you carry out periodic technical inspections of motor vehicles (APK)? For diesel powered vehicles a particulate filter test will be part of the procedure. Read more.