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NMa Prohibits Agreements in the Bus Branch
The Director-General of the Dutch Competition Authority (NMa) today decided to prohibit the agreement between manufacturers and importers of buses (including luxury buses) and the Bus Transport Department of Koninklijk Nederlands Vervoer [Royal Dutch … -
Designation of market participants with significant market power
OPTA has the authority to designate a telecommunications operator as an operator with significant market power (SMP). In a nutshell, as a result of such a designation, several additional statutory obligations are imposed on the SMP operator such as … -
NMa Draws up Report on Texaco Due to Thwarting of Tango in the Nijmegen Region
The Dutch Competition Authority (NMa), after conducting an investigation, has drawn up a report against Texaco. The report is the result Texaco's thwarting of Tango, a newcomer to the Nijmegen region, by means of a discount campaign coordinated by Texaco … -
NMa Approves Takeover of SturkoMeat by Dumeco
The Director-General of the Dutch Competition Authority (NMa) today approved the takeover of SturkoMeat by Dumeco, the two largest pig abattoirs in the Netherlands. Due to the structure of this market, NMa sees no reason to assume that, as a result of … -
Supermarkets Withdraw Surcharge on Milk, NMa Decides against Order Subject to Penalty
Albert Heijn, Laurus, Schuitema, Dirk van den Broek and Nettorama have informed the Dutch Competition Authority (NMa) that they will cease charging the surcharge of NLG 0.10 on milk that they introduced jointly last week. They did so in response to … -
NMa Prohibits Agreements on Tariffs and on the Setting up of Practices by General Practitioners
In its decision on the policy with regard to setting up practices of Landelijke Huisartsenvereniging (LHV) [National Association of General Practitioners] and the collective negotiations conducted by bodies within this organisation, the Dutch Competition … -
NMa 2000 Annual Report
Since the creation of the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa), there have been approximately 350 fewer cartels. … Kartels … Jaarverslag … -
NMa: 350 fewer cartels in the Netherlands
Since the creation of the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa), the Netherlands has approximately 350 fewer cartels. Of the more than 1,100 exemption applications that were submitted in 1998 as part of the transitional regime provided for in the Dutch … -
OPTA sets tariffs for the provision of FRIACO services: Decision on unmetered Internet access
The OPTA Commission has set provisional tariffs for KPN to provide Internet services for a flat tariff to WorldCom. The reason for this lies in a dispute between KPN and WorldCom. In November OPTA handed down a ruling in relation to the provision of … -
OPTA: Calls from landline to mobile phones are to become cheaper
Calls from landline to mobile phones are to become cheaper. This is the outcome of policy rules which OPTA decided on yesterday evening. OPTA will enforce these rules in relation to disputes between mobile operators. Calls from a fixed connection to a …