Overview

We have become a knowledge society. Businesses' information and communications technology footprints grow daily, fuelled by the need to digitally store, access and communicate the ever growing volume of information and data they generate. As a result of this and the increase in online and cross-border transactions driven by technological development, the use of electronic documents and archiving systems is becoming more commonplace.

The legal framework relating to electronic archiving varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. This guide is intended to provide an overview of the law relating to electronic archiving in The Netherlands, answering the most frequently asked questions.

There is no general law or legal framework regulating electronic archiving in the Netherlands. Electronic archiving requirements are set out in various specific laws including the Personal Data Protection Act (Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens), tax laws and laws relating to specific (criminal) records held by the Dutch government.



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