The Netherlands Department for Conservation is responsible for producing the National Tentative List of Structural Heritage sites and any possible ensuing nominations. The current Tentative List of Structural Heritage was drawn up and submitted in 1995.

Policy regarding the world heritage sites in the Netherlands is formulated by the relevant Ministry, which to date has effectively been the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), to which the RDMZ belongs.
The Tentative List and the nominations are produced upon consultation between RDMZ and the relevant authorities, such as municipalities, provinces and district water boards, and with private parties and organisations. Furthermore, nominations require a cabinet decision.

The Tentative List is a relatively simple document containing such matters as particulars on the location and a description of the site. Nominations can be files comprising dozens of pages, accompanied by appendices. In addition to the precise location, a map and photographs, they mainly contain detailed descriptions and a history of the site concerned. Nominations also provide data concerning the legal status and protective measures, as well as information pertaining to the condition of and possible threats to the site, etc. The files drawn up by the RDMZ are submitted to the World Heritage Centre in Paris after being signed by the proper administrator of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. To date, five files have been compiled on structural heritage sites and forwarded to Paris.

RDMZ/ The Netherlands Department for Conservation
Broederplein 41
3703 CD Zeist
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)30 69 83 211
Fax: 31 (0)30 69 83 456
Email: info@monumentenzorg.nl
www.monumentenzorg.nl