Vincent Lampers

Short Reads - On 8 May 2018, the Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb) ruled on appeal on the proportionality of the amount of a fine imposed by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). The CBb found that the fine was disproportionate and reduced the fine by more than 80% from EUR 2.5 million to EUR 463.000.

Articles - On 8 December 2015, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") granted clearance to the merger between Stichting Exploitatie Nederlandse Staatsloterij ("SENS") and  Stichting Nationale Sporttotalisator ("SNS") after a Phase II investigation.

Short Reads - On 16 March 2017, the European Commission launched a new whistleblower tool that will make it easier for individuals to anonymously inform the Commission about cartels and other anti-competitive practices.

Articles - On 6 October 2015, the Court of Justice ruled under which circumstances Post Danmark's rebate scheme for bulk advertising qualified as an abuse of a dominant position. In response to preliminary reference questions of a Danish court, the Court of Justice found that Post Danmark's rebate scheme was abusive, in particular because of the scheme's retroactive nature.