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Further investigation needed into joint venture of asphalt plants of construction companies BAM and Heijmans
Dutch construction companies BAM and Heijmans cannot combine their asphalt plants just yet. ACM will investigate whether competing road-construction companies will continue to have sufficient options for procuring asphalt following this combination.
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ACM fines online store for having unclear information on its website
ACM has imposed a fine on www.boomfietsen.nl, which, until May 2019, had been an online store selling bicycles. ACM has fined this company for informing its customers incorrectly.
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Market study into major tech firms on Dutch payments market
ACM has launched a market study into the activities of major tech firms (so-called Big Techs) on the Dutch payments market. The main research question is what plans these Big Techs have, and what impact those plans would have on consumers and businesses.
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Insurers do not distort competition on the auto-body repair market
Many small auto-body repair businesses have trouble staying afloat. This is not the result of anticompetitive conduct by insurers, but rather the result of market developments. This has been one of the conclusions of an ACM study into the market for auto-body repair services.
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ACM clears acquisition of Thio pharmacies by pharmacy group BENU Apotheken
Pharmacy group BENU Apotheken is allowed to acquire 20 of Thio’s pharmacies. ACM has cleared this acquisition. BENU Apotheken is a subsidiary of prescription-drug wholesaler Brocacef, and owns several hundreds of pharmacies in the Netherlands.
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ACM organizes second Master Thesis Day
On 15 October, ACM organized the second ‘ACM Master Thesis Day’. This purpose of the ACM Master Thesis Day is to strengthen the ties between ACM and academia.
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Planned acquisition of TSN by health care group Espria: further investigation needed into district nursing services
Health care group Espria wishes to acquire health care provider TSN Thuiszorg. This may affect the price and quality of the services in this region, as well as for the room for service innovation. ACM thus wishes to conduct a more thorough investigation.
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Small and medium-sized businesses know too little about illegal anticompetitive arrangements
SMBs (also known as SMEs) have too little knowledge about what illegal anticompetitive arrangements are. Businesses that are in touch with competitors about prices, customers or bids? That is considered a cartel, and cartels are prohibited. That is why ACM has launched an awareness campaign.
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Municipality of Heumen distorts competition between sports centers
The eastern Dutch municipality of Heumen does not charge the operator of its sports centers all of the costs. It thus violates the Dutch law on competitive neutrality.
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Sector inquiry into TNF alpha inhibitors
ACM conducted a sector inquiry into TNF alpha inhibitors. The expiration of patents has led to lower prices. To guarantee their affordability in the future, competitors must be able to gain a solid position on the Dutch market.