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Dutch Caribbean - Public Entity Saba Country Nederlandse Antillen Since October 10th 2010 Saba is a 'special municipality' of the Netherlands. This means that Saba is part of The Netherlands, but has other legislation than municipalities in the European part of The Netherlands. Saban citizens vote for Dutch Parliament, the Second Chamber. The legislative body of Saba is called the Island Council. Unlike the municipalities in the European part of the Netherlands, Saba is not part of a province. There are two other 'special municipalities' or 'public entities': Sint Eustatius and Bonaire. The constitutional status of the three public entities is laid down in the 'Wet op de Openbare Lichamen BES', the 'Law on the Public Entities BES'. Gerard Speelman

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Dutch Caribbean - Public

Entity Saba

Country Nederlandse Antillen

Since October 10th 2010 Saba is a 'special municipality' of the Netherlands. This means

that Saba is part of The Netherlands, but has other legislation than municipalities in the

European part of The Netherlands.

Saban citizens vote for Dutch Parliament, the Second Chamber. The legislative body of

Saba is called the Island Council. Unlike the municipalities in the European part of the

Netherlands, Saba is not part of a province. There are two other 'special municipalities' or

'public entities': Sint Eustatius and Bonaire. The constitutional status of the three public

entities is laid down in the 'Wet op de Openbare Lichamen BES', the 'Law on the Public

Entities BES'.

Gerard Speelman

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About VEI

It is our firm conviction that everyone around the world deserves a reliable supply

of high-quality tap water. As committed Dutch Water Operators, we embrace our

responsibility to make this dream come true.

The Netherlands has a long history when it comes to water. Over the past 160

years Dutch water operators have established themselves as the best in-class water

providers. This achievement is directly reflected in the competence and expertise

of Dutch drinking water operators. VEI is firmly rooted in the Dutch water sector

with seven partners, Vitens, Evides Waterbedrijf, WML, Waterbedrijf Groningen,

Brabant Water, PWN and WLN (Water Laboratory). share their expertise with their

colleague water operators around the world.

Through VEI, they are committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 6

of the United Nations: sustainable water and sanitation services for all. With a

joint workforce of almost 4,000 employees, a distribution network of more than

102,950 kilometres, 6,6 million customer connections and an annual production

capacity of 937 million m3 tap water in the Netherlands, they have extensive and

lasting experience that is worth sharing.

Address

Reactorweg 47

3542 AD Utrecht

The Netherlands

Email: [email protected]

Phone number: +31 (0) 88 884 79 91

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