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.

A fine imposed by the AFM for disclosure of inside information was recently upheld by a court of appeal in the Netherlands.

According to the General Court, the European Commission can reject a complaint which has already been examined by a national competition authority, irrespective of the outcome of that review.

The Commission recently re-adopted its air cargo cartel decision after the General Court annulled its original decision for inconsistencies on procedural grounds.

The DMA seeks to ensure fair competition between tech giants and smaller market players and protect interests of the European consumers from unfair B2C practices.

The European Court of Justice recently confirmed that dominant companies need to be careful about granting rebates.

On 15 September 2011, the General Court (the "Court") annulled a fine of EUR 31.66 million imposed by the European Commission on Koninklijke Grolsch NV ("Grolsch") for its alleged participation in a cartel between Dutch beer producers (case T-234/07 Koninklijke Grolsch NV v European Commission).

On 16 November 2011, the General Court (the "Court") ruled on nine appeals against the Commission decision to impose a total of EUR 290 million in fines on 16 firms for their alleged participation in a cartel in the plastic industrial bags sector.

0.3% seems to be the magic number for setting caps on interchange fees since it reappears in current and closed competition proceedings.

The EU General Court recently confirmed the European Commission’s broad investigative powers when conducting a dawn raid.

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has carried out raids on contractors suspected of illegal collusion.