Rules and regulations for your sector
Do you supply electricity? You must have a Balance Responsible Party (BRP) in your organisation. The BRP must be recognised by TenneT, the Transmission System Operator of the Netherlands. Working as a...
When buying or selling registered property (real estate, utility grids, ships, and aircraft) in the Netherlands, you have to register the related notarial deeds in the cadastral public register...
Do you have multiple gas or electricity lines? In the Netherlands, in most cases, you are not allowed to be the grid manager of an electricity or gas grid yourself. Gas and electricity transport...
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...
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...
Do you want to explore, extract, or store minerals such as oil and gas, or geothermal energy? Strict rules apply for these activities. You need licences from the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Are you a metering responsible party for electricity and gas (MRP)? You must be certified. Therefore you must meet several requirements and you must have authorisation from TenneT. A metering...
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...
Is there a potential explosion hazard on your company premises (gas, vapour, mist, or dust explosion)? The equipment and products you use must be explosion proof. And your employees must be able to...
Do you want to use a (former) limestone quarry in the province of Limburg for, for example, research, a tour, or an event? Or for extracting limestone? You need a licence from the provincial...
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? You usually have to report this and have proof of registration. There are various occupational risks (in Dutch) involved in diving. Divers work under excess...
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 follow the rules that apply to the energy market. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) checks if...
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. When is a marine...
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? Do you use radiation in your production process, or is it released as a result thereof? This radiation may be harmful to humans, animals, and the environment. You...