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Regional Focus

The Netherlands

Alive and kicking

circumstances under which its 115 He added that apart from these

members operate according to Dirk J “big” subjects, the Dutch Association
Cupido, its Chairman.
maintains good relationships with local

“What started as a social club port authorities, environmental

has now grown into a lobbying authorities and with the business
organisation, maintaining good contact community in the Port of Rotterdam,

with authorities of all kind, on various obviously the weighing point of Dutch
levels, in The Netherlands directly and ship supply. For two years, the Dutch

in Europe (Brussels) indirectly, through Association has been a member of the
an active participation in OCEAN,” Royal Dutch Association for Small

said Mr Cupido. “Through OCEAN, and Medium-Sized Businesses, a
but also directly, we maintain warm Dutch lobbying organisation. “This
T
personal and working relations with organisation has very good connections
sister organisations in and outside with the authorities on various levels in

Europe. The focus has been for a long The Netherlands and they have their

he Dutch Association of Ship time on customs and veterinary affairs; own lobby in Brussels. Certainly with
Suppliers is seeking to improve, more recently VAT is becoming an regard to more generic subjects, there

as much as possible, the
issue of growing importance.”
is an added value for members of the

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