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Finding business premises or relocating a business

You must take into account a number of issues when finding business premises or relocating a business. For example, your company must comply with the zoning plan requirements imposed by the local municipality where you want to establish a business. You must also observe the provisions of the Flora and Fauna Act (Flora- en faunawet). If you plan to run a business from your home, you are normally obliged to report this plan to your local municipality.

Below is an overview of the rules and regulations, subsidies and taxes in relation to the topic “Finding business premises or relocating a business”.

  1. Flora and Fauna Act, permit under and dispensation from the

    The Flora and Fauna Act (Flora- en faunawet) regulates the protection of plant and animal species. The Act contains ...

  2. Tax and Customs Administration, registration

    If you set up or take over a business in the Netherlands, you have to register this business with the Tax and Customs ...

  3. Trade Register, inclusion and consultation

    If you set up a business in the Netherlands, you must have it included in the Trade Register of the Chamber of ...

  4. Zoning plan

    A zoning plan lays down the permissible uses for the available space in a certain municipality. It states, for ...

  5. Zoning plan, dispensation or amendments

    If you want to build, make alterations to or extend business premises in the Netherlands, you will need to take ...

  6. Environmental permit or notification of environmental management (Activities Decree)

    Businesses in the Netherlands have to deal with environmental regulations concerning such issues as noise, energy, ...

  7. Home business, reporting

    If you plan to start a home business in the Netherlands, you must usually report your plan to the local municipal ...

  8. Water permit

    You are required to submit a notification if you perform activities in surface water or using groundwater in the ...

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