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Business premises

Your business premises must fulfil a number of legal requirements. Fire safety must always be ensured, for instance. You must apply for a permit if you want to install an alarm system in your building. Other rules and regulations govern measures involving CCTV. You must notify your local municipality if you intend to use your owner-occupied home as business premises.

Below is an overview of the rules and regulations, subsidies and taxes in relation to the topic “Business premises”.

  1. Advertising permit

    If you want to advertise on your building, for instance, by using a billboard or illuminated sign, you will usually ...

  2. Alarm system permit

    If you want to install an alarm, you will normally need an alarm system permit from your local municipality. Together ...

  3. Building fire safety

    If you have business premises in the Netherlands, you are obliged to take measures to avoid potential fire hazards. ...

  4. Business Improvement Districts

    In the Netherlands, the Business Improvement Districts (Experiments) Act has been in effect since 2009. Within ...

  5. Camera surveillance, notification of

    As an employer or shopkeeper you may conduct camera surveillance using digital recording equipment. You must notify ...

  6. Capacity rate for energy transport and supply to low-volume users

    In the Netherlands, low-volume users pay a fixed rate for the transport and supply of gas and electricity which ...

  7. Closed-circuit television cameras

    Subject to certain conditions, you have the right as an employer to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras ...

  8. Combustion plants, emissions

    If your company operates a combustion plant in the Netherlands, you must observe various regulations as laid down ...

  9. Fire safety: occupancy permit and notification of occupancy

    Business owners in the Netherlands must take a number of measures to ensure that the buildings or other structures ...

  10. 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 ...

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  1. Legionella infection, risk analysis and containment plan

    If you run a business in the Netherlands and there is a risk of exposure to legionella, you must comply with the ...

  2. Prevention of crime

    If you run a business in the Netherlands and the business faces risks from criminal activities, you can take various ...

  3. Home business, reporting

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

  4. 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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