Legal obligations per sector
Many legal obligations apply to all businesses. But some are specific to a sector. There are additional rules for hospitality businesses, for example. Or for retailers or transport companies. Read to which sectors extra rules and obligations apply.
Agriculture
Check out the laws and regulations in the agricultural sector. These include: flowers and plants, animals, manure, surroundings and environment, and fisheries.
Art, culture, entertainment and media
View laws and regulations in arts, culture, entertainment, and media.
Childcare
Check out the laws and regulations in childcare. These include: administration and organisation, daily practice, reception location and safety, staff, policy plans.
Construction sector
View the laws and regulations in the construction industry. These include: working conditions and safety, environment and surroundings, and construction sites and structures.
Healthcare
View laws and regulations in healthcare. These include: general requirements, veterinary medicine, medicines and medical technology, healthcare professionals.
Hospitality, leisure, and catering
Check out the laws and regulations in the hospitality, recreation, and catering industry. These include: general requirements in the catering industry, food and drink, overnight stays, water recreation, gaming machines and games of chance, terraces, stalls, and displays.
Industry and manufacturing
Check out the laws and regulations in manufacturing. These include: general requirements in industry, waste processing, environment and surroundings, working conditions, machinery and equipment, building materials, chemicals, consumer products non-food, minerals, energy and water, pharmaceutical products, wood and paper, metal products, textiles, clothing and leather, means of transport, food, drink, and tobacco.
Personal services
View laws and regulations in personal services. These include: private education, driving schools, external care and funerals.
Professional services
Check out the laws and regulations in professional services. These include: obligations for accountants, lawyers, architects, financial services, bailiffs, IT, laboratories and testing institutes, notaries, real estate, private security, travel organisations, interpreters, and translators.
Retail, wholesale, and crafts
Check out the laws and regulations in retail, wholesale, and crafts. These include: general requirements in retail, cars and motorbikes, animals and animal feed, medicines, market and stall, plants and flowers, food, drink and tobacco, as well as non-food products.
Transport
Check out the laws and regulations in transport. These include: general requirements, bus transport, taxi transport, transport by air, by road, by water, transport of waste and manure, dangerous substances, food and plants, and animals.
Questions relating to this article?
Please contact the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, KVK