Netherlands: Besluit activiteiten leefomgeving art. 5.16a-5.16c (data centre reporting)
Dutch rules that make operators of data centres with at least 500 kW installed IT power collect and publish energy-efficiency data every year by 15 May.
- 5requirementsin our own words
- 1edition Besluit activiteiten leefomgeving, article 5.16a-c
- 1places where it is a duty of 30 assessed
- 18 Oct 2026last checkedat the sources below
Where it applies
It is a duty in 1 of 30 places. The outcome holds under the conditions shown and says nothing about any one site.
| Where | Outcome | Basis | Conditions | Authority and route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Applies | Required by law In force | From 500 kW (installed IT power) National law for data centres in this country. | RVO Filed with: electronic publication facility, by 15 May |
| Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia | Does not apply | Required by law In force | None stated Law of NL; this country has its own rules (see EED rows). | Not stated |
What it asks for
5 requirements, each in our own words with the evidence an assessor would expect and who on a site usually owns it. Read the clause itself on the scheme owner's page.
| Requirement | Evidence expected | Owner | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check scope: data centres with at least 500 kW installed IT power; operations wholly for defence or civil-protection tasks are excluded. Applies to: installed IT power of at least 500 kW | Site register with installed IT power and any exclusion basis Record, checked by document review | Compliance manager with Site manager | Every year before each filing Filing, one site |
| Make energy-efficiency data public through an electronic facility by 15 May each year. | Public entry and filing confirmation Record, checked by document review | Compliance manager with Site manager | Every year 15 May each year Disclosure, one site |
| Collect and publish the operator name and address, data centre name and address or coordinates, and the other listed items for the previous calendar year. | Data sheet matching the listed items Record, checked by document review | Compliance manager with Site manager | Every year 15 May each year Disclosure, one site |
| Use the electronic form and signature prescribed for the filing. | Signed electronic submission Record, checked by document review | Compliance manager | Every year 15 May each year Filing, one site |
| Measure the indicators with the methods set by the EU delegated regulation, as the Dutch rule points to it. | Metering concept and KPI workbook Meter data, checked by test | M&E lead with Compliance manager | Continuous annual with the filing Technical limit, one site |
Editions
Which text is in force, from when, and which one it replaced.
| Edition | Status | Published | In effect | Replaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besluit activiteiten leefomgeving, article 5.16a-c | Current | Not stated | Not stated | None named |
About the programme
- Scheme owner
- Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Staat)
- Assessed by
- A regulator or authority
- Scope
- data centre (one site)
- Levels
- 500 kW installed IT power
- Validity
- Yearly by 15 May.
- Regulator
- RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) administers the reporting
- Who asks for it
- Regulator
- Where it is used
- NL
Sources
Official bodies behind this page, each with the date we last read it.
No official body publishes a page for this scheme. The scheme owner's own page, linked under About the programme, is where the clauses are published.
Not legal advice. Confirm each duty against the text itself.