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The 2025 edition of our German "Doing Business" guide is now available! It includes important legal updates for companies operating in the Netherlands.
Here is a brief overview of the key changes:
- Corporate Law: Introduction of a simplified company incorporation process.
- Employment Law: Expanded information on types of employment contracts, termination procedures, and updated severance regulations.
- Competition Law: Adjustments to sector-specific thresholds.
- Intellectual Property: New guidance on the Unified Patent Court, the revised EU Design Regulation, and Directive (EU) 2024/2823 on design protection.
- Data Protection: Overview of the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
- Procedural Law: Information on the jurisdiction of Dutch courts, updates on the availability of English-language proceedings, and the modernisation of evidence law from 2025.
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