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InSight 2014
In InSight, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) covers different social trends that are important to its oversight work such as the trend of reducing red tape, where the government stimulates companies to make arrangements about … -
Cooperation agreement rail freight corridor 1
On October 10th, 2013 regulatory bodies situated in the countries on rail freight corridor 1, i.e. The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Italy, agreed to cooperate. Thanks to these arrangements, undertakings that wish to file a capacity request for one of … -
Cooperation agreement rail freight corridor 2
On October 10th, 2013 regulatory bodies situated in the countries on rail freight corridor 2, i.e. The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Italy, agreed to cooperate. Thanks to these arrangements, undertakings that wish to file a capacity request for one of … -
ProRail is to adjust its train tariffs
The tariffs for lighter trains must be set lower than Dutch network infrastructure manager ProRail had initially determined. This is the result of the decision taken by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) following a complaint about … -
ACM welcomes public-transport pilot with touching on and off once
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has not identified any major anticompetitive risks with regard to the pilot project where passengers on a regional rail line in the eastern part of the Netherlands are able to touch on and touch … -
ProRail insufficiently involved smaller rail firms in bridge closure
In April 2016, Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail treated RFF, Locon and LTE, three smaller railway undertakings, unfairly when the Moerdijk bridge had to be closed on short notice. This is the conclusion of an investigation carried out by the … -
Dutch Railways NS abused its dominant position in regional tender process
Dutch Railways NS abused its dominant position in the 2014 tender process for the public-transport contract in the southern Dutch province of Limburg. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has imposed a fine of EUR 40,950,000 on NS. … -
Rail undertakings concerned about market developments
Freight rail undertakings and passenger rail undertakings have concerns about the affordability and availability of rail capacity. In their view, the infrastructure charge (the fee they have to pay for using the rail infrastructure) is too high. They also … -
Clarity in advance for rail undertakings in regional rail tender processes
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has approved the conditions and fees that operators of rail services wish to apply in regional rail tender processes. This concerns the conditions and fees for rail-related services that are … -
Powerful position of Dutch Railways NS puts regional railway undertakings at a disadvantage
Railway undertakings that operate on regional rail lines such as Veolia, Arriva, Connexxion and Syntus are too dependent on Dutch Railways NS and Trans Link Systems (TLS), which is the organization behind ‘OV-chipkaart’, the national contactless smart …