475 results 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 Commission’s 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. The two sides of the ECS coin The concept of ‘electronic communications service’ (“ECS”) defined in Article 2(c) of Directive 2002/21/EC (“Framework Directive”) has been interpreted in two decisions of the ECJ in June 2019: C‑142/18 Skype communications and C-193/18 Google LLC. Stibbe wins summary proceedings for energy companies Under the strict sustainability provisions of the Agreement on Energy for Sustainable Growth 2013 (known as the Energy Agreement), coal-fired power plants in the Netherlands are using an increasing proportion of biomass instead of coal. Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...]. Prove it or lose it: court sets aside ACM fines in two separate cases The Rotterdam District Court recently confirmed the high bar which has been set for the ACM when proving its case: the court annulled the fines imposed by the ACM in two different cases and, significantly, each for the same reason. No parking! Canon fined EUR 28 million for warehousing transaction structure The European Commission has landed a third strike against gun-jumping, the prohibition to implement a transaction before notification to and clearance by the Commission. Bezoldigingsbeleid en bezoldigingsverslag onder het Wetsvoorstel Implementatie herziene aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn Op 2 april 2019 heeft de Tweede Kamer het wetsvoorstel Implementatie herziene aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn, samen met enkele Amendementen rondom het bezoldigingsbeleid en het bezoldigingsverslag, aangenomen. Nieuwe wet- en regelgeving bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht per 1 juli 2019 Per 1 juli 2019 is diverse nieuwe wet- en regelgeving in werking getreden. In dit blogbericht lichten wij de belangrijkste wijzigingen op het gebied van het bestuursrecht en het omgevingsrecht er uit. The impact of the Division’s PAN decision on the permissibility of nitrogen relevant activities? On 29 May 2019, in a long-awaited decision, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (the “Division”) held that the Programmatic Approach to Nitrogen (“PAN”) was adopted in contravention of the Habitats Directive. Wat betekent de PAS-uitspraak van de Afdeling voor de toelaatbaarheid van stikstofrelevante activiteiten? Op 29 mei 2019 heeft de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State ("Afdeling") in haar langverwachte uitspraak geoordeeld dat het PAS in strijd met de Habitatrichtlijn is vastgesteld. Regulate tech giants and create European champions, says Dutch government Companies beware: revised EU competition rules are on their way. The expansion of the ETS to include buildings, road transport and maritime transport: the bill to implement the amended ETS Directive The bill to implement the changes to the European Emission Trading System (ETS) has been submitted to the Lower House. The bill envisages three major changes. Uitbreiding van het ETS naar gebouwen, wegvervoer en maritiem vervoer: wetsvoorstel ter implementatie van de gewijzigde ETS-richtlijn Het wetsvoorstel ter implementatie van de wijzigingen van het Europees emissiehandelssysteem (ETS) is ingediend bij de Tweede Kamer. Het wetsvoorstel beoogt drie grote wijzigingen. Court of Appeal overturns first instance judgment and establishes that several prestressing steel producers are liable for the potential loss alleged by Deutsche Bahn The Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch ruled that several producers of prestressing steel are jointly and severally liable for potential loss that Deutsche Bahn may have suffered as a result of an infringement of competition law rules. The European Climate Law explained Co-legislators on the European Climate Law reached a provisional agreement on April 21, 2021. This Climate Law is one of the key elements of the European Green Deal, published by the European Commission in December 2019. De Europese Klimaatwet uitgelicht Op 21 april 2021 is een voorlopig akkoord bereikt over de Europese Klimaatwet. Deze Klimaatwet kan worden gezien als de kern van de Europese Green Deal, die in december 2019 werd gepubliceerd door de Europese Commissie. Pagination Previous page Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Next page
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 Commission’s 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.
The two sides of the ECS coin The concept of ‘electronic communications service’ (“ECS”) defined in Article 2(c) of Directive 2002/21/EC (“Framework Directive”) has been interpreted in two decisions of the ECJ in June 2019: C‑142/18 Skype communications and C-193/18 Google LLC.
Stibbe wins summary proceedings for energy companies Under the strict sustainability provisions of the Agreement on Energy for Sustainable Growth 2013 (known as the Energy Agreement), coal-fired power plants in the Netherlands are using an increasing proportion of biomass instead of coal.
Audit firms and accountant's duty of care towards third parties The Dutch Supreme Court recently decided (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:744) that the standard for audit firms' and accountants' duty of care towards third parties is in essence no different than the general duty of care under Dutch tort law [...].
Prove it or lose it: court sets aside ACM fines in two separate cases The Rotterdam District Court recently confirmed the high bar which has been set for the ACM when proving its case: the court annulled the fines imposed by the ACM in two different cases and, significantly, each for the same reason.
No parking! Canon fined EUR 28 million for warehousing transaction structure The European Commission has landed a third strike against gun-jumping, the prohibition to implement a transaction before notification to and clearance by the Commission.
Bezoldigingsbeleid en bezoldigingsverslag onder het Wetsvoorstel Implementatie herziene aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn Op 2 april 2019 heeft de Tweede Kamer het wetsvoorstel Implementatie herziene aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn, samen met enkele Amendementen rondom het bezoldigingsbeleid en het bezoldigingsverslag, aangenomen.
Nieuwe wet- en regelgeving bestuursrecht en omgevingsrecht per 1 juli 2019 Per 1 juli 2019 is diverse nieuwe wet- en regelgeving in werking getreden. In dit blogbericht lichten wij de belangrijkste wijzigingen op het gebied van het bestuursrecht en het omgevingsrecht er uit.
The impact of the Division’s PAN decision on the permissibility of nitrogen relevant activities? On 29 May 2019, in a long-awaited decision, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (the “Division”) held that the Programmatic Approach to Nitrogen (“PAN”) was adopted in contravention of the Habitats Directive.
Wat betekent de PAS-uitspraak van de Afdeling voor de toelaatbaarheid van stikstofrelevante activiteiten? Op 29 mei 2019 heeft de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State ("Afdeling") in haar langverwachte uitspraak geoordeeld dat het PAS in strijd met de Habitatrichtlijn is vastgesteld.
Regulate tech giants and create European champions, says Dutch government Companies beware: revised EU competition rules are on their way.
The expansion of the ETS to include buildings, road transport and maritime transport: the bill to implement the amended ETS Directive The bill to implement the changes to the European Emission Trading System (ETS) has been submitted to the Lower House. The bill envisages three major changes.
Uitbreiding van het ETS naar gebouwen, wegvervoer en maritiem vervoer: wetsvoorstel ter implementatie van de gewijzigde ETS-richtlijn Het wetsvoorstel ter implementatie van de wijzigingen van het Europees emissiehandelssysteem (ETS) is ingediend bij de Tweede Kamer. Het wetsvoorstel beoogt drie grote wijzigingen.
Court of Appeal overturns first instance judgment and establishes that several prestressing steel producers are liable for the potential loss alleged by Deutsche Bahn The Court of Appeal of 's-Hertogenbosch ruled that several producers of prestressing steel are jointly and severally liable for potential loss that Deutsche Bahn may have suffered as a result of an infringement of competition law rules.
The European Climate Law explained Co-legislators on the European Climate Law reached a provisional agreement on April 21, 2021. This Climate Law is one of the key elements of the European Green Deal, published by the European Commission in December 2019.
De Europese Klimaatwet uitgelicht Op 21 april 2021 is een voorlopig akkoord bereikt over de Europese Klimaatwet. Deze Klimaatwet kan worden gezien als de kern van de Europese Green Deal, die in december 2019 werd gepubliceerd door de Europese Commissie.