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Product safety

It goes without saying that your products must not pose a risk to users. You must comply with a number of rules in order to minimise this risk. For instance, the Commodities Act (Warenwet) prescribes general rules on product safety. A wide range of product safety rules will apply depending on the nature of your product and on the sector in which you are active.

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

  1. Admission of EU products into the Netherlands

    If a product or product type is already admitted in another EU Member State, the Dutch government may not, in principle, ...

  2. Commodities Act

    If you produce, prepare or trade in food or other consumer products in the Netherlands, you must comply with the ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. General terms and conditions, drawing up

    In the general terms and conditions, you state the rules that you want to apply in the contract with the buyer ...

  5. Personal protective equipment

    If you sell personal protective equipment to consumers, you must comply with the Personal Protective Equipment ...

  6. Work equipment, test sticker

    Work equipment such as tools, machines and installations should not pose a risk to the employees on the work floor. ...

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