The Dutch Competition Authority conditionally allows a joint venture of the nation's largest public-transport company and of the transport network company to create a travel app together (Dutch Railways NS / Pon)

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20 May 2020

The Dutch Competition Authority conditionally allows a joint venture of the nation’s largest public-transport company and of the transport network company to create a travel app together (Dutch Railways NS / Pon)

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Dutch Competition Authority, Dutch Railways NS / Pon, Press release, 20 May 2020

Dutch Competition Authority, Dutch Railways NS / Pon, Merger notification, 20 May 2020 (Dutch)

Mobility service provider Pon en Dutch Railways NS are conditionally allowed to create travel app together* Dutch Railways NS and Pon are allowed to create a new company, which will operate an app that allows consumers to plan, book and pay for their trips, combining different modes of transportation. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared this joint venture on the condition that NS offers its train services and the bikes in its bike-rental system (OV-fiets) to the new company’s competitors under the same terms and

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Dutch Competition Authority, The Dutch Competition Authority conditionally allows a joint venture of the nation’s largest public-transport company and of the transport network company to create a travel app together (Dutch Railways NS / Pon), 20 May 2020, e-Competitions Transport (rail), Art. N° 95085

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