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ACM: Further investigation needed into yet another acquisition by pallet seller Foresco
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has decided that further investigation is needed into the acquisition of pallet sellers DWP and Vierhouten by rival Foresco. Like DWP and Vierhouten, Foresco manufactures and sells different types … -
ACM: Customers of energy supplier HEM can switch suppliers at no costs or opt for lower rates
Allround Hollands Energie B.V. (trading under the name Hollandse Energie Maatschappij, or HEM) will retroactively lower its rates for everyone that took out fixed contracts with HEM in 2023 or through April 29, 2024. All of these consumers and other … -
ACM: online store for boxer shorts On that ass must be clearer about its subscriptions
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has ordered online store On that ass to state clearly on its website that, when ordering, consumers take out subscriptions. The online store www.onthatass.com sells boxer shorts. Consumers were … -
ACM: flexible utilization opens up more possibilities on congested grid, projects with social functions prioritized
Today, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) presents a comprehensive package of measures aimed at reducing the problem of grid congestion. These measures are meant to make it more appealing to utilize the grid in a flexible manner. … -
Blog Martijn Snoep: Big companies, big risks
Big companies can bring a lot of value in terms of innovation, employment, investment and career opportunities and tax revenues. But they can also create corporate power, which brings big risks for society and that must be properly addressed at the … -
Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn to remove incorrect sustainability claims following ACM action
Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn (AH) will remove unclear and incorrect sustainability claims from its stores. It will do so after the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) confronted the company with the claims. In various stores, AH … -
ACM: Thuiswinkel’s sustainability initiative fits with competition rules
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has no objections against the launch of a new sector-wide sustainability standard of Thuiswinkel.org, the Dutch trade association for the e-commerce sector (Thuiswinkel). Thuiswinkel’s initiative … -
Real estate platform ROZ removes automatic inflation indexation from its model contracts
Following conversations with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), the Dutch Real Estate Council (in Dutch: Raad voor Onroerende Zaken, or ROZ) has adjusted the model contracts for renting office and retail spaces. In the general … -
Mobile-data traffic and the number of households with access to fiber-optic went up considerably in 2023
The number of households with access to fiber-optic has considerably increased over the past year, by approximately 25 percent. That is one of the conclusions of the 2023 annual review of the Telecom Monitor of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and … -
ACM Monitor: suppliers more and more often distinguish between customers with and without solar panels, HEM’s rates still the highest
Energy suppliers distinguish more and more often between customers with and without solar panels. This is one of the conclusions of the most recent Monitor on the consumer energy market. More and more suppliers decide not to offer multi-year fixed …