Blogs

In both Europe and the Netherlands, the agricultural and food sector are high on the (political) agenda. The recent developments are addressed in this blog. Read more >

A supplier that terminates the contract with its distributor on the grounds of breach of the supplier’s price policy runs the risk of such termination being void and unlawful on the grounds of breach of the cartel prohibition. Read more >

A supplier that obligates its distributors to charge fixed or minimum prices runs the risk of breaching the cartel prohibition. Until recently, the European Commission gave little priority to such fines. That appears to be changing. Read more >

Franchising holds a special position within competition law. In this blog we take a closer look at the key points of the competetion rules of franchise agreements. Read more >

Two recently passed judgements of the Dutch Supreme Court give direction on the question when a service concession is of a certain cross-border interest. Read more >

Content portability, prohibition of geo-blocking, net neutrality and other legislative proposals aimed at simplifying access to online content services. Read more >

The energy transition and the increasing use of electric vehicles has far-reaching consequences for the ratios on the market for motor fuels. So far, the government has not played a leading role. The question is whether this will change over time or whether the government will let the market to go its own way. Read more >