If this document is to be considered an ‘action plan’ a number of questions remain unanswered: What period does the plan cover? Since almost all the actions mentioned take place in 2014, will a new plan be drafted for 2015? How is the implementation of the plan going to be monitored and evaluated? Where is the budget for this?...The Netherlands seems to have a good understanding of the goal of the NAP...Unfortunately, the National Action Plan is not as promising in many other respects. For example, the UNGPs call for the alignment of all government policies that affect the private sector, with the goal of preventing abuses. Despite the fact that the action plan mentions many relevant policy fields and lists initiatives that are expected to contribute to attaining the proposed goal , this is not the serious coherence check that the UNGPs call for...The weakest part of this plan is by far the access to remedy for victims of business-related abuse...It is disappointing that the Netherlands takes a pre-eminently defensive stance on this issue and is guided by all kinds of objections, especially when it comes to the options for “legislation with extraterritorial application”...[Also refers to issues around trade and investment agreements, embassies, CSR as a conditions of government support, training, victims]