One of the pillars of the Dutch Environmental and Planning Act (Omgevingswet), which went into effect 1 January 2024, is “participation.” The new law governs the physical environment in…

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On 4 March 2026, the European Commission published its proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, a draft regulation intended to strengthen industrial capacity in strategic sectors, accelerate decarbonisation, and reduce critical dependencies across the EU.…

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Since the entry into force of the Dutch Competition Act in 1998, the Netherlands has maintained a national merger control regime that applies to concentrations meeting certain turnover thresholds.
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On Dec. 9, 2025, the Council of the EU (Council)’s Presidency and European Parliament (Parliament)’s negotiators reached a provisional agreement to simplify sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements (Provisional Agreement).
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On Sept. 11, 2025, the European Commission published a draft for consultation of the revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and updated Technology Transfer Guidelines (Guidelines). The aim of this revision is to adapt the rules to recent market developments and case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.…

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The Dutch Supreme Court issued two rulings that provide guidance on how to apply the Dutch dividend withholding tax exemption, more specifically the anti-abuse provisions therein.…

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