Copyright and Government Publications

Published on:
15 November 2018
Last checked on:
22 March 2022

Copyright can apply to the contents of this website. Wherever copyright is applicable, this is mentioned on the website.

The Copyright Act also applies to publication tools such as Internet sites. In general, government publications may be copied and published, except when it is mentioned in the publication that the copyright is reserved.

Some Dutch government publications are not protected by copyright, such as laws, regulations and court judgments. However, other government publications not belonging to the public domain in the Netherlands may be protected by copyright.

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) is the creator of this website. Creator in this context means: the person that has created the work and who has put their personal mark on it.

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