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Energy supplier Qwint to cease operations but guarantees proper billing process and payment of outstanding credit balances

Publication News 13-03-2024

Energy supplier Qwint to cease operations but guarantees proper billing process and payment of outstanding credit balances.

Cateautje Hijmans van den Bergh, Member of the Board, announces decision to leave ACM

Publication News 11-03-2024

Today, Cateautje Hijmans van den Bergh, Member of the Board of ACM, has announced she has decided to leave ACM. Ms. Hijmans van den Bergh will leave office on September 1, 2024.

Fine for cartel by building contractors involving the tender process for a school outdoor area

Publication News 07-03-2024

Two building contractors, Den Ouden and Bloem Infra, secretly exchanged the bid for the construction of the outdoor area of a school in the southern Dutch city of Roermond.

Tinder to inform consumers about price personalization following an intervention by European consumer authorities

Publication News 07-03-2024

Starting mid-April, dating app Tinder will inform consumers when it uses personalized discounts. Tinder has agreed to this commitment following discussions with the European consumer authorities in the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC).

ACM and RDI: manufacturers and sellers need to do more for keeping smart devices running and secure

Publication News 04-03-2024

ACM and the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) have jointly had a study carried out into the functioning and security of smart devices.

Multiple interventions by ACM because of disruptions to individual health care contracting processes

Publication News 28-02-2024

In the recent contracting period between health care providers and health insurers, ACM intervened several times,

ACM warns market participants regarding possible manipulation on wholesale energy market

Publication News 28-02-2024

In recent months, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has received indications regarding energy traders that may have been guilty of artificially raising prices on wholesale markets through ‘spoofing’.

Zalando to remove misleading sustainability claims following intervention of European authorities

Publication News 22-02-2024

The European consumer authorities have confronted German online store Zalando with its use of misleading sustainability claims.

ACM issues warning against online stores that deliver products directly from abroad

Publication News 22-02-2024

ACM has issued a warning against online stores Bestie on the move and Van Halen mode following the many reports filed by consumers about these companies.

Blog Paul de Bijl: Corporate responsibility goes further than merely not violating the law

Publication Blog 21-02-2024

ACM’s Chief Economist Paul de Bijl argues that businesses could - in line with their promises and marketing messages - invest much more in the prevention of harm to buyers or society. That responsibility goes further than merely not violating the law.