Wijziging van de Wet publieke gezondheid tot incorporatie van de Regeling apenpokken

This Dutch legislative procedure concerns an amendment to the Wet publieke gezondheid (Public Health Act), intended to incorporate a regulation on mpox (monkeypox, 'apenpokken') into national law. The aim is to give the legal basis for public health measures against mpox, such as the rules governing infection control, notification, and response to outbreaks. The change would mainly affect public health authorities, municipal health services, healthcare providers, and the general public in the Netherlands. Those specific obligations and powers are set out in the full legislative text, which is not reflected in this summary.