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Public Consultation on the Industry Carbon Tax Act: levy and trade in dispensation rights

The public consultation on the Industry Carbon Tax Act (Wet CO2-heffing industrie) began on 24 April 2020. The government has already announced the carbon tax in the Climate Agreement.

Wetsvoorstel opheffing verpandingsverboden: (mogelijke) impact op de financieringspraktijk

Het op 2/6/2020 bij de Tweede Kamer ingediende wetsvoorstel opheffing verpandingsverboden beoogt de bestaande praktijk van het contractueel overeenkomen van verboden of beperkingen van de overdracht of verpanding van geldvorderingen op naam op te heffen.

Hof van Justitie laat windturbines over NIMBY-argument primeren

het Hof van Justitie oordeelt dat nationale regels inzake minimumafstanden voor hernieuwbare energie productie-installaties op hun proportionaliteit en noodzakelijkheid moeten worden getoetst in het licht van de streefcijfers inzake hernieuwbare energie.

More hurdles to cross: Foreign Direct Investment gaining momentum

Cross-border acquisitions and mergers may soon have an extra hurdle to cross before receiving the green light. In the EU, the development of FDI screening mechanisms has gained speed after COVID-19.

Stibbe advises Dutch State on support to Royal IHC

Stibbe is advising the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on a short-term bridging loan and guarantee facility provided to the leading Dutch maritime player Royal IHC and on the acquisition of Royal IHC.

Stibbe in Amsterdam answers questions from consumers, small business foundations and NGOs about the coronavirus [updated]

In a special Q&A, lawyers from our Amsterdam office share their legal expertise and strive to provide answers to questions put to us by consumers, self-employed persons, enterprises large and small, foundations and NGOs as a result of the corona crisis.

Spreading fast: Dutch and Belgian COVID-19 State-aid approved

Many Member States are taking measures to support the economy during the COVID-19 crisis. The European Commission’s Temporary Framework enables the rapid approval of certain types of State aid.

COVID-19: fast-forwarding competition law

Competition authorities are temporarily ‘green-lighting’ certain collaboration initiatives to safeguard the supply of essential products in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.

ECJ confirms: no shortcut for ‘by object’ antitrust infringements

The European Court of Justice has found there is no shortcut for determining whether particular conduct can be held to have the object to restrict competition.

Consultatie van de Wet CO2-heffing industrie: heffing én handel in dispensatierechten

Op 24 april 2020 startte de consulatie van de Wet CO2-heffing industrie. Het kabinet kondigde de CO2-heffing al aan in het Klimaatakkoord. De consultatie volgt bijna een jaar later op het wetsvoorstel minimum CO2- prijs elektriciteitsopwekking.

The Dutch government publishes an ambitious strategy and policy agenda on the development of the clean hydrogen market

The Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy presented the ‘Government strategy on hydrogen’ (Kabinetsvisie Waterstof, also available in English) by means of a letter addressed to the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) on 30 March 2020.

ACM played high stakes and lost: no more fixed network access regulation

The ACM’s failure to meet the requisite standard of proof has led to the fixed networks of Dutch telecom providers KPN and VodafoneZiggo being free from access regulation.

EU competition policy agenda: full to the brim

The European Commission’s competition policy agenda stretches to 2024 and contains plans for many new or revised rules and guidelines.

Temporary authorisations for certain biocidal products to tackle the Corona crisis: unusual times call for unusual (temporary) measures

The outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis has been officially acknowledged as a pandemic and public health crisis. In response, the Belgian authorities have decided to proceed with the grant of temporary authorisations for certain biocidal product types.

Christof Swaak

Of Counsel Amsterdam

Contracts & Corona: force majeure and related topics

The spread of the coronavirus may have some consequences that affect your ability to perform your obligations under your contracts, or your co-contractors’ ability to perform theirs. We provide some insight on a few pressing questions.

Advies over initiatiefwetsvoorstel Wet duurzame aanpak stikstof gepubliceerd en noopt tot aanpassingen van het wetsvoorstel

Vernieuwende en ingrijpende maatregelen kunnen helpen om uit een crisis te komen. Kamerleden Klaver en Bromet menen met hun initiatiefwetsvoorstel Wet duurzame aanpak stikstof zo’n maatregel te hebben gevonden.

Navigating Legal Barriers to Mortgaging Energy Installations at Sea – the Case of the North Sea and the Netherlands

The Law of the Seabed reviews the most pressing legal questions raised by the use and protection of natural resources on and underneath the world’s seabeds.

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