Portuguese Lighting Magazine Issue 18 | Page 47

To find out if there are any obligations and which must be fulfilled by the Portuguese producer/seller, it is important to contact the distributor in the country of destination or the management bodies located in the market (e.g. Avfalfonds Verpakkingen) – CMS Expert Guide to plastic and packaging waste laws.

SOLVIT Network – Informal settlement of disputes resulting from incorrect application of Single Market rules (SOLVIT).

Right of Establishment and Provision of Services – Directive no. 2006/13/EC, of 12/12 (transposed, in Portugal, by Decree-Law n.º 92/2010, of 26/07) has the fundamental objective of facilitating, in the internal market of the EU and the European Economic Area, the exercise of freedom of establishment by service providers and the freedom to provide cross-border services.

For Portuguese companies wishing to establish themselves permanently or only temporarily providing services in another MS, it is essential to know the access conditions they have to comply with for this purpose, through the Single Desk in the destination market (Point of Single Contact in Netherlands).

Investment Guide – For information on the legal types of companies, tax system, labor system, among other matters relevant to the realization of a foreign investment project in the Netherlands, interested parties may consult the information provided by Invest Holland, the responsible agency for promoting and attracting foreign investment in the market in question.

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