Factsheet for measure
NL-2022-10/3341
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Updated
– measures in Netherlands
Regulation on compensation for floodplain crop damage July 2021 (TTU)
Regeling tegemoetkoming teeltplanschade uiterwaarden juli 2021 (TTU)
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Country
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Netherlands
, applies regionally
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– NL2 OOST-NEDERLAND
– NL3 WEST-NEDERLAND
– NL4 ZUID-NEDERLAND
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Time period
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Temporary, 28 February 2022 – 31 March 2022
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Context
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Extreme Weather Events
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Type
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Other initiatives or policies
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Category
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Supporting businesses to stay afloat
– Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation
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Author
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Thomas de Winter (Panteia) and Eurofound
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Measure added
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31 October 2023 (updated 05 January 2026)
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Background information
After the floods of July 2021, many farmers in the floodplains of the diked Meuse river suffered damage to their crops as a result of the high water. The government decided that these farmers had to be compensated for their crop plan damage. The Regulation on compensation for floodplain crop damage July 2021 (Regeling tegemoetkoming teeltplanschade uiterwaarden juli 2021, TTU) was created for this purpose.
Content of measure
Eligible farmers for this scheme should have had their business with an agricultural activity registered with the Chamber of Commerce on 15 May 2021. Agricultural activities are defined by NACE codes starting with 011, 012, 013, 014, 015 or 016. NACE code 1051 is also an agricultural activity if the farmer produces at least 50% of processed milk on his or her own dairy farm.
TTU conditions were in the first place the situation of a farmer's plots outside the dykes along the Meuse. That is the part of the river between Mook/Boxmeer to the point where the Meuse flows into the Amer. This is the damage area. Only cultivation plan damage qualifies for this compensation. The cultivation plan damage must have occurred in the damage period from 15 July to 22 July 2021. The damage may have manifested itself later. The damage occurred as a direct and immediate consequence of freshwater flooding. The loss of production of the crop on the farm is considered for each crop. The total of your damage and costs, excluding evacuation costs, exceeded €1,322. The production loss relative to the average yield of the relevant production direction was at least 20%.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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01 January 2023
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The TTU was formally withdrawn as of 1 January 2023. No follow-up or successor scheme has been introduced in 2024 or 2025. The RVO page for the TTU confirms that the scheme is closed for new applications since 31 March 2022 and that all claims were handled under the Wet tegemoetkoming schade bij rampen (Wts).
An evaluation of the 2021 flood compensation under the Wts, including the TTU, was published by the WODC (Ministry of Justice and Security) in 2023, covering implementation and effectiveness of the various regulations related to water damage. The report found that RVO completed all TTU claims by early 2023, with total disbursements of €4.5 million to 223 farmers.
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Use of measure
223 farmers applied for TTU. The budget for this regulation was €4,5 million. No further information available yet.
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Local / regional government
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: N/A
Involvement
No information on social partner involvement found.
Views and reactions
No information on social partner views found.
Sectors and occupations
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This case is sector-specific (only private sector)
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Economic area
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Sector (NACE level 2)
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A - Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing
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A1 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
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This case is not occupation-specific.
Sources
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03 February 2022: Regeling tegemoetkoming teeltplanschade uiterwaarden juli 2021 (TTU)
(www.rvo.nl)
