On 11 December 2018 the Dutch Senate approved the bill for the establishment of the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC). The NCC is a separate chamber of the District Court
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Energy Label C Obligation for All Office Buildings in the Netherlands in 2023 (With Few Exceptions)
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Beginning January 2023, energy labels of the major part of office buildings in the Netherlands will have to be at least in category C, because of an amendment to…
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Right of First Refusal: Please Specify the Scope!
In certain lease agreements we see a right of first refusal to purchase the leased property (voorkeursrecht tot koop van het gehuurde object), to the benefit of the…
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Vertical Agreements: Permitted Passive Sales and Public Procurement in the EU
Under EU competition law, it is allowed in most vertical agreements to grant distributors exclusivity for a territory or customer group. Selective distribution is the well-known exception, where no geographic…
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Another Major Step Towards a New Environment and Planning Act in the Netherlands
The Dutch government is working on a major overhaul of the statutory environmental framework in the Netherlands. In this context, four key environmental decrees (AMvBs) (the Decrees) were …
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Aansprakelijkheidsverzekering motorvoertuigen ook verplicht voor rijklare auto´s die niet meer worden gebruikt
Ook de verplichte verzekering van motorvoertuigen is een uitvloeisel van Europese regelgeving. Daarom is de volgende beslissing van het Europese Hof ook van belang voor bijvoorbeeld verzamelaars van nog rijklare…
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