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NMa: Introduction of 'No Cure-No Pay' Possible in Relation to Injury Claims
In cases involving injury claims, consumers must be able to hire a lawyer on a 'no cure-no pay' basis. This means that they may agree with their lawyer that they will only be required to pay him a fee if he achieves a favourable result. This is not … -
DTe Acts against Contraventions of the Electricity Act
The Office for Energy Regulation (DTe) has issued a number of market players with binding instructions. It appears that these players contravened the Electricity Act of 1998 in the summer of 2001. By means of binding instructions, DTe compels companies to … -
NMa Starts a Large-Scale Project to Investigate the Construction Sector
The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has concentrated its activities in relation to the regulation of the construction sector into the Construction Sector Investigation Project. A large team of experts in the areas of competition and investigation … -
NMa Commences Regulation of Public Transport
Since 1 January 2002, the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has been responsible for the regulation of municipal transport companies. These duties have been assigned to a separate unit within NMa, namely the Transport Chamber, which is currently … -
NMa: End to Recommended Prices Hairdressers' Organisation
The Director-General of the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has decided that the umbrella organisation of hairdressers, Koninklijke Algemene Nederlandse Kappersorganisatie ANKO [Royal Dutch Hairdressers Association] must cease issuing recommended … -
NMa Publishes Policy in Relation to Fines
Today the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) published the main principles of its policy for determining the fines that companies may expect if they contravene the prohibition on cartels or the prohibition on the abuse of a dominant position. In … -
DTe Provides Clarity on Energy Tariffs for 2002
DTe, the regulator of the energy market, today announced how the gas transmission companies, including Gasunie, will have two apply their tariffs and conditions for access to the gas transmission network in 2002. DTe also explained what this will mean for … -
NMa: Oil Companies Keep Prices Artificially High through Agreements with Filling station Owners
The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has established that the larger oil companies (Shell, BP, Esso, TotalFina and Texaco) keep the price of petrol, diesel and LPG artificially high through a system of agreements with independent filling station … -
NMa Opens Information Line for Tips on Cartels in the Construction Industry
As of today the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has opened its information line for notifications of infringements of the Competition Act in the construction sector. NMa set up this information line in October of this year as a service to … -
No further restrictions on Internet access for a flat tariff: Ruling on unmetered Internet access
OPTA has decided that the type of telephone connection which a subscriber has may no longer play a role in relation to his access to the Internet. The reason for this lies in a dispute between KPN and WorldCom. In handing down this ruling, OPTA has …