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16/04/2019
CMS Soil and Groundwater Contamination Guide
From the 1970s onwards, soil and groundwater contamination has become an increasingly important regulatory issue. However, there are still no uniform regulations. Numerous sets of rules have been developed...
30/01/2018
CJEU judgment on European Services Directive brings profound changes to...
Dutch municipalities will see their workload greatly increased after a January 30 Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) judgment on joined cases C-360/15 and C-31/16 on the European Services Directive (Directive...
24/05/2017
CMS The Netherlands Real Estate & Construction Capability Statement
At CMS, we have a sizeable team of over 160 real estate partners and more that 220 qualified real estate lawyers located across our 60 offices throughout Europe. This enables us to act as a one stop shop...
11/05/2015
Legal developments in offshore wind energy in the Netherlands; part 3
IntroductionThe Dutch government is working hard to prepare for the first offshore wind tender that will open in December 2015 with respect to sites I and II of the Borssele wind farm zone which is located...
17/03/2014
Office conversions - a work in progress
In many regions and cities facing changing demographics and a limited supply of constructible land, conversion is attractive. Factor in rental income differentials between housing and offices, construction...
31/05/2011
Dutch implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive for biofuels
The Act implementing the biofuels provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) ("RED") in the Netherlands (the "Act") was published in March this year and entered into force with retroactive...
24/03/2011
Dutch implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive, Fuel Quality Directive...
In­tro­duc­tionYes­ter­day, 22 March 2011, the Dutch Senate passed the Bill implementing the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) in relation to liquid biomass and biofuels, the Fuel Quality Directive (2009/30/EC)...
07/05/2010
Energy Legislation overview – April 2010
Please find below an overview of parliamentary papers in relation to the energy sector published in April 2010. Click on the link for a full-text document.1. Bill implementing the Renewable Energy Directive...
22/12/2009
Legal developments in wind energy in the Netherlands
IntroductionIn 2009 the Dutch wind energy market reached a total installed capacity of 2,221 MW, contributing about 4.5 per cent of the electricity demand in the Netherlands. Two realised offshore wind...