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Consumer Authority to take action against websites that resell admission tickets
Following an investigation, the Consumer Authority has ascertained that many of the websites of companies that resell admission tickets for concerts and (sports) events are still failing to adhere satisfactorily to the regulations relating to the … -
Consumer Authority warns of fraudulent World Cup football tickets
The Netherlands Consumer Authority is warning consumers who wish to buy tickets for the forthcoming football event World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Once the lots have been drawn and the group classification is known, tickets will become available for … -
Consumer Authority to monitor online ticket shops
The Consumer Authority intends to monitor the websites of companies that resell entry tickets for concerts and events. The monitoring will focus upon whether consumers have been provided with correct and complete information. The Consumer Authority is … -
Consumer Authority imposes fine on PostGarant B.V.
The Consumer Authority is imposing a fine on the company PostGarant B.V. (formerly Fitanova), as it has violated a number of consumer law regulations, which has resulted in consumers being seriously duped. The fines imposed amount to a total of EUR … -
Consumer Authority: web retailers must improve information provision to consumers
Following an inventory of 500 popular web retailers, the Netherlands Consumer Authority [Consumentenautoriteit] observed that many web retailers are careless in their information provision to consumers. In 90 percent of the web retailers investigated, the … -
Consumer Authority has plug pulled on website Ufoflug
As requested by the Netherlands Consumer Authority [Consumentenautoriteit], its German counterpart organisation - the Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmiddelsicherheit - has pulled the plug on the Dutch website for United Fly Organisation GMBH. … -
Consumer Authority sets its sights on Internet commerce and the travel sector in 2007
Today the State Secretary of Economic Affairs Karien van Gennip gave the official starting signal for the Consumer Authority. This new division of the Ministry of Economic Affairs will ensure that companies comply with the rules that are intended to …