This blog is written by Pauline Kuipers and Janneke Kohlen, Bird & Bird LLP
Introduction
The Dutch competition authority, ACM, initiated a market study in 2018 into the effect of the introduction of…
Introduction
On 4 July 2019 a long-awaited Dutch legislative proposal regarding sustainability initiatives ("Wet ruimte voor duurzaamheidsinitiatieven") was submitted to the Dutch House of…
Introduction
The growth of e-commerce over the last decade has had a significant impact on most if not all retail markets. Trends like the increased importance of online sales, price transparency and…
Introduction
The Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM", the Dutch competition authority) was in 2017 – after years of silence – finally able to fine an undertaking for abuse of dominance. A…
After Google has been fined several times for breach of (EU) competition rules the last couple of years, it might now be Apple's turn. Last month (March 2019), Spotify filed a complaint against Apple…
Introduction
On 19 March 2019, the highest administrative court in the Netherlands (het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven, "CBb") ruled that the Dutch Competition Authority ("the ACM") can…
On 26 February 2019, the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets ("ACM") published renewed guidelines on both vertical and horizontal restraints. These documents are likely published to reflect the…
On 21 December 2018, the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets ("ACM") published guidelines on its simplified settlement procedure ("Settlement Guidelines").[1] Such a procedure can be followed if…
I. Introduction to the internet consultation
On 19 December 2018 the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate ("Ministry") started an internet consultation on competition law and online…
