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On this page you find rules and regulation in relation to 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.
- 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 ...
- Certification and quality marks
With a certificate or quality mark, you can demonstrate that the products, services, processes or working conditions ...
- Classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures
If you bring chemical substances and mixtures onto the market, you must (re)classify them according to the system of ...
- Commodities Act
If you produce, prepare or trade in food or other consumer products in the Netherlands, you must comply with the ...
- Dispensation from the Flora and Fauna Act
The Dutch Flora and Fauna Act (Flora- en faunawet) regulates the protection of plant and animal species. The Act ...
- General terms and conditions
In the general terms and conditions, you state the rules that you want to apply in the contract with the buyer of ...
- Packaging
Producers and importers who bring packaged products and packaging onto the market in the Netherlands must observe ...
- Personal protective equipment
Personal protective equipment provides protection against accidents involving a person’s head, face, eyes, ...
- Standards
Standards are agreements made by manufacturers, traders and consumer organisations about standardising processes in ...
- Testing work equipment
Work equipment such as tools, machines and installations should not pose a risk to the employees on the work floor. ...
