Not only National and local legislation and regulations but also European Laws are all relevant for your business. The European Directives are translated into our National and local legislation and regulations. What is the impact of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)? What is the relationship of GHS with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances (REACH) legislation? How up to date are you with the developments around the new law for general requirements for spatial planning (Wet Algemene Bepalingen Omgevingsrecht (Wabo))? These are just examples of currently changing European and National legislation.

European Directives

Also in the Netherlands we are affected by the European Regulations and Directives. A good example is the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances (REACH) Regulation that is directly implemented in NL and which replaces other National legislation for example the Law for Hazardous materials (Wet milieugevaarlijke stoffen). The goal of REACH is the protection of people and environment from the risks associated with hazardous materials.

Dutch legislation and Regulations

The National legislation and rules are constantly changing. One of the new developments is the introduction of the law for general requirements for spatial planning (Wet Algemene Bepalingen Omgevingsrecht (Wabo). This law combines 25 separate existing Environmental legislation rulings. It includes the permits needed for among other things: building construction, environmental permit for businesses, nature and listed buildings which will in the future all be covered by one all encompassing permit the so-called “ surroundings permit”(omgevingsvergunning).

Legislation register

The goal of establishing the legislation register is to document which regulations are relevant for your operation and to actively monitor the European and National legislation developments that may affect your business.

What can we offer you?

We offer assistance during the permit request stage and legal support regarding legislation implications and questions.

We continuously monitor all the relevant European and National legislation changes and translate the practical implications for your operation into clear, action points and useful advice. We provide answers to all your legislation related questions via our helpdesk subscription service. We can also establish and periodically update your own specific legislation register and provide PowerPoint communications for internal use.