475 results The Clean Air Agreement and industry: Dutch government aims to tighten emission requirements On 26 March 2021, the implementation agenda for the Clean Air Agreement was presented to the House of Representatives. This marks the start of a process of concretizing the arrangements for emission reduction, as laid down in the Clean Air Agreement. Luxembourg tax measures on non-cooperative jurisdictions: EU blacklist updated The European Union updates non-cooperative jurisdictions list, affecting bill of law nº 7547. From Jan 1, 2021, interest or royalties paid to related enterprises in listed countries won't be tax-deductible. Staatssteun en tax rulings: de hoogste EU-rechter gaat uitspraak doen over de vermeende staatssteun door Ierland aan Apple Sinds medio 2013 ageert de Europese Commissie (“EC”) tegen tax rulings van lidstaten die een vermeende preferentiële behandeling aan bepaalde (internationale) ondernemingen geven. Directors' liability due to competition law infringements by the company 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. What to expect when you are expecting: broader investment screening in the Netherlands 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. If you can’t stand the heat: kitchen retailers fined for misleading consumers There is a new enforcement trend in the Netherlands; consumer protection is shifting from private enforcement before the civil courts, to public enforcement through the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). Cigarettes producers fined for alleged indirect info exchange Enforcement of competition rules in relation to indirect information exchange seems to be catching on; while the European Commission only flagged the risks in its consumer electronics cases, the ACM has taken up the challenge and imposed fines. Waiting for the EC: third-party platform bans and RPM still on radar The results of the European Commission’s evaluation of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) call for more clarity and convergence in the interpretation of certain (online) vertical restrictions. EU merger control: Dutch clause to catch future killer acquisitions Competition Commissioner Vestager presented a sneak peak of her plans for the future of EU merger control on the 30th anniversary of the EU Merger Regulation. A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products. Mobiliteit en emissiehandel: Komt er een Europees emissiehandelssysteem voor het wegtransport? Het Europees emissiehandelssysteem (EU-ETS) is een Europees marktinstrument om de uitstoot van broeikasgassen op een kosteneffectieve wijze te verminderen. Het systeem geldt op dit moment voor de industrie en voor de luchtvaart. The ACM’s Green Deal: achieving sustainability via competition law? The ACM has issued draft guidelines on the application of competition law to sustainability agreements. COVID-19 impacts level and payment of antitrust fines As well as granting companies leeway on certain COVID-19 initiated collaborations (see our May 2020 newsletter), the coronavirus outbreak has also led competition authorities to take a more lenient stance towards fine calculations and payments. Verlenging werkingsduur Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid De Minister voor Rechtsbescherming heeft laten weten dat de werkingsduur van de Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid (“de Noodwet”) in verband met aanhoudende COVID-19 beperkingen met één maand zal worden verlengd. Provisional rental discounts in times of COVID-19 Recent interim injunctions indicate that the corona crisis can, in principle, be an unforeseen circumstance that may be a reason to amend a commercial lease agreement. Find my address… if you can: Constantin Film Verleih v. Youtube and Google On 9 July 2020, the CJEU clarified the scope of the right of information in the context of IP rights infringement proceedings. De Hoge Raad bevestigt dat algehele nietigheid van grondtransacties een gepaste remedie kan zijn bij onrechtmatige staatssteun Wat gebeurt er met een grondtransactie tussen de overheid en een onderneming als (een deel van) de koopprijs onrechtmatige staatssteun is? Innovatie en staatssteun. Het CBb leidt de weg bij de belangrijke definities industrieel onderzoek en experimentele ontwikkeling Het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (“CBb”) heeft op 6 oktober 2020 in een subsidiegeschil nadere invulling gegeven aan het onderscheid tussen “industrieel onderzoek” en “experimentele ontwikkeling”. Pagination Previous page Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page
The Clean Air Agreement and industry: Dutch government aims to tighten emission requirements On 26 March 2021, the implementation agenda for the Clean Air Agreement was presented to the House of Representatives. This marks the start of a process of concretizing the arrangements for emission reduction, as laid down in the Clean Air Agreement.
Luxembourg tax measures on non-cooperative jurisdictions: EU blacklist updated The European Union updates non-cooperative jurisdictions list, affecting bill of law nº 7547. From Jan 1, 2021, interest or royalties paid to related enterprises in listed countries won't be tax-deductible.
Staatssteun en tax rulings: de hoogste EU-rechter gaat uitspraak doen over de vermeende staatssteun door Ierland aan Apple Sinds medio 2013 ageert de Europese Commissie (“EC”) tegen tax rulings van lidstaten die een vermeende preferentiële behandeling aan bepaalde (internationale) ondernemingen geven.
Directors' liability due to competition law infringements by the company 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.
What to expect when you are expecting: broader investment screening in the Netherlands 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.
If you can’t stand the heat: kitchen retailers fined for misleading consumers There is a new enforcement trend in the Netherlands; consumer protection is shifting from private enforcement before the civil courts, to public enforcement through the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM).
Cigarettes producers fined for alleged indirect info exchange Enforcement of competition rules in relation to indirect information exchange seems to be catching on; while the European Commission only flagged the risks in its consumer electronics cases, the ACM has taken up the challenge and imposed fines.
Waiting for the EC: third-party platform bans and RPM still on radar The results of the European Commission’s evaluation of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) call for more clarity and convergence in the interpretation of certain (online) vertical restrictions.
EU merger control: Dutch clause to catch future killer acquisitions Competition Commissioner Vestager presented a sneak peak of her plans for the future of EU merger control on the 30th anniversary of the EU Merger Regulation.
A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products.
Mobiliteit en emissiehandel: Komt er een Europees emissiehandelssysteem voor het wegtransport? Het Europees emissiehandelssysteem (EU-ETS) is een Europees marktinstrument om de uitstoot van broeikasgassen op een kosteneffectieve wijze te verminderen. Het systeem geldt op dit moment voor de industrie en voor de luchtvaart.
The ACM’s Green Deal: achieving sustainability via competition law? The ACM has issued draft guidelines on the application of competition law to sustainability agreements.
COVID-19 impacts level and payment of antitrust fines As well as granting companies leeway on certain COVID-19 initiated collaborations (see our May 2020 newsletter), the coronavirus outbreak has also led competition authorities to take a more lenient stance towards fine calculations and payments.
Verlenging werkingsduur Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid De Minister voor Rechtsbescherming heeft laten weten dat de werkingsduur van de Tijdelijke Wet COVID-19 Justitie & Veiligheid (“de Noodwet”) in verband met aanhoudende COVID-19 beperkingen met één maand zal worden verlengd.
Provisional rental discounts in times of COVID-19 Recent interim injunctions indicate that the corona crisis can, in principle, be an unforeseen circumstance that may be a reason to amend a commercial lease agreement.
Find my address… if you can: Constantin Film Verleih v. Youtube and Google On 9 July 2020, the CJEU clarified the scope of the right of information in the context of IP rights infringement proceedings.
De Hoge Raad bevestigt dat algehele nietigheid van grondtransacties een gepaste remedie kan zijn bij onrechtmatige staatssteun Wat gebeurt er met een grondtransactie tussen de overheid en een onderneming als (een deel van) de koopprijs onrechtmatige staatssteun is?
Innovatie en staatssteun. Het CBb leidt de weg bij de belangrijke definities industrieel onderzoek en experimentele ontwikkeling Het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (“CBb”) heeft op 6 oktober 2020 in een subsidiegeschil nadere invulling gegeven aan het onderscheid tussen “industrieel onderzoek” en “experimentele ontwikkeling”.