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  • Municipalities not to make deals about land prices of business parks

    Publication News 25-01-2019
    The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is warning municipalities that they are not allowed to make agreements among themselves about the prices and the availability of business parks. Several municipalities have been called to account …
  • ACM supports European Commission’s decision on acquisition of Tele2 NL by T-Mobile NL

    Publication News 27-11-2018
    The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of Dutch telecom operator Tele2 NL by its rival T-Mobile NL. The Commission announced its decision earlier today. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) supports the Commission’s …
  • Dutch municipality of Vijfheerenlanden must include costs in its rates for RV parks

    Publication News 18-12-2020
    The RV parks (or motorhome campsites) of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden (which includes the towns of Leerdam and Vianen, and which is located in central Netherlands) compete unfairly with other RV parks in the municipality. The municipality offers …
  • Dutch municipality of Hilversum competed unfairly by charging fees for car parks that are too low

    Publication News 26-01-2021
    Three municipal parking garages in the western Dutch town of Hilversum competed unfairly with commercial parking garages and with a parking lot. The rates of the municipal car parks did not include all costs. This has been revealed by a decision of the …
  • Blog Martijn Snoep: Navigating the Online Platform Regulatory Revolution: Charting a New Course for Regulators

    Publication Blog 04-05-2023
    Online platforms are influential digital ecosystems that facilitate interaction and value exchange among users. They leverage network effects and economies of scale to drive their innovative business models, which benefit many of us. However, some of …
  • ACM’s activities in 2023

    Publication Visions & opinions 26-01-2023
    In 2023, ACM will focus on the following areas: The energy transition: accelerating the transition to sustainable energy for everyone The digital economy: promoting an open and fair digital economy Making the economy more sustainable: moving towards a …
  • Panta rhei, everything flows

    Publication Blog 26-01-2023
    Criticism is increasingly heard across the political spectrum about the distribution of products and services through “the market”, which actually means distribution in which the price mechanism of supply-and-demand plays a role. Sometimes, the criticism …
  • Blog of Martijn Snoep: More tools to combat market power, please

    Publication Blog 29-08-2023
    Opinions may differ on how ACM enforces the competition rules. However, friend and foe alike agree that enforcement should be focused on countering market power. Market power exists where companies (individually or collectively) have such a market …
  • Blog Paul de Bijl: Corporate responsibility goes further than merely not violating the law

    Publication Blog 21-02-2024
    Regulation as a delegated responsibility Last year, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) came into force, and on February 17, the Digital Services Act (DSA) went fully in effect, too. The DMA imposes obligations to prevent all-powerful 'gatekeepers' – Alphabet …
  • Blog Martijn Snoep: Small mergers, big problems

    Publication Blog 06-11-2023
    With the Dutch Competition Act having been in force for over 25 years, we can safely draw the conclusion that this law has proven effective in combating most types of competition problems. However, two gaps do exist. The first gap concerns competition …
 
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