Editing Royal warrant of appointment (section)

=== Netherlands ===
[[File:Hofleverancier.jpg|thumb|''Hofleverancier'' sign displayed on a store]]
In the Netherlands, the status ''hofleverancier'' is awarded to small and medium-sized businesses that have existed for at least 100 years which have a good reputation regionally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/onderwerpen/onderscheidingen/inhoud/predicaat-hofleverancier|title=Predicaat Hofleverancier (overzicht organisaties 2015)|last=Zaken|first=Ministerie van Algemene|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl|date=3 December 2014|language=nl-NL|access-date=2017-02-06}}</ref> However, the companies need not actually supply goods to the court. At present there are at least 387 companies that hold this status, which can be renewed every 25 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/documenten/publicaties/2015/02/23/predicaat-hofleverancier-2015|title=Predicaat Hofleverancier (overzicht organisaties 2015)|last=Zaken|first=Ministerie van Algemene|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl|language=nl-NL|access-date=2017-02-06}}</ref> Companies designated as ''hofleverancier'' are further permitted to display a plaque on their premises attesting to their status.

In addition, certain companies are granted the use of the designation ''[[koninklijk]]e'' ("royal" in Dutch).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/onderwerpen/onderscheidingen/inhoud/predicaat-koninklijk|title=Predicaat Koninklijk|last=Zaken|first=Ministerie van Algemene|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl|date=3 December 2014|language=nl-NL|access-date=2017-02-06}}</ref> These companies are also allowed to incorporate a crown in their logo. Examples include:

* [[KLM|KLM Royal Dutch Airlines]]
* [[KPN]]
* [[De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles|Royal Delft]]
* [[Royal Dutch Shell]]
* [[Philips|Royal Philips Electronics]]
* [[Vopak|Royal Vopak]]
* [[Royal Dutch Football Association]]