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ACM: Apple changes unfair conditions, allows alternative payments methods in dating apps
Apple has changed its unfair conditions, and will now allow different methods of payment in Dutch dating apps. With this concession, Apple will meet the requirements that the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) set under European and … -
ACM to publish guidelines regarding the rules for platform companies and online businesses
Online platforms, such as marketplaces, search engines, and booking sites, need more clarity about how to interpret the Platform-to-Business Regulation (P2B Regulation). This has been one of the conclusions of a market study that the Netherlands Authority … -
Antitrust: Joint statement by the European Competition Network (ECN) on the application of competition law in the context of the war in Ukraine
We, the ECN, join the European Council in its statement of 24 February 2022, to condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s unprecedented military aggression against Ukraine. We stand firmly by Ukraine and its people as they face this war. We are … -
ACM: Developing a new app is an unnecessary and unreasonable condition that Apple imposes on dating-app providers
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has concluded that the revised conditions that Apple has imposed on dating-app providers are unreasonable, and create an unnecessary barrier. The new conditions stipulate that dating-app providers must … -
Drug manufacturer Pfizer to discontinue its steering pricing structure for Enbrel following discussions with ACM
Drug manufacturer Pfizer will no longer persuade hospitals in the Netherlands into purchasing anti-rheumatic drug Enbrel through its discount schemes. Pfizer has informed the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) of its plans. This will … -
Apple fails to satisfy requirements set by ACM
Apple has failed to satisfy the requirements set by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) regarding payment systems for dating-app providers. ACM has come to this conclusion following an investigation into Apple’s statements of January … -
Apple has adjusted its policy for dating apps, ACM to assess these adjustments
Apple has informed the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) that it has adjusted its policy for dating apps in its App Store. ACM had mandated Apple to adjust the conditions no later than 15 January 2022 so that, in their apps, dating-app … -
ACM obliges Apple to adjust unreasonable conditions for its App Store
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has ordered Apple to adjust the unreasonable conditions in its App Store that apply to dating-app providers. Dating-app providers are currently not able to choose freely a payment system for … -
Summary of decision: abuse of dominant position Apple
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has ordered Apple to adjust the unreasonable conditions in its App Store that apply to dating-app providers. If Apple does not adjust the unreasonable conditions , it will have to pay a periodic … -
Food suppliers can file reports about unfair commercial practices with ACM
The positions of farmers, growers, and fishermen vis-à-vis major buyers have been strengthened. That is the result of the new Dutch Act regarding unfair commercial practices in the agricultural and food supply chain. This new law offers food suppliers …