Includes websites relevant to selling US products and services in this country, highlighting resources for small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Last Published: 8/16/2019

Netherlands websites:
U.S. Commercial Service The Netherlands
U.S. Commercial Service the European Union
Algemeen Dagblad
FD
De Volkskrant
De Telegraaf
NRC
RAI Amsterdam
Jaarbeurs
U.S. Commercial Service The Hague Services

EU Websites:
Coordination of the laws of the member states relating to self-employed commercial agents (Council Directive 86/653/EEC 
Agreements of minor importance which do not appreciably restrict competition under Article 81(1) of the treaty establishing the European Community
Directive on late payment
European Ombudsman
General Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC)
Privacy Shield
Information on contracts for transferring data outside of the EU
EU data protection
Distance selling rules
Distance selling of financial services

E-commerce Directive (2000/31/EC)
VAT on electronic service
The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
Information to patients - major developments
Nutrition and health claims made on foods - Regulation 1924/2006

Regulation on food information to consumers: 

Regulation 1169/2011
EU-27 FAIRS EU country report on food and labeling requirements
Guidance document on how companies can apply for health claim authorizations:
Summary document from EFSA
Health and nutrition claims
Tobacco 
Product liability
Product safety
Legal warranties and after-sales service
Copyright
Harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society - Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC)
Industrial property
European Patent Office (EPO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Madrid

U.S. Websites:
EU public procurement
Local professional services



 

Prepared by our U.S. Embassies abroad. With its network of 108 offices across the United States and in more than 75 countries, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the U.S. Commercial Service trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.