Foreign direct investment screening in the Netherlands – FAQ
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The Dutch government, including the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), is committed to support the Dutch economy, its businesses and citizens during the COVID-19 crisis.
The ACM has emphasized that competition law provides for possibilities to cooperate in order to prevent harm to consumers and businesses. In light of the COVID-19 crisis, the ACM is available to provide guidance on the scope for cooperation between businesses to combat the crisis. Also, the authority has provided guidelines for businesses to deal with consumer protection related subjects:
The European Commission has also adopted or is planning to adopt competition law related measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak that may benefit companies in the Netherlands:
The Dutch government introduced a large package of measures to support Dutch businesses. The European Commission approved several of these measures under the State aid Temporary Framework (adopted on 19 March 2020 and amended on 3 April 2020). Recent measures include:
For the latest updates or tailor-made guidance, please get in contact with Berend Reuder, Ruben Elkerbout, Linde Bremmer or Mattijs Baneke of Stek’s Competition and Regulated Market team.
* This is an update of the blog posted on 20 March 2020.
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