The ''Staatscourant'' or Government Gazette is the
newspaper
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published by the
Dutch state containing new laws and various governmental announcements, such as
bankruptcies
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or
prenuptial agreements.
History
The ''Staatscourant'' (Government Gazette) was first published in 1814 under
William I of the Netherlands
William I (Willem Frederik; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was King of the Netherlands and List of monarchs of Luxembourg, Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840.
Born as the son of William V, Prince of Orange, ...
.
Since July 1, 2009, the paper is no longer printed, as the number of paid subscriptions had dropped to around 5,000, stimulated by a European guideline on digitized government and enabled by the 'Wet elektronische bekendmaking' it is now published online at "''officielebekendmakingen.nl''" (official announcements) but retains its former name.
See also
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Public journal
External links
officielebekendmakingen.nl
Dutch-language newspapers
Defunct newspapers published in the Netherlands
Government gazettes
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