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ACM: Trade associations cannot influence individual contract negotiations in the health-care sector
Trade associations in the health-care sector have plenty of opportunities for assisting their members (health-care providers and health insurers) in individual negotiations on health-care contracts. However, there are boundaries to what trade associations … -
ACM has received many reports about suppliers of baby and children’s products setting retail prices for retailers
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has warned various suppliers of baby and children’s products. ACM receives many reports about suppliers exerting undue influence over the retail prices of their products sold by retailers. In this … -
Three egg-product companies fined for illegal price-fixing agreements
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has imposed fines on three companies that purchase eggs (Interovo, Wulro and Global) for concluding illegal price-fixing agreements with regard to the purchase of eggs from farmers that keep laying … -
Blog of Martijn Snoep: More competition is not always the best solution
Ten years ago, on 1 April 2013, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) saw the light of day. At the time, it was the first entity in the entire world that combined previously separate authorities for competition, energy, telecom, and … -
ACM warns suppliers that restrict the freedom of retailers to set their own retail prices
Over the past several months, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has warned various suppliers that they may have exercised undue influence over the retail prices of their products that retailers sell. This concerns suppliers of … -
Speech Martijn Snoep: ‘Plugging gaps’ in Antitrust Enforcement
Prepared remarks on “Plugging Gaps” in Antitrust Enforcement for Conference Antitrust, Regulation & the Political Economy, Brussels, 2 March 2023 Martijn Snoep (Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM)) As times change and markets evolve, so … -
ACM definitively blocks acquisition of media company Talpa by rival company RTL
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has blocked the acquisition of media company Talpa by rival company RTL, because it would have created too powerful a company in the media sector. If the acquisition had gone through, it would have … -
Self-employed workers are able to negotiate collectively without violating the competition rules
Self-employed workers (independent contractors) are able to negotiate collectively for pay and other terms of employment without violating the competition rules. Following amendments to European rules, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets … -
Price arrangements of self employed workers
These Guidelines target self-employed workers who provide services through their own labour. For example cleaners, parcel carriers, artists and archaeologists. These Guidelines specifically target self-employed workers, which have relatively low incomes, … -
ACM launches preliminary investigations in the prescription drug sector
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has sent requests for information to three companies in the prescription drug sector. ACM has done so following reports about practices that possibly distort competition. These companies are …