A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Netherlands guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
AFM — authorisation and supervision
Dutch financial supervision split between AFM and DNB.
Open the legal source ↗Amsterdam — good landlord requirements
Official municipal explanation of landlord conduct and affordable-rent enforcement.
Open the legal source ↗BTI — investment security screening
Vifo Act scope and Dutch investment-screening framework.
Open the legal source ↗Business.gov.nl — alternative dispute resolution
Distinguishes arbitration, binding advice and mediation.
Open the legal source ↗Business.gov.nl — employment contracts
Employment terms and collective agreement context; current amendments require checking.
Open the legal source ↗Business.gov.nl — government tenders
Dutch procurement, TenderNed and PIANOo resources.
Open the legal source ↗Business.gov.nl — intellectual property searches
Official explanation of Benelux and other relevant rights searches.
Open the legal source ↗Business.gov.nl — private limited company
Official BV formation and governance guidance.
Open the legal source ↗Business.gov.nl — WHOA restructuring
Court-approved restructuring arrangements and eligibility considerations.
Open the legal source ↗Dutch Customs — sanctions
Trade restrictions, licensing and customs sanctions controls.
Open the legal source ↗Dutch GDPR Implementation Act — official text
National supplementary GDPR legislation; verify the current operative version.
Open the legal source ↗Dutch judiciary — civil law
Civil, family and commercial proceedings, urgent relief and mediation.
Open the legal source ↗European Commission — navigating the AI Act
Current AI scope and phased application, including 2026 changes.
Open the legal source ↗Government — corporate income tax
Official corporate-tax framework and group-related considerations.
Open the legal source ↗Government — Environment and Planning Act
Omgevingswet and the integrated Environment and Planning Portal.
Open the legal source ↗Government — statutory product guarantee
Explains Dutch conformity rights and distinction from commercial warranties.
Open the legal source ↗IND — work residence permits
Official work-related residence routes and sponsor information.
Open the legal source ↗Kadaster — ownership information
Official property ownership information, distinct from mortgage and seizure searches.
Open the legal source ↗Overheid.nl — legislation collection
Official Dutch consolidated legislation, including the Civil Code and procedural statutes.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
Identify the legal issue and relevant date, then check the current primary material and any procedural guidance. Record the version consulted and distinguish official text from translations or commentary.
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