Netherlands Competition Authority
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The Netherlands Competition Authority (Dutch: Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit, NMa) was the competition regulator for the Netherlands.[1][2] After a merger with the Consumentenautoriteit and Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit on 1 April 2013, it became the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (Dutch: Autoriteit Consument en Markt).[3] The Netherlands Competition Authority monitored all Dutch markets, to ensure fair competition.[4]
The "Dutch office of Energy Regulation" (Energiekamer) was part of the Netherlands Competition Authority and committed to making energy markets work as effectively as possible.
Tasks
[edit]The main goal for the Netherlands Competition Authority was to ensure fair competition between Dutch companies. In order to do so, it focused on 3 main tasks:[5][6]
- To fight cartel-deals
- To prevent the abuse of economic strength, for example in virtual monopoly or oligopoly situations
- To check on the concentrations and spread of companies
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "De Autoriteit Consument & Markt - ACM.nl". www.acm.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (NMa)". www.parlement.com (in Dutch).
- ^ "The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets". ACM.nl. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ Markt, Autoriteit Consument &. "Autoriteit Consument & Markt". www.acm.nl.
- ^ "Ban on abuse of a dominant position". business.gov.nl.
- ^ "Merger Control in The Netherlands | InfoPAK sponsored by Practical Law" (PDF). Association of Corporate Counsel. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
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