Environmental Act comes into effect on January 1, 2024
The Environmental Act will be introduced on January 1, 2024. The new legislation bundles 26 laws and numerous rules and regulations about the physical environment in one law.
With the Environmental Act, the central government wants to streamline procedures and harmonize regulations. In many cases, decision periods are accelerated, The Hague says. The law also regulates a digital system and a digital counter. The digital system helps provide insight into which rules apply in a specific area and provides a counter where permits can be applied for.
At the end of January, the government, the business community and the umbrella organizations of provinces, municipalities and water boards unanimously supported the implementation date of January 1, 2024. After a new series of tests, they concluded that the underlying digital system - previously a reason for a number of postponements - is technically sufficiently ready. is. They called on both Houses to quickly provide clarity about implementation as of January 1, 2024.
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