Margot Aelen joined the Authority for Consumers and Markets in July 2021. She leads a team dedicated to heat, water and Dutch Caribbean matters. Prior to joining the ACM, Margot Aelen was Supervisor specialist working at De Nederlandsche Bank / Dutch Central Bank. Prior to that, she was a PhD Candidate at the Europe Institute of Utrecht University, the Netherlands. She started her PhD in 2010. Her research focuses on principles of good market supervision and supervisory authorities. Margot completed a master in Law and Economics at Utrecht University and a master in European Law at Paris-2 Panthéon-Assas. After she graduated and before starting the PhD she worked as junior lecturer at the Europe Institute of Utrecht University. During her studies Margot completed an internship at the law firm NautaDutilh and at the Netherlands Competition Authority. She also was chief editor of Merkourios, Urios Journal of International and European Law.
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1. Facts and procedure On the 4th of October 2011 the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven,hereinafter "Tribunal") ruled on an appeal against a judgment of the District Court of Rotterdam (Rechtbank Rotterdam, referred to as "District Court") in (...)
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1. Facts and procedure Following an extensive investigation into fraud and anticompetitive practices in the Dutch construction sector, the Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit, hereinafter "NMa") imposed a fine on ETB Vos B.V. (hereinafter "ETB") for infringing (...)
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I. Facts and procedure Reversing the judgment of the District Court Rotterdam (“District Court”), the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (“Tribunal”) has annulled the fine imposed by the Dutch Competition Authority (“NMa”) on CRV Holding B.V. (“CRV”) for abuse of a dominant position. By (...)
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I. Introduction On 15 December 2009 the Dutch Competition Authority (“NMa”) adopted a decision by which it found no signs of abuse of a dominant position by TNT N.V. (“TNT”),an undertaking in the Dutch postal sector. Following a complaint from another undertaking in the postal sector, Sandd (...)
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1. Facts and procedure On 17 July 2009 the Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit, hereinafter "NMa") cleared the proposed acquisition of sole control over AD Nieuwsmedia B.V. (hereinafter "AD") by PCM Holding B.V. (hereinafter "PCM"). AD is and a joint-venture of PCM (...)
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1. Introduction On 21 August 2007, the Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit,hereinafter "NMa") cleared a merger between Coöperatie Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer U.A. ("Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer") and Coöperatieve Bloemenveiling FloraHolland U.A. ("FloraHolland"). Both (...)
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1. Introduction On 8 December 2006 the Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit, hereinafter "NMa") cleared the proposed takeover of Essent Kabelkom B.V. ("Kabelkom") by Cinven Limited ("Cinven") and Warburg Pincus International LLC ("Warburg Pincus"). Both Cinven and (...)
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A. Facts and procedure On 9 February 2006 the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (‘Tribunal’) gave a judgment on appeal against a ruling of the District Court of Rotterdam (“District Court”). The case concerns the administrative decision of 5 September 2001 by which the Netherlands (...)
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1. Introduction On 15 December 2004 the Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit,hereinafter "NMa") received a notification for a merger between UPC Programming B.V. ("UPC", now Chellomedia Programming B.V.) and Canal+ N.V. ("Canal+"). According to the proposed merger (...)
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I. Introduction On 15 November 2004 the Dutch Competition Authority («NMa») cleared the proposed merger between two Dutch healthcare providers Stichting Evean Zorg(«Evean») and De Weeren, Stichting voor Zorg en Dienstverlening(«De Weeren»). Evean and De Weeren both provide for intramural and (...)
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