699 results Replacement of SBI codes in the Dutch trade register Between 5 and 7 September 2025, the Chamber of Commerce will replace many SBI codes in the Dutch trade register. This publication provides for practical recommendations for companies in the context of these changes to the SBI codes. Stibbe advises VCK Stibbe advises VCK on the sale of VCK Logistics to Janssen. The expansion of the ETS to include buildings, road transport and maritime transport: the bill to implement the amended ETS Directive The bill to implement the changes to the European Emission Trading System (ETS) has been submitted to the Lower House. The bill envisages three major changes. Ratification of European Climate Law and unveiling of the ‘Fit for 55’ climate package Recent developments gave rise to write this update: the European Parliament has ratified the Climate Law and confirmed the goal of the European Union on climate neutrality by 2050. The Netherlands' Budget Day 2022 On Tuesday 20 September 2022 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag), the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2023 Tax Package (Belastingpakket) including the 2023 Tax Plan (Belastingplan). More sustainability and more investments: what European industry can expect from the Clean Industrial Deal The European Commission wants to make European industry more competitive with the Clean Industrial Deal. This strategy should help the industry. In this blog we will explain how and when this will happen. FAQ: What does the energy savings obligation under the Activities Environmental Management Decree mean today and what changes will apply as of 1 July 2023? Article 2.15 of the Activities Decree currently requires operators of so-called Type A and Type B establishments to implement all energy saving measures with a payback period of five years or less. The ACM’s priorities in 2023: the energy transition, digitalisation, and sustainability On 26 January 2023, the ACM announced that its priorities for 2023 would be the energy transition, the digital economy, and sustainability. This agenda is unsurprising in view of the ACM’s recent policy statements and enforcement actions. Guidelines vs Guidance: exclusionary abuse Guidelines due by 2025 The European Commission is seeking feedback on the adoption of Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU. In the meantime, the Commission has amended its 2008 Guidance. Repsol: Dutch parent company cannot simply be used as anchor defendant to create jurisdiction Foreign entities are often sued in the Netherlands on the basis of the ‘anchor defendant’ construction. The dowry in the environment plan In the Omgevingswet (Environment and Planning Act), the dowry contains state rules that no longer regulate activities at state level, but is carried through to local rules. Environmental activities – from establishment to environmentally harmful activity (milieubelastende activiteit) Under the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet), the concept of establishment is no longer the focal point for the regulation, but rather the environmentally harmful activity. In this blog post, we among others describe what happens to permits. Building quality assurance under the Environment and Planning Act With the entry into force of the Environment Act ("Ow") on 1 January 2024, a new system of quality assurance will take effect in stages. In this blog post, we discuss the public law part of this new quality assurance system. From Farm to Fairness: Unpacking the Dutch Unfair Trading Practices Act for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Since 2021, Dutch rules against unfair trading practices, which implemented an EU Directive, apply to business-to-business relationships in agri-food supply chains. Enforcement by the ACM, initially slow, is now intensifying. The Netherlands’ Budget Day 2025 On Tuesday 16 September 2025 (Prinsjesdag), the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2026 Tax Plan Package. This consists of the 2026 Tax Plan and Other Tax Measures for 2026, as well as certain additional measures. Pagination Previous page Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Current page 39
Replacement of SBI codes in the Dutch trade register Between 5 and 7 September 2025, the Chamber of Commerce will replace many SBI codes in the Dutch trade register. This publication provides for practical recommendations for companies in the context of these changes to the SBI codes.
The expansion of the ETS to include buildings, road transport and maritime transport: the bill to implement the amended ETS Directive The bill to implement the changes to the European Emission Trading System (ETS) has been submitted to the Lower House. The bill envisages three major changes.
Ratification of European Climate Law and unveiling of the ‘Fit for 55’ climate package Recent developments gave rise to write this update: the European Parliament has ratified the Climate Law and confirmed the goal of the European Union on climate neutrality by 2050.
The Netherlands' Budget Day 2022 On Tuesday 20 September 2022 (Budget Day; Prinsjesdag), the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2023 Tax Package (Belastingpakket) including the 2023 Tax Plan (Belastingplan).
More sustainability and more investments: what European industry can expect from the Clean Industrial Deal The European Commission wants to make European industry more competitive with the Clean Industrial Deal. This strategy should help the industry. In this blog we will explain how and when this will happen.
FAQ: What does the energy savings obligation under the Activities Environmental Management Decree mean today and what changes will apply as of 1 July 2023? Article 2.15 of the Activities Decree currently requires operators of so-called Type A and Type B establishments to implement all energy saving measures with a payback period of five years or less.
The ACM’s priorities in 2023: the energy transition, digitalisation, and sustainability On 26 January 2023, the ACM announced that its priorities for 2023 would be the energy transition, the digital economy, and sustainability. This agenda is unsurprising in view of the ACM’s recent policy statements and enforcement actions.
Guidelines vs Guidance: exclusionary abuse Guidelines due by 2025 The European Commission is seeking feedback on the adoption of Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU. In the meantime, the Commission has amended its 2008 Guidance.
Repsol: Dutch parent company cannot simply be used as anchor defendant to create jurisdiction Foreign entities are often sued in the Netherlands on the basis of the ‘anchor defendant’ construction.
The dowry in the environment plan In the Omgevingswet (Environment and Planning Act), the dowry contains state rules that no longer regulate activities at state level, but is carried through to local rules.
Environmental activities – from establishment to environmentally harmful activity (milieubelastende activiteit) Under the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet), the concept of establishment is no longer the focal point for the regulation, but rather the environmentally harmful activity. In this blog post, we among others describe what happens to permits.
Building quality assurance under the Environment and Planning Act With the entry into force of the Environment Act ("Ow") on 1 January 2024, a new system of quality assurance will take effect in stages. In this blog post, we discuss the public law part of this new quality assurance system.
From Farm to Fairness: Unpacking the Dutch Unfair Trading Practices Act for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Since 2021, Dutch rules against unfair trading practices, which implemented an EU Directive, apply to business-to-business relationships in agri-food supply chains. Enforcement by the ACM, initially slow, is now intensifying.
The Netherlands’ Budget Day 2025 On Tuesday 16 September 2025 (Prinsjesdag), the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the 2026 Tax Plan Package. This consists of the 2026 Tax Plan and Other Tax Measures for 2026, as well as certain additional measures.