The general elections will be held in The Netherlands on 15 March 2017. A major theme of many election programmes, whether it concerns employment, healthcare, agriculture or the role of the Dutch main ports, is “fair competition”. This newsletter takes a closer look at a number of major trends in competition law.
The general elections will be held in The Netherlands on 15 March 2017. A major theme of many election programmes, whether it concerns employment, healthcare, agriculture or the role of the Dutch main ports, is “fair competition”. This newsletter takes a closer look at a number of major trends in competition law.
In 2015, the European Commission announced it would commence a sector inquiry into e-commerce. In the first half of 2016, the Commission published its preliminary findings on, inter alia, geo-blocking. The Commission has scheduled to publish its Final Report in the first quarter of 2017. The European Commission is expected to adopt additional measures in order to stimulate online sales. Meanwhile, the European Commission started a number of investigations into e-commerce practices.
Maverick is a full-service competition law firm with one of the largest competition practices in the Netherlands. It focuses exclusively on competition law, regulated sectors and consumer law.
