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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 … -
Further investigation needed into merger between hospitals
Dutch hospital groups Albert Schweitzer Hospital in the Dutch city of Dordrecht and Rivas Zorggroep in the city of Gorinchem must apply for a license for their planned merger. That was the conclusion of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets … -
ECN Construction Materials Meeting in the Netherlands
A group of members of the European Competition Network (ECN) has recently gathered in order to discuss competition issues relating to the Construction Materials Sector. The meeting dealt with different markets within the sector, the behaviour of actors … -
Buma/Stemra promises ACM to offer more options in music copyright management
Dutch copyright collecting society Buma/Stemra will offer composers and songwriters more options in the management of their music copyrights. This has been laid down in a commitment Buma/Stemra made to the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets … -
Dutch postal company PostNL put competitors at a disadvantage in tender process
Dutch postal company PostNL has violated the Dutch Postal Act, which was revealed by the tender process for postal services of the city of Rotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands. PostNL failed to share important tariff information with … -
Competition in SME loan market is suboptimal
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has concluded that competition in the market for SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) loans from banks is suboptimal, and has, in fact, decreased in the past few years. Only a limited number of … -
Procedure on the Exchange of Information between ACM and Ministers
Under Section 2 of the Establishment Act of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) enforces compliance with a number of laws concerning market oversight, which fall under the … -
Speaking points Anita Vegter, UNCTAD 8 July 2015 “Pharmaceutical markets and consumers”
ACM’s board member, Anita Vegter, spoke at the UNCTAD on the 8th of July 2015 at a round table on the role of competition in the pharmaceutical sector and its benefits for consumers. Anita Vegter presented ACM’s paper “The pharmaceutical market under the … -
ACM prohibits proposed merger between two Dutch hospital groups
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has not approved the proposed merger of two hospital groups in the southwestern part of the Netherlands, near the cities of Dordrecht and Gorinchem: Albert Schweitzer Hospital and Rivas Zorggroep. …