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On 30 August, 2016, the European Commission (EC) announced its decision that Ireland must recover up to EUR 13 billion plus interest from local Apple subsidiaries.

The Dutch parliament is considering legislation that would fundamentally alter merger control by granting the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) power to review transactions below traditional turnover thresholds.

The Netherlands is poised to grant its competition authority unprecedented power to scrutinize mergers that fall below traditional notification thresholds, targeting potentially harmful transactions such as roll-up strategies and killer acquisitions. While the Dutch House of Representatives has approved the bill despite criticism from the Council of State, the legislation introduces an asymmetric threshold system and raises standard notification requirements, fundamentally reshaping the country's merger con

In 2013, the NMa is scheduled to merge with the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA) and the Consumer Authority (CA) to create a single "lean and mean" regulator, to be headed by the new NMa chairman Chris Fonteijn.

The European Commission recently published its preliminary decisions in the Apple (Ireland) and FFT (Luxembourg) cases.

On 29 January 2026, the CJEU delivered an important ruling in Case C-286/24 (Meliá Hotels International, S.A. v Associação Ius Omnibus) concerning the disclosure of evidence in competition damages actions.

In a judgment of 5 March 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal set out the conditions under which the Belgian Competition Authority can seize documents when investigating competition law violations.

The Dutch Regulator (ACM) is getting ready to increase its scrutiny of the digital economy. New rules and enforcement tools will increase the possibilities of the ACM to fulfil its...

On 21 November 2022, the ACM confirmed its decision to fine Samsung, rejecting (in Dutch) Samsung's administrative appeal on all grounds.

De Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM) heeft in aanloop naar Black Friday en de feestdagen vastgesteld dat 75% van de onderzochte verkopers misleidende prijsvermeldingen hanteren.

The Covid-19 crisis has seriously affected the aviation sector. The sudden decrease in (commercial) air traffic has forced airlines, airports and governments to rapidly make new policy.