If you are physically located in the Netherlands , you are under their laws as well as those of the EU . If Germany has stricter ones , they don ' t apply to youbut might apply to your customers e . g . a German company is legally limited what types of customer data it can store and where , and if they do it with you in the Netherlands , they might be against the law and you might be asked to comply with the German authorities by evicting your customer . As for why register in EU , there are some benefitstax , legal , accounting and it does make life simpler if you ' re a multinational companycheck out <| sep |> World of goo Insanely twisted shadow planet Bridge Constructor . Thanks . Joke An American , an Indian , and a Russian got in Hell and plead to the Devil that they don ' t belong here . The Devil , bored , makes them an offer I will strike you 3 times with my whip , and if you survive , I ' ll let you go . You can use anything you want as a shield . The American goes first . He builds a hightech shield from depleted uranium and composites , and hides behind it . The Devil strikes once the shield cracks twice the shield falls apart thrice the American is no more . Next goes the Indian . He puts himself in some advanced Yoga position and goes into deep meditation . The Devil strikes once nothing twice the Indian shivers a bit thrice the Indian grunts , but lives . The Devil is amazed and tells him he ' s free to go . The Indian asks May I stay and watch ? In all jokes the Russians somehow come out on top . I want to see how he will do it this time . The Devil nods and turns to the Russian So , what will you use as a shield ? The Russian The Indian , of course .