715 results Dutch court confirms: Samsung's 'price recommendations' practices were unlawful The Rotterdam District Court has delivered its judgment in the ACM's first-ever vertical restraints case. It upholds the fine imposed on Samsung for coordinating its retailers' online consumer prices under the pretence of 'price recommendations'. Upper House Approval of Dutch 2024 Tax Package and certain other proposals On Tuesday 19 December 2023 â exactly three months after publication â the Upper House of the Dutch parliament adopted the 2024 Tax Package (Pakket Belastingplan) including the 2024 Tax Plan (Belastingplan) and certain other proposals that were published. Work-related Mobility of Persons Decree to enter into force on 1 July 2024 The Besluit werkgebonden personenmobiliteit (Work-related Mobility of Persons Decree) will entry into force on 1 July 2024. European capital markets: multiple-vote share structures The European Commission put forth a proposal for a directive on multiple-vote share structures. In this blog, we discuss the use of multiple-vote share structures in the EU and the Netherlands and provide insights into the proposed directive. Stibbe appoints two new counsel in Brussels We are pleased to announce that the Brussels office of Stibbe has appointed Tobe Inghelbrecht (Litigation & Arbitration) and Renaud Smal (Environment & Planning) as Counsel, effective 1 January 2024. Stibbe advises Palex Medical Stibbe is advising Palex Medical, a Spain-based company specialising in high value-added MedTech equipment and solutions, on its planned acquisition of Duomed, a fast-growing European MedTech distributor. The Commissionâs âkillerâ pharma campaign: reason to complain? The European Commission is on the prowl in the pharma sector. Recent cases on alleged disparagement and pipeline drugs-killings show that it is not afraid to show its teeth and, ultimately, bite. Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch? The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all? The Foreign Subsidies Regulationâs initial focus on China Although the text of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation is not aimed at specific countries, the European Commissionâs initial enforcement actions appear to be targeting Chinese subsidies. Netherlands Chapter in The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations Heleen Kersten and Omar El Gachi contributed to The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations in a Q&A chapter about the Netherlands. The honeymoon phase of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation is over! Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. The industry voices have been clear about the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. But what is the authorityâs view? We provide an update on recent developments, including the European Commissionâs first policy brief. No impairment of the ECâs impartiality: ECJ upholds Scania judgment The ECJ upheld the Commissionâs fine on Scania for participating in a cartel. The Commissionâs impartiality is not necessarily impaired by having the Commission case team in charge of the settlement procedure also deal with the penalty decision. Tax Controversy Netherlands: Update March 2024 This Tax Alert addresses certain recent developments concerning procedural tax law in the Netherlands. European Court of Justice plays hardball in Sports rulings The rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the discretionary powers of international sports associations to authorise alternative competitions show that the specifics of sports are no reason to tread lightly when applying EU competition rules. Competition law in 2024: putting theory into practice 2023 marked the near finale of the European Commissionâs overhaul of its competition policy, leaving only a few loose ends to tie up in 2024/2025. It is now time to watch theory be put into practice by the competition authorities and at the courts. From Farm to Fairness: Unpacking the Dutch Unfair Trading Practices Act for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Since 2021, Dutch rules against unfair trading practices, which implemented an EU Directive, apply to business-to-business relationships in agri-food supply chains. Enforcement by the ACM, initially slow, is now intensifying. Elske Raedts and Pieter SchĂźtte will attend the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA Elske Raedts and Pieter SchĂźtte will be attending the 8th edition of the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA on 7 and 8 December in Frankfurt, Germany. The environmental strategy and the programme (Environment and Planning Act blog series) The Environment and Planning Act introduces two new policy instruments: the environmental strategy and the programme. In this blog post, we take a closer look at the nature and function of both instruments within the new environmental law system. 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Dutch court confirms: Samsung's 'price recommendations' practices were unlawful The Rotterdam District Court has delivered its judgment in the ACM's first-ever vertical restraints case. It upholds the fine imposed on Samsung for coordinating its retailers' online consumer prices under the pretence of 'price recommendations'.
Upper House Approval of Dutch 2024 Tax Package and certain other proposals On Tuesday 19 December 2023 â exactly three months after publication â the Upper House of the Dutch parliament adopted the 2024 Tax Package (Pakket Belastingplan) including the 2024 Tax Plan (Belastingplan) and certain other proposals that were published.
Work-related Mobility of Persons Decree to enter into force on 1 July 2024 The Besluit werkgebonden personenmobiliteit (Work-related Mobility of Persons Decree) will entry into force on 1 July 2024.
European capital markets: multiple-vote share structures The European Commission put forth a proposal for a directive on multiple-vote share structures. In this blog, we discuss the use of multiple-vote share structures in the EU and the Netherlands and provide insights into the proposed directive.
Stibbe appoints two new counsel in Brussels We are pleased to announce that the Brussels office of Stibbe has appointed Tobe Inghelbrecht (Litigation & Arbitration) and Renaud Smal (Environment & Planning) as Counsel, effective 1 January 2024.
Stibbe advises Palex Medical Stibbe is advising Palex Medical, a Spain-based company specialising in high value-added MedTech equipment and solutions, on its planned acquisition of Duomed, a fast-growing European MedTech distributor.
The Commissionâs âkillerâ pharma campaign: reason to complain? The European Commission is on the prowl in the pharma sector. Recent cases on alleged disparagement and pipeline drugs-killings show that it is not afraid to show its teeth and, ultimately, bite.
Digital antitrust conduct: too elusive to catch? The ink on the Digital Market Act has barely dried, but fast-evolving digital developments already have competition authorities calling for new tools. Is Big Tech not kept in check by the DMA, the antitrust rules and the EU Merger Regulation after all?
The Foreign Subsidies Regulationâs initial focus on China Although the text of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation is not aimed at specific countries, the European Commissionâs initial enforcement actions appear to be targeting Chinese subsidies.
Netherlands Chapter in The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations Heleen Kersten and Omar El Gachi contributed to The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations in a Q&A chapter about the Netherlands.
The honeymoon phase of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation is over! Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. The industry voices have been clear about the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. But what is the authorityâs view? We provide an update on recent developments, including the European Commissionâs first policy brief.
No impairment of the ECâs impartiality: ECJ upholds Scania judgment The ECJ upheld the Commissionâs fine on Scania for participating in a cartel. The Commissionâs impartiality is not necessarily impaired by having the Commission case team in charge of the settlement procedure also deal with the penalty decision.
Tax Controversy Netherlands: Update March 2024 This Tax Alert addresses certain recent developments concerning procedural tax law in the Netherlands.Â
European Court of Justice plays hardball in Sports rulings The rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the discretionary powers of international sports associations to authorise alternative competitions show that the specifics of sports are no reason to tread lightly when applying EU competition rules.
Competition law in 2024: putting theory into practice 2023 marked the near finale of the European Commissionâs overhaul of its competition policy, leaving only a few loose ends to tie up in 2024/2025. It is now time to watch theory be put into practice by the competition authorities and at the courts.
From Farm to Fairness: Unpacking the Dutch Unfair Trading Practices Act for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Since 2021, Dutch rules against unfair trading practices, which implemented an EU Directive, apply to business-to-business relationships in agri-food supply chains. Enforcement by the ACM, initially slow, is now intensifying.
Elske Raedts and Pieter SchĂźtte will attend the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA Elske Raedts and Pieter SchĂźtte will be attending the 8th edition of the annual Corporate Governance Conference of the IBA on 7 and 8 December in Frankfurt, Germany.
The environmental strategy and the programme (Environment and Planning Act blog series) The Environment and Planning Act introduces two new policy instruments: the environmental strategy and the programme. In this blog post, we take a closer look at the nature and function of both instruments within the new environmental law system.