The competition law journal Mededingingsrecht in de Praktijk this month contains an article by Erik-Jan Zippro on a proposed EU directive on actions for damages for competition law infringements.

The European Court of Justice recently confirmed that in proving a cartel, the Commission can rely on evidence legally transmitted to it by a national tax authority.

In this newsletter we provide you an overview of the latest developments in Competition.

Denial appears to be the best strategy in preventing the Dutch competition authority, the ACM, from publishing a decision to impose a fine and thus branding a company a cartel infringer.

In a judgement of 16 January 2013 recently made available, the East Netherlands District Court held ABB to be liable for the injury suffered by its direct purchaser TenneT, the national electricity transmission system operator of the Netherlands, as a result of the insulated switchgear cartel.

The Dutch Council of State has set out general rules for the allocation of limited permits by public authorities in a recent case involving gaming machine permits.

The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets imposed a fine of EUR 12.5 million on four companies in the cold storage industry.

The European Commission has fined seven international groups of companies a total of EUR 1,470,515 000 for participating in either one or both of two distinct alleged cartels in the sector of cathode ray tubes.

The Dutch Competition Authority was entitled to take the EU-wide turnover of the companies concerned as the basis for the imposition of fines.

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (“ACM”) has prohibited Glaspoort, a joint venture between KPN and APG, from acquiring parts of Delta Fiber Nederland’s fiber-optic networks.

It is no news that sustainability is an important topic of competition policy across the EU.

The recent edition of the legal journal on Dutch procedural law (‘JBPr') published a commentary written by Abdel Attaïbi and Michel Bosman on a judgment of the district court of Amsterdam...

The seemingly slumbering enforcement of resale price maintenance in some parts of Europe has flared up with almost every competition authority lashing out at companies involved in these pricing practices now.

Recent statements by the European Commission's President Juncker and Competition Commissioner Vestager imply an increased focus on social aspects when enforcing the EU competition rules.

On 24 March 2016, the Industry Appeals Tribunal (the "Tribunal"), the highest Dutch administrative appeal court in competition law matters, upheld a judgment of a lower court...

Dutch competition authority, Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) has cleared the acquisition of Asogem N.V. by Arçelik A.Ş. through its subsidiary Ardutch B.V.

The European Commission has raised competition concerns about capacity allocation rules on the Dutch main railway network following the 2025 market liberalization.

Companies should be on their toes when using software tools such as pricing or monitoring algorithms that check and adjust prices automatically.

Losing out on the 10% fine reduction in return for settling isn't the only risk when pulling out of settlement negotiations with the European Commission.