Rules and regulations for your sector
The information in this article may change after 1 January 2024 Some of the information on this page may change after the Environment and Planning Act comes into effect on 1 January 2024. It will be...
Do you supply electricity? You must have a Balance Responsible Party (BRP) in your organisation. The BRP must be recognised by TenneT Working as a BRP As a Balance Responsible Party or BRP...
When buying or selling registered property (real estate, utility grids, ships and aircraft) in the Netherlands, you are obliged to register the related notarial deeds in the cadastral system...
Do you have multiple gas or electricity lines? In the Netherlands, gas and electricity transport networks must be managed by designated grid administrators, such as TenneT and Liander. You must hand...
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...
Rules for laying cables and pipelines Do you want to lay cables and pipelines (and the equipment that goes with it) in public land? Then you should file a notification (KLIC-melding, in Dutch) with...
Is there a potential explosion hazard on your company premises? You must protect your employees and take measures to optimise safety. General rules You should take the following actions to prevent...
Do you own a metering company for electricity and gas? You must be certified and authorised. Therefore you must meet several requirements. A metering company supplies, installs, and maintains the...
Do you want to use a (former) limestone quarry in the province of Limburg for extracting limestone? Or do you want the use the quarry for a different purpose (for instance, for a hospitality...
When do you pay to the province? You must pay 1 lump sum to the province if: you have a hydrocarbon extraction licence or if you are co-holder of the licence and have been designated to make the...
Do you want to organise activities in Antarctica from within the Netherlands? For example, scientific research, tourism, or fishery activities? Then you need a permit. Applying for a licence You apply...
You must apply for a groundwater extraction permit (grondwateronttrekkingsvergunning) to the provincial authority: if you extract groundwater for industrial processes measuring more than 150,000 m3...
Are you active in diving and caisson work? There are various occupational risks (in Dutch) involved in diving. Divers work under excess pressure, and in hazardous locations (cold water and ship...
Do you work with explosives? You must keep to strict rules. The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) checks whether companies and citizens follow the rules with regard to working with...
Do you want to supply gas or electricity to low-volume (small) users? You have to comply with the rules as laid out in the Electricity Act and the Gas Act. The Authority for Consumers and Markets...
Do you want to use a marine radio telephone or other maritime transmission devices in the Netherlands? Then you must first register its use and in some cases you may need a licence. A stationary...
Do your employees work with electricity? You must adhere to the Working Conditions Act (Arbowet) and work according to NEN standared. Working conditions for working with electricity Working with...
Do you work with ionising radiation? You must be aware of the strict rules on working with radiation. This radiation may be harmful to humans, animals, plants and goods. Ionising radiation is used in...