Dutch semiconductor machine export restrictions to come into force in September

Dutch companies creating machines that make advanced processor chips will be required to have an export license before they can be sold overseas starting in September, the government has announced (Peter Dejong/AP)

Dutch companies creating machines that make advanced processor chips will be required to have an export license before they can be sold overseas starting in September, the government has announced.

The new measure, first announced in March, “is country neutral”, the government said.