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KLM and Schiphol comply with the commitments about creating a level playing field for other airlines
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Amsterdam airport Schiphol have so far complied with the commitments about no longer having any contact with each other about growth opportunities of other airlines at Schiphol.
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ACM clears acquisition of Dutch bookstore chain Bruna by rival chain AKO’s parent company
Publishing house Audax has been cleared to acquire Dutch bookstore chain Bruna. The Audax Group includes rival chains The Read Shop and AKO. Bruna and the Audax-affiliated chains sell books, magazines, office supplies, and tobacco products. Sufficient competition will remain after the acquisition.
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Joint venture Port Towage Amsterdam to be dissolved, following an investigation of ACM
ACM investigated the joint venture Port Towage Amsterdam (PTA). This joint venture was created by two towing companies, Svitzer and Iskes. ACM looked into this joint venture, and identified that this collaboration may be at odds with competition rules.
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ACM and the French competition authority have worked together in fining a French cartel
A Dutch company does not have to pay a fine for its participation in a French cartel. It was the first to notify the French authorities of the cartel. ACM assisted in the French cartel investigation.
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ACM has imposed a fine of 1.84 million euros for deleting WhatsApp chat conversations during a dawn raid
ACM has imposed a fine on a company for obstructing an ACM investigation. That is prohibited.
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Following an ACM investigation, media company OMS is to adjust its discount scheme for radio advertising spots
From January 1, 2020, Dutch media company One Media Sales (OMS) will stop offering its so-called ‘budget-share discount’ when selling radio advertising spots. OMS has made this commitment to ACM
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ACM: self-employed workers are allowed to make arrangements about rates in more situations
In certain situations, self-employed workers can make price arrangements, i.e. in order to earn the subsistence level. Self-employed workers working side-by-side with employees, too, can make such arrangements, according to the ‘Guidelines on price arrangements between self-employed workers’.
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Insurance company Nationale Nederlanden has been cleared to acquire Reaal’s indemnity insurances
Insurance company NN Group has been cleared to acquire the indemnity and income-protection insurances of Vivat. One of Vivat’s brands is Reaal, which specializes in indemnity insurances. Sufficient competition will remain after the acquisition, as people can switch insurers easily.
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ACM has launched an investigation into a buying cartel in the agricultural sector
ACM has conducted dawn raids at several large traders in the agricultural sector. ACM suspects that they have made illegal arrangements about the buying price that they pay to farmers.
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Further investigation needed into merger of three geriatric-care providers in the south of the Netherlands
Dutch health care providers Stichting Schakelring, Stichting De Riethorst Stromenland and Stichting Volckaert wish to merge. Further investigation is needed into the merger’s effects in the markets for geriatric-rehabilitation care and post-acute rehabilitation services.