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‘Private arrangement in Energy Agreement to withdraw production capacity from the market restricts competition’
In the October 25 issue of Dutch financial newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad, Henk Don (member of the Board of ACM) wrote an opinion piece on the SER Energy Agreement. The opinion of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) about the … -
ACM’s annual plan 2024
In its annual plan, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) gives an overview of its strategic objectives and plans for 2024. In its annual plan, ACM explains how it interprets its mission: ensuring that markets work well for all people … -
InSight 2015
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) actively contributes to the public debate. ACM calls for the attention of government, lawmakers, and the corporate sector whenever it believes that changes to rules (existing or planned), policy or … -
European market integration needed because of increase in wind and solar energy in Germany
The German incentive scheme for renewable energy has led to a significant increase in the share of renewable energy. However, the way this scheme has been set up does have some negative effects on the functioning of the Dutch energy market. One such … -
Opportunities for collaborations with regard to sustainable development
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) sees room for undertakings to work together in setting up sustainability initiatives. In some cases, the cartel prohibition does not apply on such initiatives, because an initiative hardly affects … -
ACM: production of green natural gas is expected to increase
Green natural gas can greatly help in making the energy supply in the Netherlands more sustainable. However, this green natural gas has to meet certain requirements in order to be allowed to be supplied to the Dutch gas network. Regional network operators … -
Industry-wide arrangements for the so-called Chicken of Tomorrow restrict competition
Supermarkets, poultry farmers, and broiler meat processors have made arrangements amongst each other regarding the selling of chicken meat produced under enhanced animal welfare-friendly conditions, which is the so-called ‘Chicken of Tomorrow’. One … -
ACM’s analysis of the sustainability arrangements concerning the ‘Chicken of Tomorrow’
The arrangements concerning the ‘Chicken of Tomorrow’ constitute a restriction to competition. In 2014, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) released a document about the Dutch Competition Act and sustainability. It explains how ACM … -
ACM: promote sustainability through European collaboration
European collaboration can make the production of sustainable energy more efficient, and it may speed up the transition towards a future with a higher share of sustainable energy. That is the conclusion the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets … -
ACM analysis of closing down 5 coal power plants as part of SER Energieakkoord
The members of the trade association of the Dutch energy industry Energie Nederland (EN) plan to close down five coal power plants from the 1980s. EN asked the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to assess whether this plan can be …