The Effective Public Enforcement of the Prohibition of Anti-Competitive Agreements:Why Do Undertakings in the Netherlands Appeal?

The national competition authorities (NCAs) have an important role in the European enforcement of antitrust cases since 2004 thereby making the success of this enforcement largely dependent on the effectiveness of the NCA’s enforcement. An analysis of the antitrust enforcement practices of different Member States raises doubts as to whether national enforcement is effective in every Member State. The public law enforcement of the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements in the Netherlands is, for example, characterised by the high proportion of fining decisions of the Dutch competition autho... Mehr ...