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NLD-1999-L-68800
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Working Conditions Act
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Netherlands
Subjects (Classification)
General provisions; Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
1999-03-18
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Arbeidsomstandighedenwet (Arbowet)
Abstract/Citation
Contains provisions regulating maximum working time and working conditions.
Chapter I: Definitions and field of application.
Chapter II: Working conditions policy
Chapter III: Co-operation, consultation, special rights of the works council, the employee's representatives and the concerned employees and the regulation of competent support
Chapter IV: Special obligations
Chapter V: Supervision and official orders
Chapter VI: Exemptions, waivers and appeal
Chapter VII: Penalties
Chapter VIII: Transitional and final provisions
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1997-03-12 (NLD-1997-R-68805)
Working Conditions Regulation
Implementing text(s)
1997-01-15 (NLD-1997-R-68806)
Working Conditions Decree.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1998-05-14 (NLD-1998-L-69254)
Flexibility and Security Act
Amending text(s)
2007-01-01 (NLD-2007-L-78361)
Working Conditions Act, 2007 (Arbowet).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2001-11-29 (NLD-2001-L-68942)
Structure of the organisation of the implementation of the Labour and Income Act
Related text(s)
2001-12-20 (NLD-2001-R-69236)
Decree concerning the Structure of the Implementation of the Labour and Income Act
Related text(s)
1998-05-14 (NLD-1998-L-69246)
Placement of Personnel by Intermediaries Act
Related text(s)
1995-12-13 (NLD-1995-R-69455)
Specific Child Labour Regulation
Related text(s)
2001-07-16 (NLD-2001-R-69538)
Radiological Protection Decree
Related text(s)
1931-06-12 (NLD-1931-R-69558)
Civil Servants Regulations
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Consolidated Dutch text
Publisher
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
Country
Netherlands
URL
http://wetten.overheid.nl/cgi-bin/sessioned/browsercheck/continuation=13869-002/session=129928433486400/action=javascript-result/javascript=yes
Electronic source title
English translation
Author
Arbowet site
Country
Netherlands
URL
http://www.arbo.nl/content/network/szw/docs/arbowet/workact98.pdf
File
NLD68800.pdf (Act on PDF)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Publisher
https://osha.europa.eu
URL
https://osha.europa.eu
File
NLD78361 Eng.pdf (PDF of Act as applicable at 25/3/2013)
Serial region
Serial title
Staatsblad
Date
1999-03-29
Number
No. 184
Page range
pp. 1-27