Changes in law and regulations 3rd quarter 2025
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 2025.
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Products, services, and innovations
The goal of the European Data Act is to offer businesses, citizens, and governments more options to use and share data. Read more.
Professional services
Prohibition on pledging clauses are intended to prevent unknown debtors from reporting. This will no longer be allowed. Read more.
Retail and wholesale
If you manufacture or sell smart devices you must make sure these meet minimum requirements to ensure the digital security of devices connected to the internet – Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Read more.
From 1 July cigars and e-cigarettes (vapes) may only be sold in neutral packaging. This plain packaging requirement already applies to cigarettes and rolling tobacco. Read more.
Transport
A registration and licence plate requirement will apply for all special motorised vehicles (bijzondere bromfietsen) that are newly introduced. For example the BSO bus or a self-balancing moped (Segway). Find out more.
If you or your employee have had a regular driving licence for at least 2 years, you will be allowed to drive heavier vehicles. This only applies to sustainable vehicles powered alternatively. Read more.
A new registration system for taxi rides will make it easier to transmit your taxi trip data and should make the taxi market safer. Read more.