National cooperation

Within the Netherlands, we work together with ministries, other regulators, government agencies, scientific institutions, complaints boards, and organizations that protect the interests of businesses and consumers. Some of these collaborations have been laid down in protocols. Below, you will find a list of these collaborations.

What ministries does ACM cooperate with?

The ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) is the most important ministry for ACM. That is because this ministry is politically responsible for most laws we enforce. We also work together with the following ministries:

• Infrastructure and the Environment (I&W)
• Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV)
• Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS)
• Education, Culture and Science (OCW)
• Finance

What regulators does ACM cooperate with?

We regularly cooperate with other regulators. Cooperation with these regulators is important in order to exchange knowledge and experiences. We often face the same questions in our regulatory work. That is why, in 2009, the Consultation Forum of Regulatory Bodies (MTB) was established. This is a collaboration between ACM and six other regulators:

• The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
• The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP)
• The Netherlands Gaming Authority (Ksa)
• The Dutch central bank (DNB)
• The Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa)
• The Dutch Media Authority (CvdM)

What organizations does ACM have a cooperation protocol with?

In most cases, cooperation with other organizations has been laid down in cooperation protocols. Some of these protocols were signed in the past by the NMa, OPTA and the Netherlands Consumer Authority. These protocols will continue to apply to ACM until they are revised. All relevant protocols are listed below (in Dutch).

• Consumer Complaints Boards (Geschillencommissies voor consumentenzaken)
• The Dutch Advertising Code Committee (Stichting Reclame Code)
• The Dutch central bank (DNB)
• The Dutch Consumers’ Association (Consumentenbond)
• The Dutch Copyright Supervisory Board (CvTA)
• The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP)
• The Dutch Health Care and Youth Inspectorate (IGJ)
• The Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa)
• The Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT)
• The Dutch Media Authority (CvdM)
• The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) / Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD)
• The Dutch Tax Administration (Belastingdienst)
• Forum for Interconnection and Special Access (FIST)
• Infofilter
  • Infofilter foundation (in Dutch Government Gazette)
  • Cooperation protocol between ACM and Infofilter
• Legal Help Desk (Juridisch Loket)
• National Investigation Service (Team High Tech Crime)
• The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
• The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)
• The Netherlands Gaming Authority (Ksa)
• Police
• Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands (AT)
• State Supervision of Mines (SodM)
• Statistics Netherlands (CBS)