The Rotterdam District Court annuls a €41 million fine imposed on a rail transport incumbent for allegedly abusing its dominant position (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)

Kuipers, Pauline; Eijssen, Piet-Hein

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27 Jun 2019

The Rotterdam District Court annuls a €41 million fine imposed on a rail transport incumbent for allegedly abusing its dominant position (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)

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Rotterdam District Court, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, ROT 18/2537, 27 June 2019 (Dutch)

On 27 June 2019 the District Court of Rotterdam annulled the decision of the Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM", the Dutch competition authority) to impose a fine of € 41 million on Dutch rail transport incumbent N.V. Nederlandse Spoorwegen ("NS") for abusing its dominant position (100%) on the Main Rail Network market ("MRN"). In its

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Pauline Kuipers
Bird & Bird (The Hague)

Netherlands 34 contributions 7996 visits
Piet-Hein Eijssen
KPN (Amsterdam)

Netherlands 33 contributions 6819 visits

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Pauline Kuipers, Piet-Hein Eijssen, The Rotterdam District Court annuls a €41 million fine imposed on a rail transport incumbent for allegedly abusing its dominant position (Nederlandse Spoorwegen), 27 June 2019, e-Competitions Transport (rail), Art. N° 94299

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