On 1 July 2013 a number of significant amendments were incorporated in the Dutch General Administrative Law Act. Through the entry into force of (part of) the Dutch Compensation of Damage Resulting from Lawful and Unlawful Administrative Decisions Act ("Damage Compensation Act"), the Dutch General Administrative Law Act now contains new rules governing compensation for damage resulting from unlawful governmental decisions. Through the entry into force of the second part of the Dutch Procedural Administrative Law Amendment Act, the Dutch General Administrative Law Act now provides for cross-appeals in administrative law at the highest appellate level.