Farming and fishing

Rules and regulations for your sector

Environmental issues in the agricultural sector (20 regulations)Fishing (13 regulations)Growing and horticulture (10 regulations)Keeping animals (20 regulations)Manure and fertilisers (8 regulations)

Activities in or near nature conservation areas

Do your activities pose a risk to protected nature areas, such as a Natura 2000 area? You may need an environment and planning permit. You must also prevent or repair any damage as much as possible....

Activities in quiet areas

In designated quiet areas, only sounds appropriate to the area are allowed. Do you want to do something in a quiet area that makes noise? Then you usually need to apply for an environment and planning...

Activities in water extraction and groundwater protection areas

Certain activities are not allowed: In a water extraction area, the water company extracts water for use as drinking water. The water extraction area is protected by strict regulations. Only...

Annual environmental report (PRTR report)

When do you need to make an environmental report? You must make an annual environmental report (PRTR report) if your activities are listed in Annex I of the European PRTR regulation. This applies...

Applying for an environment and planning permit

For most activities in the physical environment (in Dutch), you must make a notification or apply for an environment and planning permit. For example, you apply for an environment and planning permit...

Certificates and quality marks

With a certificate or quality mark, you can demonstrate that something meets certain requirements. For some products, services, or employees, a certificate is mandatory. There are separate conditions...

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Code of Conduct for activities that may harm plants or animals

Will you carry out work that could harm (protected) plants and animals? If so, you may need an environment and planning permit. If you work according to an approved code of conduct, you do not need to...

Environment and planning permit for environmentally harmful activities

A company may carry out more than 1 environmentally harmful activity (in Dutch). For each of these activities, you need an environment and planning permit, or you must submit a notification. The...

Environment and planning permit: earth removal

Excavation means work where you change something in the elevation of the terrain. Or whereby you lower the bottom of a body of water. For example, to: build roads or dig foundation pits extract raw...

Environment and planning permit: water activities

For activities near water you may need to apply for an environment and planning permit (omgevingsvergunning) for water activities (previously a water permit). In some cases you only need to submit a...

Felling trees outside built-up areas

Do you want to cut down trees or standing timber such as shrubs, bushes, and hedges outside the built-up area? Then you usually need to file a felling notification online via the Omgevingsloket...

Hunting licence and rules on hunting

In the Netherlands, you are only allowed to hunt animals if you have hunting rights or permission to hunt. If you hunt animals with a hunting rifle, you need an environment and planning permit for a...

Import and export: safety, health, environment and economy

Does your company import or export products? Dutch Customs inspects whether the goods you import or export, comply with Dutch and European safety, health, economy, and environmental laws. (VGEM)....

Lease agreements

To lease (pachten) is to rent agricultural land and/or farms with the intention of farming. Do you lease a piece of land or agricultural buildings larger than 1 hectare? You should determine the lease...

Licence for weapons and ammunition

In the Netherlands, the possession of all firearms, ammunition, and other weapons is prohibited. It is also forbidden to use weapons. There are some exceptions, for instance to trade in weapons and...

Making an Environmental Impact Assessment

If you apply for an environment and planning permit for your plan or project, you may need to make or arrange an Environmental Impact Assessment (milieueffectrapport, MER) or an Environmental Impact...

Notification of excavation works (digging)

Do you want to excavate (dig) mechanically or have excavation works performed in the Netherlands? Then you must submit a notification to the Dutch Land Registry Office (Kadaster) and to the...

Protect soil from pollution with hard or liquid-proof floor

Do you work with polluting liquid or other substances that can get into the soil or groundwater? If so, you must take measures that protect the soil from pollution. Floors to protect the soil You...

Reporting soil contamination

Reporting soil contamination and degradation Do you work with substances that may pollute or contaminate the soil? If so, you must report this to the online service counter Omgevingsloket (in Dutch)....

Trade, possession, and transport of protected plants and animals

Which plants and animals are protected? Plants and animals are protected if they are covered by: international treaties and directives (in Dutch), such as the Birds Directive and the CITES regulation...

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