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Many arrangements within production chains regarding sustainable agriculture are allowed
Recent rules for the agricultural sector allow farmers, processors, wholesalers, and supermarkets to make more arrangements regarding the production and sale of sustainable products. Collaborations between farmers as well as collaborations within the … -
Guidelines regarding collaborations between farmers
The Guidelines regarding collaborations between farmers explain the most important opportunities for collaborations between farmers that are allowed under the competition rules. These Guidelines may serve as a first exploration of those opportunities. … -
ACM agrees to arrangements of garden centers to curtail use of illegal pesticides
Garden centers will make arrangements about curtailing the use of illegal pesticides. With these arrangements, they wish to help make the sector more sustainable, and to prevent growers from using substances that are harmful to humans, animals, and the … -
Letter in response to sustainability initiative about reduction of illegal pesticides in garden retail sector
It has turned out that abolishing the use of illegal pesticides is quite difficult. Previous private initiatives to stop the use thereof by means of certification labels, for example, have failed to have the desired effect. Growers that use illegal … -
Response ACM to consultation Informal Guidance Notice of the European Commission
With this letter, ACM responds to the public consultation of the proposed amendments to the Informal Guidance Notice of the European Commission. In its response, ACM emphasizes the value of and need for providing informal guidance when it comes to … -
ACM is favorable to joint agreement between soft-drink suppliers about discontinuation of plastic handles
Soft-drink suppliers, including Coca-Cola, Vrumona, and supermarket chains Albert Heijn and Jumbo, wish to make arrangements regarding the discontinuation of plastic handles on all soft-drink and water multipacks. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers … -
ACM’s response to joint COVID arrangements between ZN, NVZ and NFU for 2022
Going forward, hospitals and health insurers are only allowed to make joint arrangements regarding the reimbursement of COVID-19-related costs if the nationwide continuity of health care is seriously jeopardized. That is one of the conclusions of the … -
ACM: joint COVID-related arrangements only allowed if nationwide continuity of health care provision is at risk
Going forward, hospitals and health insurers are only allowed to make joint arrangements regarding the reimbursement of COVID-19-related costs if the nationwide continuity of health care provision is seriously jeopardized. That is one of the conclusions … -
ACM guidelines to clarify competition rules for health care IT markets
No impediments to the exchange of data, no abuse of vendor lock-in, but, at the same time, giving room to collaborative procurement among health care providers, and the use of standards. These are some of the recommendations in the draft version of the … -
ACM: Shell and TotalEnergies can collaborate in the storage of CO2 in empty North Sea gas fields
Following an assessment of their plans, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has decided to allow competitors Shell and TotalEnergies to collaborate in the storage of CO2 in empty natural-gas fields in the North Sea. By transporting …