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The European Commission has published a Policy Brief setting out its preliminary views on how to fit the European Green Deal’s sustainability goals into the EU competition rules.

Pre-closing covenants protecting the target’s value or commercial integrity pending merger clearance from the European Commission must be drafted carefully.

Recently, the European Commission issued an implementing decision on standard new contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area.

In this blog, we briefly present three interesting matters in the field of digital law: (1) Parliamentary initiatives to tackle cyber attacks; (2) 'Zero tariff' options and open internet access do not mix; (3) Council of State, GDPR and encryption.

Op 4 december 2020 is een uitvoeringswet in werking getreden die bepaalde elementen uit de Verordening screening van buitenlandse directe investeringen in de Unie regelt en zorgt dat Nederland voldoet aan de verplichtingen uit die verordening.

De minister van LNV had er verschillende oppositiepartijen voor nodig, maar het is haar gelukt: begin december 2020 werd bekend dat er voldoende steun is voor de Wet stikstofreductie en natuurverbetering (ook wel: de stikstofwet, of de “Wsn”).

De Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State formuleert in haar uitspraak van 28 oktober 2020 het toetsingskader voor de heroverweging op bezwaar door een bestuursorgaan bij besluiten.

The ACM’s market study, published on 1 December 2020, provides an overview of recent and upcoming developments concerning the role of Big Tech companies in both online and offline payment markets in the Netherlands.

The ACM worries that the use of algorithms may lead to the creation of cartels, or nudge consumers towards a purchasing decision that is not in their best interest.

On 25 November 2020, the Amsterdam District Court (the Court) declined jurisdiction over all non-Dutch defendants (the foreign defendants) in proceedings for compensation of damage based partly on an infringement of Article 101 TFEU.

On 14 December 2020, the Commission published a report on the implementation of the Antitrust Damages Directive (the Directive). The Commission observes a significant increase in antitrust damages actions since the adoption of the Directive.

A heads-up for companies seeking to settle in antitrust proceedings: commercially-affected third party complainants are not to be ignored.

Op 30 september 2020 deed de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State (Afdeling) einduitspraak over het inpassingsplan Logistiek Park Moerdijk (Inpassingsplan).

Op 1 januari 2020 trad de Spoedwet aanpak stikstof (SAS) in werking. Deze wet wijzigde de Wet natuurbescherming (Wnb). Een onderdeel van de wetswijziging is het vervallen van de uitzondering op de vergunningplicht voor bestaand gebruik.

The District Court Noord-Nederland recently allowed the trustees in bankruptcy of Northsea shrimp trading company Heiploeg to recover part of a EUR 27 million cartel fine from a former director.

On 8 September 2020, a draft bill setting up an ex-ante and ex-post screening mechanism for investments in companies active in vital processes or sensitive technology in the Netherlands was published for consultation.