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ACM takes action following abuse by directory assistance provider Telinfo
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has withdrawn two numbers of directory assistance service provider Telinfo after it had discovered abuse of these numbers. Consumers who have been harmed will get a refund. As a standard practice, … -
ACM position paper for roundtable discussion of the Standing Committee on Finance
The Dutch House of Representatives’ Standing Committee on Finance invited several organizations, including ACM, to take part in the roundtable discussion on cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), held on January 24, 2018. All participants … -
ACM clears merger between pharmaceutical companies Aurobindo and Apotex
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the acquisition of pharmaceutical company Apotex by rival company Aurobindo. The clearance was granted after the companies had proposed to sell Apotex’s activities with regard to … -
ACM fines tour operator for lacking insolvency protection
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has fined tour operator VoetbalOnTour because the company was selling package tours without insolvency protection. As a result, consumers would be at risk of losing their advance payments on their … -
Lower drug prices do not necessarily stand in the way of innovation
The minister must use the gains for society as the guiding factor when neogtiating drug prices Lowering the prices of expensive, innovative prescription drugs can actually boost the incentives to innovate. This view contrasts sharply with the current … -
Simplified resolution can avoid protracted legal proceedings
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has drawn up ‘Guidelines for simplified resolution of cases involving a fine’. If a company or an individual in a case involving a fine is prepared to acknowledge the violation, and to accept a … -
ACM’s guidelines for simplified resolution of cases involving a fine
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has drawn up ‘Guidelines for simplified resolution of cases involving a fine’. If a company or an individual in a case involving a fine is prepared to acknowledge the violation, and to accept a …