The ACM's first personal cartel fines ever were overturned by a recent ruling which concludes that the ACM was not allowed to use transcripts of telephone taps installed by the Public Prosecutor as evidence in its investigation of a possible cover pricing cartel.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its long-awaited preliminary ruling in Nissan Iberia.

Companies may soon be held responsible for anti-competitive actions by their external contractors.

The revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and accompanying guidelines entered into force on 1 May 2014.

On 29 June 2017, the DCA published the non-confidential version of a decision of 22 May 2017 imposing a €40.95 million fine on Dutch rail operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen for abusing its dominant position ...

Dispute Resolution analysis: in July 2015 the Amsterdam District Court concluded that there had been no abuse of procedural law by KLM in a case related to alleged freight cargo price fixing.

ACM first applied its simplified settlement procedure in a 2015 cartel case involving vinegar producers.

In line with earlier EU case law and the upcoming Directive on damages claims, a Dutch court of appeal has ruled that cartel members can invoke a passing-on defence in claims for damages.

The NMa started a cartel investigation, in the context of which it had conducted a dawn raid at the premises of one of the suspected infringers.

In certain respects, however, transposition was not deemed necessary.

The Agro-Nutri Monitor is a regulator monitor prepared on behalf of the ACM by Wageningen University & Research.

The long-lasting dispute on the scope of a company's right to remain silent seemed settled by last December's ruling that ex-employees can invoke this right when questioned by the ACM in connection with an investigation into their former employer.

The NMa imposed a fine of EUR 18 million on four industrial laundries operating a franchise under the brand name Rentex.

For the first time in its history, the Dutch regulator ACM imposed fines on a number of investment companies because their former portfolio company engaged in cartel conduct.

On 1 January 2013, the NMa will merge with the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA) and the Consumer Authority (CA) into a single regulator: the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). Its new chairman, Mr Chris Fonteijn, gave a preview of the ACM's new (enforcement) strategy.

The Rotterdam District Court overturns the NMa's decision to impose fines on two supervisory board members.