773 results Verticale prijsbinding: handhaving, boetes en schadeclaims We bespreken de wijze waarop bedrijven hun afnemers ongeoorloofd dwingen tot het rekenen van minimumprijzen en waarom dat niet mag. De ACM handhaaft streng en leveranciers kunnen rekenen op hoge boetes en schadeclaims van gedupeerde consumenten. Commission steers market definition to the 21st century Companies have a new and improved tool for the competitive assessment of their conduct and intended acquisitions. The European Commission has updated its guidance on how to define relevant markets for the purpose of EU competition law enforcement. Implementatie van de CSRD: waarom makkelijk doen als het ook moeilijk kan? Loes van Dijk bespreekt de uitdagingen en vertragingen bij de implementatie van de Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in Nederland, waarvoor de Nederlandse wetgever de deadline heeft gemist. Lokale milieumisdrijven Op 1 januari 2024 trad de Omgevingswet in werking. Onder het nieuwe regime moeten ook – en juist – lokale wetgevers de fysieke leefomgeving reguleren. Belgian court approves sale of television rights despite no call for tenders The Brussels Commercial Court ruled on 18 December 2024 that the sale of cycling television rights in Belgium did not violate EU competition rules despite the lack of a formal tender procedure. Widening the net: The Dutch government proposes to broaden the scope of the Vifo Act The Vifo Act continues to evolve: Dutch government to extend the scope of the general Dutch FDI screening regime to cover six additional technologies. EU Compass: Boosting competitiveness as North Star Are ‘European champion’ companies walled off from unfair (foreign) competition the future? The European Commission recently presented its Competitiveness Compass to navigate the European Union to strengthened competitiveness. The ACM hits the ground running in its 2025 priorities The ACM will, possibly as a prelude to an upcoming New Competition Tool, launch market investigations into five sectors. Companies are well-advised to prepare for upcoming market investigations and potential solutions for identified market failures. Het begrip "zwaar ongeval" en de daarbij behorende zorgplicht: de hand overspeeld? Een centrale bepaling in het milieu(straf)recht is de zorgplichtbepaling op grond waarvan exploitanten alle maatregelen moeten treffen die nodig zijn om zware ongevallen te voorkomen en de gevolgen daarvan voor de mens en het milieu te beperken. Webinar: de EU Omnibus Experts van Stibbe praten u op vrijdag 28 februari bij over de inhoud en mogelijke gevolgen van het Europese voorstel voor een Omnibus-regeling. ACM rolls the dice on roll-up strategies For the first time, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets conducted a merger review involving a ‘roll-up strategy’. The outcome of another roll-up strategy merger assessment is pending. Symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' Op dinsdag 12 november is het symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' waar Sandra Rietveld en Swaen van Koningsbruggen van ons notariaat enkele actuele ontwikkelingen rondom dit onderwerp bespreken. Sharing is caring? Commission can take over NCA probe The EU case cooperation mechanism does not create any rights for companies to have their case dealt with by a particular competition authority. Companies should therefore factor the dynamics of this cooperation mechanism into their defence strategies. The EU Green Claims Directive The EU's proposed Green Claims Directive has emerged as a potential new framework aiming to tackle greenwashing and help consumers make greener choices when purchasing a product or using a service. Take aways Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Conference 2024 The Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Conference took place on 25 June. The take aways on the two main topics Greenwashing vs. Greenbleaching and Climate Litigation can be found in a freely accessible one-pager. Take aways Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Congres 2024 Op 25 juni vond het Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Congres plaats. De take aways van de twee hoofdonderwerpen Greenwashing vs. Greenbleaching en Climate Litigation zijn te vinden in een vrij toegankelijke onepager. Mayday, Mayday: Pay day! The Commission’s fight to avoid paying interest to Deutsche Telekom is over. The ECJ upheld the right of companies to receive interest on unduly collected antitrust fines, carrying a hefty price tag for the Commission. The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines. Pagination Previous page Page 18 Current page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Next page
Verticale prijsbinding: handhaving, boetes en schadeclaims We bespreken de wijze waarop bedrijven hun afnemers ongeoorloofd dwingen tot het rekenen van minimumprijzen en waarom dat niet mag. De ACM handhaaft streng en leveranciers kunnen rekenen op hoge boetes en schadeclaims van gedupeerde consumenten.
Commission steers market definition to the 21st century Companies have a new and improved tool for the competitive assessment of their conduct and intended acquisitions. The European Commission has updated its guidance on how to define relevant markets for the purpose of EU competition law enforcement.
Implementatie van de CSRD: waarom makkelijk doen als het ook moeilijk kan? Loes van Dijk bespreekt de uitdagingen en vertragingen bij de implementatie van de Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in Nederland, waarvoor de Nederlandse wetgever de deadline heeft gemist.
Lokale milieumisdrijven Op 1 januari 2024 trad de Omgevingswet in werking. Onder het nieuwe regime moeten ook – en juist – lokale wetgevers de fysieke leefomgeving reguleren.
Belgian court approves sale of television rights despite no call for tenders The Brussels Commercial Court ruled on 18 December 2024 that the sale of cycling television rights in Belgium did not violate EU competition rules despite the lack of a formal tender procedure.
Widening the net: The Dutch government proposes to broaden the scope of the Vifo Act The Vifo Act continues to evolve: Dutch government to extend the scope of the general Dutch FDI screening regime to cover six additional technologies.
EU Compass: Boosting competitiveness as North Star Are ‘European champion’ companies walled off from unfair (foreign) competition the future? The European Commission recently presented its Competitiveness Compass to navigate the European Union to strengthened competitiveness.
The ACM hits the ground running in its 2025 priorities The ACM will, possibly as a prelude to an upcoming New Competition Tool, launch market investigations into five sectors. Companies are well-advised to prepare for upcoming market investigations and potential solutions for identified market failures.
Het begrip "zwaar ongeval" en de daarbij behorende zorgplicht: de hand overspeeld? Een centrale bepaling in het milieu(straf)recht is de zorgplichtbepaling op grond waarvan exploitanten alle maatregelen moeten treffen die nodig zijn om zware ongevallen te voorkomen en de gevolgen daarvan voor de mens en het milieu te beperken.
Webinar: de EU Omnibus Experts van Stibbe praten u op vrijdag 28 februari bij over de inhoud en mogelijke gevolgen van het Europese voorstel voor een Omnibus-regeling.
ACM rolls the dice on roll-up strategies For the first time, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets conducted a merger review involving a ‘roll-up strategy’. The outcome of another roll-up strategy merger assessment is pending.
Symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' Op dinsdag 12 november is het symposium 'De notariële naaidoos voor de maatschappelijk verantwoorde BV' waar Sandra Rietveld en Swaen van Koningsbruggen van ons notariaat enkele actuele ontwikkelingen rondom dit onderwerp bespreken.
Sharing is caring? Commission can take over NCA probe The EU case cooperation mechanism does not create any rights for companies to have their case dealt with by a particular competition authority. Companies should therefore factor the dynamics of this cooperation mechanism into their defence strategies.
The EU Green Claims Directive The EU's proposed Green Claims Directive has emerged as a potential new framework aiming to tackle greenwashing and help consumers make greener choices when purchasing a product or using a service.
Take aways Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Conference 2024 The Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Conference took place on 25 June. The take aways on the two main topics Greenwashing vs. Greenbleaching and Climate Litigation can be found in a freely accessible one-pager.
Take aways Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Congres 2024 Op 25 juni vond het Stibbe ESG & Sustainability Congres plaats. De take aways van de twee hoofdonderwerpen Greenwashing vs. Greenbleaching en Climate Litigation zijn te vinden in een vrij toegankelijke onepager.
Mayday, Mayday: Pay day! The Commission’s fight to avoid paying interest to Deutsche Telekom is over. The ECJ upheld the right of companies to receive interest on unduly collected antitrust fines, carrying a hefty price tag for the Commission.
The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines.