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  • NMa fines window cleaners in The Hague for cartel activities

    Publication Nieuwsbericht 29-12-2011
    The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has imposed fines on ten window cleaners for having engaged in illegal cartel activities. In early 2006, they agreed to share the streets in a new development district in the Delft-The Hague area, determining who would do the window cleaning jobs in what streets. ‘With these fines, the NMa makes clear …

  • NMa: New policy rules on fines have come into effect

    Publication Nieuwsbericht 23-09-2009
    Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Maria van der Hoeven has granted the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) the power to impose higher fines on undertakings that have violated competition and energy laws. These new policy rules supersede the current NMa Fining Code. In addition, the Minister has also drawn up new policy rules on leniency and …

  • NMa fines Dutch energy supplier Greenchoice EUR 7.2 million

    Publication Nieuwsbericht 16-12-2011
    For years, Dutch energy supplier Greenchoice sent its final bills late to customers that had cancelled their contracts, or even failed to send any final bills at all. In most of these cases, customers were entitled to overpayment refunds. The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has therefore imposed a fine of EUR 7.2 million on Greenchoice. …

  • Homeowners at foreclosure auctions have been victims of cartel for years

    Publication Nieuwsbericht 19-12-2011
    Homeowners that were forced to sell their homes through foreclosure auctions have been the victim of a cartel for years. The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has therefore decided to impose fines, totaling EUR 6.3 million, on 14 Dutch real-estate traders. According to the fining decisions, these traders kept property prices at foreclosure …

  • NMa: quality of price comparison sites must be improved

    Publication Nieuwsbericht 10-02-2012
    The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) finds the quality of most price comparison sites for savings products and travel insurances substandard. ‘Price comparison sites can be extremely useful tools for consumers, but then they had better be complete, accurate, and transparent,’ Henk Don, member of the Board of the NMa, emphasizes. ‘Because if …

  • NMa: an efficient purchasing process helps control costs of medical equipment

    Publication Nieuwsbericht 15-02-2012
    ‘Health care providers could professionalize purchasing processes by joining forces in purchasing combinations, and by opting for public tenders. Such steps would force manufacturers and suppliers of medical equipment to submit their best offers possible, and could lead to cost savings,’ says Henk Don, member of the Board of the Netherlands …

  • NMa anticipates antitrust issues regarding merger between Dutch manufacturers of frozen food snacks

    Publication Nieuwsbericht 13-02-2012
    The planned merger between Dutch convenience food manufacturers Buitenfood (with its flagship brands Van Dobben and Kwekkeboom) and Ad van Geloven (with its flagship brand Mora) may impede competition in the market for frozen food snacks. The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has therefore decided that this merger requires a license. This …

  • NMa conditionally clears acquisition of Dutch supermarket chain C1000 by rival chain Jumbo

    Publication Nieuwsbericht 21-02-2012
    The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has cleared the acquisition of more than 400 locations of Dutch supermarket chain C1000 by rival chain Jumbo on the condition that Jumbo in 18 towns must sell either a Jumbo or C1000 location to a competitor subject to NMa approval. Supermarket chain Jumbo decided to adjust its original acquisition plans …

  • NMa holds consultation on buyer power in Dutch rail and aviation industries

    Publication Nieuwsbericht 22-02-2012
    In what ways can users in the rail and aviation industries exercise their buyer power? The NMa regulates the Dutch rail industry, as well as Amsterdam airport Schiphol. To further optimize its oversight in these industries, the NMa wishes to find out to what extent rail undertakings and airlines are able to exercise their buyer power vis-à-vis …

  • NMa says planned acquisition of Dutch mental health care provider Emergis requires a license

    Publication Nieuwsbericht 27-02-2012
    An initial investigation into the planned acquisition of mental care provider Emergis by rival provider Parnassia Bavo carried out by the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has revealed that competition may be restricted as a result thereof. That is why the NMa has ruled that both providers must apply for a license first before going through …
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