Netherlands Competition Authority
Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Netherlands government
Agency executive
  • Chairman of Committee

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

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "De Autoriteit Consument & Markt - ACM.nl". www.acm.nl (in Dutch).
  2. ^ "Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (NMa)". www.parlement.com (in Dutch).
  3. ^ "The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets". ACM.nl. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. ^ Markt, Autoriteit Consument &. "Autoriteit Consument & Markt". www.acm.nl.
  5. ^ "Ban on abuse of a dominant position". business.gov.nl.
  6. ^ "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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