Main developments competition law and policy 2020: The Netherlands
As part of the series of posts on the main 2020 developments in key jurisdictions by many authors of the Kluwer Competition Law Blog…
Introduction
On 23 September 2020 a former director of one of the North Sea shrimps cartelists was held personally liable for damage of over € 13 million by the Dutch District Court of Noord…
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On 20 May 2020 the Dutch competition authority (“ACM”) conditionally cleared a new joint venture between transport company Pon Netherlands B.V. (“Pon”) and Dutch rail operator NS Groep…
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On 19 May 2020, the Act against undesired control in the telecom sector ("Act") was adopted by the Dutch Parliament. The Act introduces a notification requirement applicable to anyone…
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On 20 December 2019, the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) published a decision in which the commitment to dissolve the joint venture Port Towage Amsterdam (PTA) by two port…
This blog is written by Pauline Kuipers and Janneke Kohlen, Bird & Bird LLP
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The Dutch competition authority, ACM, initiated a market study in 2018 into the effect of the introduction of…
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On 4 July 2019 a long-awaited Dutch legislative proposal regarding sustainability initiatives ("Wet ruimte voor duurzaamheidsinitiatieven") was submitted to the Dutch House of…
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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…
