Netherlands1. LEGAL GAZETTE
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1.1. Overview
Staatsblad — Staatscourant — Tractatenblad
State Journal — State Gazette — Treaties Bulletin
Published by:
Ministerie van Justitie — Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties — Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
(Ministry of Justice — Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations — Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Until 30 June 2009, through
SDU Uitgevers BV
(SDU Publishers Ltd)
Postbus 20025 — 2500 EA The Hague
Netherlands
Tel. +31 703789911
Fax +31 703854321
E-mail: sdu@sdu.nl
Website: http://www.sdu.nlOfficial journal/
legal gazetteThe Staatsblad, Staatscourant and Tractatenblad contain parts with legislation as well as parts with legal notices and other official texts; see point 1.2 for details. First edition Staatsblad (State Journal ): 1813
Staatscourant (State Gazette): 1813
Tractatenblad (Treaties Bulletin): 1951First online edition Staatsblad: 1995
Staatscourant: 1995
Tractatenblad: 1995
Paper edition Online edition CD/DVD edition From 1 July 2009 the paper editions of Staatsblad, Staatscourant and Tractatenblad will be abandoned. http://www.officielebekendmakingen.nl
Available texts
PDF from 1995
HTML from 1998
XML from 2003
Access and price
Free
Legally binding
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1.2. Details on the legal gazette in general
Content I. Staatsblad (State Journal)
Formal laws and Royal decrees (wetten in formele zin, algemene maatregelen van bestuur, koninklijke besluiten) and other acts such as the royal amnesty decisions
II. Staatscourant (State Gazette)
Ministerial decrees and texts which need to be published on the basis of provisions in formal laws, royal or ministerial decrees published by the central Dutch government, as appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations, such as disqualification from driving, bankruptcy, administration, re-financing of debt and changes to prenuptial agreements
III. Tractatenblad (Treaties Bulletin)
Treaties concluded with other states or international organisations and decisions of international organisationsLegal basis The legal basis for publishing the Staatsblad and the Staatscourant is the Constitution, whereas for the publication of the Tractatenblad the legal bases are both the Constitution and the Kingdom Act on the approval and publication of Treaties of 7 July 1994 giving further explanations of Article 91(I) and (II) and Article 95 of the Constitution (Rijkswet goedkeuring en bekendmaking verdragen, 7 July 1994).
On 1 July 2009 the Act on electronic promulgation (Wet elektronische bekendmaking) will enter into force.Legally binding Paper edition (until 30 June 2009)
The online edition will become legally binding on 1 July 2009.Financing Publication charges and sales revenues (until 30 June 2009); State budget (from 1 July 2009) -
1.3. Details on the online edition
http://www.officielebekendmakingen.nl
(Staatsblad, Staatscourant and Tractatenblad)
See also point 1.1Functionalities - Download
- Hyperlinks to other related documents
Format description - HTML
- XML
- ODF
Authenticity Users access the website via a secure connection. Archiving According to the Act on electronic promulgation (Wet elektronische bekendmaking), all texts have to remain accessible in the database. -
1.4. Details on the publishing institution
Authority responsible Staatscourant
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
(Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations)
Postbus 20011 — 2500 EA The Hague
Netherlands
Tel. +31 704266122
Fax +31 704267600
E-mail: hans.flier@minbzk.nl
Website: http://www.minbzk.nlStaatsblad
Ministerie van Justitie
(Ministry of Justice)
Directie Wetgeving, BMO
Kamer H 410
Postbus 20301 — 2500 EH The Hague
Netherlands
Tel. +31 703706875
E-mail: s.slingerland@minjus.nl
Website: http://www.justitie.nlTractatenblad
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Postbus 20061 — 2500 EB The Hague
Netherlands
Tel. +31 703484919
Fax +31 703486000
E-mail: coos-t.hoen@minbuza.nl
Website: http://www.minbuza.nlPublishing body Until 30 June 2009:
SDU Uitgevers BV
(SDU Publishers Ltd)
For contact details, please refer to point 1.1
(From 1 July 2009 SDU Uitgevers BV will simply become a service provider for the electronic publishing of the legal gazettes.)Form and nature of the publishing body Private company
NB: From 1 July 2009, there will no longer be a separate publishing body.Basic tasks of the publishing institution From 1 July 2009:
- Pre-press: yes
- Printing: yes
- Dissemination/distribution: no
- Legal gazette: yes
- Legislation database: yes
- Consolidation: yes
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1.5. Drafting and publishing procedures
Text processing system - A special text processing system exists in the form of document type definition (DTD), which is used for primary and secondary legislation. All DTDs are documented, also grammar and XML outlines.
- XML editors are used.
Workflow Electronic transmission is generally not part of an integrated and seamless workflow (only for some parts of the official publications). Publishing - Editors of the Staatscourant are in charge of proofreading and editing the texts to be published.
- The minimum period between the reception of the draft by the publishing workflow and the publication is one day. A period of two to six weeks is involved between the reception of the draft of theTractatenblad by the publishing workflow and its publication.
- Until 30 June 2009: both the paper and electronic editions are derived from the same final text file and they are published at the same time.
2. COLLECTIONS OF CONSOLIDATED LEGISLATION
| Body carrying out consolidation | Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties |
| Status of the consolidated texts | Semi-official collection |
| Deadline for consolidation | Between two and five working days |
3. LEGISLATIVE PORTALS AND ONLINE DATABASES
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3.1. Official portals
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3.2. Official databases
For the Staatsblad — Staatscourant — Tractatenblad online, see point 1.3
Wet- en regelgeving
http://www.wetten.nlOrganisation responsible Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
(Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)Content The collection comprises all national legislation published in the Staatsblad and Staatscourant, and the more recent treaties published in Tractatenblad, in consolidated and non-consolidated form. Access Free of charge Access via N-Lex (see Annex 2) Yes -
3.3. Additional information: other commonly used legal databases
Members' Area (password required)