359 results Don't take the ACM's digital inspection guidelines too literally The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets' (ACM) digital inspection guidelines should be on every company's reading list. However, they should not be taken too literally; at least according to the recent ruling from the Court of Appeal in The Hague. A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products. European Banking Federation Guidance on testing of Cloud Exit Strategy Financial institutions may outsource critical or important functions to cloud service providers (“CSPs”). On 25 February 2019 the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) provided guidelines (the “EBA Guidelines”) laying out the framework for outsourcing arrang Commission’s objectives in the digital sector focus on “fairness" On 19 February 2020, the European Commission revealed the first pillars of its strategic and policy objectives in the digital space over the next five years. Brexit and data protection: preparing for a 'no-deal' As it stands, the UK will exit the European Union at midnight on 29 March 2019. Therefore, businesses within the UK, or with trade relations with the UK, would be best advised to assume that a no-deal Brexit is inevitable. Digitisation and competition law: past, present and future It is nearly time for the European Commission to reveal its course of action in digitisation and competition law. Dutch Financial Regulators recommend a Dutch national licensing regime for crypto exchange platforms and crypto wallet providers On 18 January 2019, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, "DNB") and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the "AFM") published their joint advice recommending a Dutch national licensing reg The ACM’s Green Deal: achieving sustainability via competition law? The ACM has issued draft guidelines on the application of competition law to sustainability agreements. Besluit aanwijzing organisaties van openbaar belang Op 10 juli 2019 is het Besluit aanwijzing organisaties van openbaar belang (Besluit) in het Staatsblad gepubliceerd. No parking! Canon fined EUR 28 million for warehousing transaction structure The European Commission has landed a third strike against gun-jumping, the prohibition to implement a transaction before notification to and clearance by the Commission. The impact of the Division’s PAN decision on the permissibility of nitrogen relevant activities? On 29 May 2019, in a long-awaited decision, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (the “Division”) held that the Programmatic Approach to Nitrogen (“PAN”) was adopted in contravention of the Habitats Directive. Introduction of Sustainability Linked Loan Principles Sustainable finance and green lending is on the rise as more and more borrowers and lenders recognise the potential benefits of green and sustainability linked loan products for their business. Regulate tech giants and create European champions, says Dutch government Companies beware: revised EU competition rules are on their way. Successful challenges to merger decisions seem to be the exception The General Court recently confirmed the high degree of discretion enjoyed by the European Commission in the context of merger control decisions, particularly with respect to assessments of an economic nature. ARRC releases recommended contractual fallback language for U.S. Dollar LIBOR syndicated loans By now almost everyone knows that the world of interest rate benchmarks is going to change. Double-check your merger info - or face significant fines for inaccuracies Failing to submit complete and accurate information to the European Commission during a merger investigation can have costly consequences. Lifting attachments on assets of international organisations in another state Are Dutch courts entitled to lift a prejudgment attachment levied against an international organisation on its assets in another state? Buckle up: the ACM is racing ahead with speedy solutions and more fines The Dutch competition watchdog ACM will bite faster and fiercer, according to its new chairman Martijn Snoep. The ACM plans to shorten the length of its investigations by deciding on their merits sooner. Pagination Previous page Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page
Don't take the ACM's digital inspection guidelines too literally The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets' (ACM) digital inspection guidelines should be on every company's reading list. However, they should not be taken too literally; at least according to the recent ruling from the Court of Appeal in The Hague.
A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products.
European Banking Federation Guidance on testing of Cloud Exit Strategy Financial institutions may outsource critical or important functions to cloud service providers (“CSPs”). On 25 February 2019 the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) provided guidelines (the “EBA Guidelines”) laying out the framework for outsourcing arrang
Commission’s objectives in the digital sector focus on “fairness" On 19 February 2020, the European Commission revealed the first pillars of its strategic and policy objectives in the digital space over the next five years.
Brexit and data protection: preparing for a 'no-deal' As it stands, the UK will exit the European Union at midnight on 29 March 2019. Therefore, businesses within the UK, or with trade relations with the UK, would be best advised to assume that a no-deal Brexit is inevitable.
Digitisation and competition law: past, present and future It is nearly time for the European Commission to reveal its course of action in digitisation and competition law.
Dutch Financial Regulators recommend a Dutch national licensing regime for crypto exchange platforms and crypto wallet providers On 18 January 2019, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, "DNB") and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the "AFM") published their joint advice recommending a Dutch national licensing reg
The ACM’s Green Deal: achieving sustainability via competition law? The ACM has issued draft guidelines on the application of competition law to sustainability agreements.
Besluit aanwijzing organisaties van openbaar belang Op 10 juli 2019 is het Besluit aanwijzing organisaties van openbaar belang (Besluit) in het Staatsblad gepubliceerd.
No parking! Canon fined EUR 28 million for warehousing transaction structure The European Commission has landed a third strike against gun-jumping, the prohibition to implement a transaction before notification to and clearance by the Commission.
The impact of the Division’s PAN decision on the permissibility of nitrogen relevant activities? On 29 May 2019, in a long-awaited decision, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (the “Division”) held that the Programmatic Approach to Nitrogen (“PAN”) was adopted in contravention of the Habitats Directive.
Introduction of Sustainability Linked Loan Principles Sustainable finance and green lending is on the rise as more and more borrowers and lenders recognise the potential benefits of green and sustainability linked loan products for their business.
Regulate tech giants and create European champions, says Dutch government Companies beware: revised EU competition rules are on their way.
Successful challenges to merger decisions seem to be the exception The General Court recently confirmed the high degree of discretion enjoyed by the European Commission in the context of merger control decisions, particularly with respect to assessments of an economic nature.
ARRC releases recommended contractual fallback language for U.S. Dollar LIBOR syndicated loans By now almost everyone knows that the world of interest rate benchmarks is going to change.
Double-check your merger info - or face significant fines for inaccuracies Failing to submit complete and accurate information to the European Commission during a merger investigation can have costly consequences.
Lifting attachments on assets of international organisations in another state Are Dutch courts entitled to lift a prejudgment attachment levied against an international organisation on its assets in another state?
Buckle up: the ACM is racing ahead with speedy solutions and more fines The Dutch competition watchdog ACM will bite faster and fiercer, according to its new chairman Martijn Snoep. The ACM plans to shorten the length of its investigations by deciding on their merits sooner.