Blogs e-commerce

Martijn van de Hel is door het Financieele Dagblad, De Telegraaf en NRC Handelsblad geïnterviewd over de gevolgen van het arrest van het Hof van Justitie  in de zaak Coty  Read more >

European Commission is finalising a new regulation to stimulate unification of the internal digital market  Read more >

E-commerce en de gevolgen daarvan voor het mededingingsbeleid staan bij veel autoriteiten hoog op de agenda.   Read more >

Mededingingsautoriteiten proberen meer grip te krijgen op de vraag hoe om te gaan met big data.  Read more >

Vertical agreements and e-commerce in particular have recently been the focus of attention in the Netherlands and abroad. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (“ACM”) published its position on vertical agreements on 20 April 2015. Shortly before that time the European Commission had announced its intention to commence a sector inquiry into e commerce. These developments may have major consequences for producers and distributors. What will the effects be on their (Internet) distribution agreements?  Read more >

The French, Swedish and Italian competition authorities have accepted Booking.com’s undertaking to amend its best-price guarantee. ACM recently also confirmed that such guarantees may restrict competition.

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Unlike numerous other European Member States, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (Autoriteit Consument & Markt; “ACM’’) has stayed aloof from investigations into vertical restraints. In the past years it has not imposed any fines in either online or offline cases involving resale price maintenance. In other Member States, such as Germany and the United Kingdom, these type of restraints have in fact been scrutinized. The European Commission is now also stepping in.  Read more >

The world is increasingly online – and the same applies to the distribution of products. The European Commission has stated that it attaches great importance to internet distribution (also known as “e‑tailing”). National competition authorities are increasingly focusing on resale price maintenance, usually combined with online distribution. That is not yet the case in the Netherlands.  Read more >

According to investigations by various competition authorities, a best price guarantee offered by a booking site can inhibit competition and might be banned for that very reason. Competition is inhibited when the best price guarantee is offered by a booking site with a strong position on the market.  Read more >

The world is increasingly online – and the same applies to the distribution of products. The European Commission is also keeping a close eye on the rise of Internet distribution (also known as e-tailing).  Read more >

How to deal with competition law and the prevention of online price erosion?  Read more >

Accompanied by a greatly exaggerated speech (“We must act now”), the European Commission recently published its proposal to amend the regulatory framework for the telecom sector.

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