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Nitrogen news: Decision by the Council of State on the framework for revoking (irrevocable) nature permits and the permit obligation for internal netting

On 20 January 2021, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (hereinafter: the ''Council of State'') rendered a ...

Public law

The long-awaited judgment following the conclusion of A-G Bobek

Yesterday, the European Court of Justice ruled on the question whether - in short - article 6:13 of the General A...

Public law

The management by-law and the umbrella zoning plan: not twins after all

Anyone who regularly uses the www.ruimtelijkeplannen.nl website will have noticed it once in a while: a management by-law [beheersverordening] applies to a location, supplemented or amended by one ...

Competition

The ACM calls for a level playing field for payment services

Big Tech companies such as Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba should ensure that their platforms and devices are suitable for use by competing payment service providers. The ACM advocates a level ...

Competition

Digital Markets Act

Yesterday finally saw the European Commission's publication of the two long-awaited and much-discussed draft regulations for digital services: the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act. ...

16-12-2020
Mauricette (M.J.) Schaufeli

Wetsvoorstel wijziging 'Wet Huis voor Klokkenluiders'

Compliance & Business Integrity

Amendment of the House for Whistleblowers Act

The European Union wishes to provide better protection for whistleblowers. On 30 July 2020 the consultation procedure began on the ...

De opsporing en vervolging van strafbare feiten die verband houden met buitenlandse (ambtelijke) corruptie behoren tot een van de prioriteiten van het Openbaar Ministerie ("OM").

Compliance & Business Integrity

Update of the Instruction on the Investigation and Prosecution of Foreign Corruption

Investigation and prosecution of offences relating to corruption (of public officials) abroad is one of the priorities of the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (“PPS”). Since 2001, anyone who bribes...

Public law

Implementation bill for modernising consumer protection

The Implementation Bill for the EU directive to modernise consumer protection was placed online for consultation on 24 October. The Bill is designed to implement Directive (EU) 2019/2161 as regards...

Om het voorkomen en bestrijden van witwassen te verbeteren heeft het kabinet een gezamenlijk 'Plan van aanpak witwassen' opgesteld met daarin diverse maatregelen om de barrières voor witwassen te verhogen. Dit plan van aanpak is op 30 juni 2019 door de minister van Financiën en de Minister van Justitie en Veiligheid gepubliceerd. Op 7 november 2019 heeft de Minister van Financiën een overzicht van wetsvoorstellen aangeboden, waaronder de 'Wet plan van aanpak witwassen' dat enkele maatregelen uit het gezamen

Compliance & Business Integrity

Legislative bill Prevention of Money Laundering Act: a ban on cash payments of EUR 3.000 and more for traders

To improve prevention and combating of money laundering, the Dutch government has drawn up a joint 'Plan of action Anti-Money Laundering' (Plan van aanpak witwassen) including various meas...

13-10-2020
Elena (E.) Neve

Compliance & Business Integrity

Please note: this new Wwft obligation is often overlooked

On 8 July 2020, an important new obligation came into force for many enterprises – unnoticed. As of that date, companies and other legal entities are obliged to obtain and retain certain data and d...

Cartel Damages

Six Reasons for Bringing Cartel Damages Actions in the Netherlands

In addition to the United Kingdom and Germany, the Netherlands is one of the most popular European jurisdictions for cartel damages actions. These are legal proceedings in which the claimant seeks ...

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