This article examines the law and practice surrounding the competition authorities' determination of abuse of dominance in Netherlands, with particular regard to recent developments.
In global news this week, U.K. regulators examine branch closures, Apple complies with Dutch App Store rules, a pan-Nordic payments system prepares for launch, and more.
Apple will not have to pay any more fines to the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) after it confirmed that the iPhone-maker has finally complied with its App Store requirements. But the company has already paid $52 million in fines to get to this point.
Apple has announced more changes to its App Store rules for dating apps in the Netherlands. This may end a long-running conflict that started in January. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has repeatedly fined Apple for failing to satisfy the requirements set by regarding paym