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Atlas v0.1 · Right to information · Right to service

Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands · ISO NLD

Netherlands has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 1978, scored 82/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and it has a verified EU-level service-rights hook, with the national route still to confirm. Subdivision entries below marked “to confirm” are tasks, not facts.

Your first move, anywhere

Request legal route, responsible officer, fees, timeline, appeal route, and one high-value record: budget, contract, land, hospital stock, service standard, audit, court delay, police complaint, or procurement payment.

Convert the legal right into a citizen test: receipt, tracking number, statutory deadline, written reasons, actual record release, appeal, and proactive publication.

Capture flags to watch: Delay; discretion; opacity; fragmentation; fear; patron dependency; counterfeit transparency

Right to information

Sourced

National lawOpen Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.
RTI Rating score82/150 · rank 77 · Moderate legal framework
Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 4/6 · Scope 21/30 · Requesting procedures 22/30 · Exceptions and refusals 15/30 · Appeals 14/30 · Sanctions and protections 4/8 · Promotional measures 2/16

Source: RTI Rating country data · last checked 2026-07-05

Right to service

Sourced

StatusVerified EU hook; national verification queue
Legal familyEU Article 41 good administration + national administrative procedure/service standards
Legal hookEU Charter Article 41 for EU institutions; verify national administrative-procedure law, silence rules, digital-service law, ombudsman and service standards.
The usability test to runReceipt + tracking + deadline + written reason + appeal + remedy + claimant protection
NoteDo not count a Public Service Commission as RTS unless it creates enforceable service standards for citizens.

Sources: EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Article 41 · FRA Article 41 explainer

Help confirm this

Search the official gazette and government sites for: "Netherlands" "right to service" OR "public service guarantee" OR "citizen charter" OR "service charter" OR "administrative procedure" OR "ombudsman". Found the law? Send it through the route below.

Inside Netherlands: 18 subdivisions

Where a subdivision shows a cited law, the citation comes from the named source and the official text still needs confirming. Where it shows nothing, the national law may apply and the local rules are unconfirmed.

What to confirm at your local office, whichever subdivision you are in

Records that should already be published: Budget; procurement; contract awards; payment status; public land; service standards; audit reports; subsidies; court/police/hospital/school records.

CodeSubdivisionTypeAccess-law statusSource · checked
NL-AWArubaCountryNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-BQ1BonaireSpecial municipalityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-BQ2SabaSpecial municipalityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-BQ3Sint EustatiusSpecial municipalityNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-CWCuraçaoCountryNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-DRDrentheProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-FLFlevolandProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-FRFryslânProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-GEGelderlandProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-GRGroningenProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-LILimburgProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-NBNoord-BrabantProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-NHNoord-HollandProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-OVOverijsselProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-SXSint MaartenCountryNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-UTUtrechtProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-ZEZeelandProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
NL-ZHZuid-HollandProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo), replacing Wob To confirmsource · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 18 subdivisions: Verified EU hook; national verification queue (inherited from the national status above).

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