08 January 2019
Online platforms, competition and the need for additional regulation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/online-platforms-and-competition-and-the-need-for-additional-regulation

Dutch Ministry starts consultation and publishes discussion paper: input requested before 3 February 2019

25 March 2019
Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs submits draft legislation to act against undesired control in the telecom sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/dutch-ministry-of-economic-affairs-submits-draft-legislation

On 5 March 2019, the Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy ("State Secretary") submitted a legislative proposal to amend the Dutch Telecommunications Act (Telecommunicatiewet – "TA") to ...

18 January 2021
The Netherlands: Main developments competition law and policy 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/netherlands/main-developments-competition-law-and-policy-2020

As part of the series of posts on the main 2020 developments in key jurisdictions by many authors of the Kluwer Competition Law Blog, we provide you with an overview of developments in the Netherlands. In sum, we saw ...

31 March 2020
Can you stop paying your office rent during the Coronavirus crisis in the Netherlands?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/netherlands/can-you-stop-paying-your-office-rent-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-in-the-netherlands

Like all entrepreneurs right now, you will be wondering what measures you can take to get through this crisis. For many companies, after labour costs, housing is the largest expenditure. . Can you stop paying your rent?

06 July 2020
Pon/NS: applying behavioural remedies to digital platforms in the context of a merger
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/netherlands/pon-ns-applying-behavioural-remedies-to-digital-platforms-in-the-context-of-a-merger

On 20 May 2020 the Dutch competition authority (“ACM”) conditionally cleared a new joint venture between transport company Pon Netherlands B.V. (“Pon”) and Dutch rail operator NS Groep N.V. (“NS”) creating a Mobility as ...

09 December 2019
Dutch regulators consult in parallel about the online decision-making processes
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/dutch-regulators-consult-in-parallel-about-the-online-decision-making-processes

Recently, two separate consultations were launched by regulators about the online decision-making environment. This refers to the way in which a website is designed to sell products or services. The consultations are ...

07 May 2019
Dutch consultation to introduce symmetric access obligations may affect telecoms providers, owners of wiring and cables and data centers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/netherlands/dutch-consultation-to-introduce-symmetric-access-obligations

On 14 April 2019 the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy launched a public consultation of its proposal to amend the Dutch Telecommunications Act (DTA).

19 January 2021
Dutch competition authority focuses supervision on algorithmic applications
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/netherlands/dutch-competition-authority-focuses-supervision-on-algorithmic-applications

On 10 December 2020, the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets ("ACM") published its position paper on the supervision of algorithmic applications (Position Paper on Supervision of Algorithms). On the same day ACM ...

12 June 2018
Fourth edition of InnovatingNL in The Hague
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/netherlands/fourth-edition-of-innovatingnl-in-the-hague

The fourth edition of InnovatingNL recently took place at Spaces Rode Olifant with a theme of Law & new technology from a practical and ethical point of view.

24 March 2020
Opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice on net neutrality and zero-rating
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/netherlands/opinion-of-the-advocate-general-of-the-court-of-justice-on-net-neutrality-and-zero-rating

An opinion of Advocate General ("AG") Sánchez-Bordona of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") on net neutrality and zero-rating was published on 4 March 2020. The opinion is available in several languages, ...