
NETHERLANDS
The NAK (Dutch General Inspection Service for Agricultural Seeds and Seed Potatoes) is the competent authority responsible for the inspection and certification of seed potatoes and agricultural seeds in the Netherlands. The NAK is an Autonomous Public Authority, that operates under the direction and supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, and under supervision of the NPPO for the quarantine aspects of the inspection. The NAK inspection and certification regulations can be found on the website of NAK www.nak.nl.
Naktuinbouw (Netherlands Inspection Service for Horticulture) is the competent authority responsible for the inspection and certification of propagation material of floricultural, arboricultural and vegetable crops in the Netherlands. Naktuinbouw is an Autonomous Public Authority, that operates under the direction and supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, and under supervision of the NPPO for the quarantine aspects of the inspection.
Naktuinbouw is the only organisation in the Netherlands authorised to assess varieties of floricultural, arboricultural and vegetable crops for distinctness, uniformity and stability (DUS).
More information can be found on the website of Naktuinbouw www.naktuinbouw.nl.
Organisation
NAK
Naktuinbouw
Address
NAK
Randweg 14
P.O. Box 1115
8300 BC Emmeloord
The Netherlands
Naktuinbouw
Sotaweg 22, 2371 GD Roelofarendsveen, The Netherlands
P.O. Box 40, 2370 AA Roelofarendsveen, The Netherlands
Phone
+ 31 (0) 527 63 53 50
Website
Head (name)
Laura van BEZOUWEN (NAK) and Peter van NIEUWKOOP (Naktuinbouw)
l.vanbezouwen@nak.nl / p.v.nieuwkoop@naktuinbouw.nl
Head (phone)
0031 6 621660761 (NAK) / 0031 71 332 6262 (Naktuinbouw)
Other contacts
Seed Potatoes (NAK)
Laura van BEZOUWEN
l.vanbezouwen@nak.nl
Phone : 0031 6 21660761
Agricultural Seeds (NAK)
Marijke OOSTENDORP
m.oostendorp@nak.nl
Phone : 0031 6 25403457
Senior policy adviser (Naktuinbouw)
Marjan FOLKERS
m.folkers@naktuinbouw.nl
Phone : 0031 71 332 6262