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Horizontal agreements

Law Firm in the Netherlands specialised in Horizontal agreements

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The line between admissible conduct and infringement can be thin. Our Dutch team's specialists’ expertise covers the full range of horizontal cooperation or coordination between companies (joint ventures, specialisation, joint production, joint R&D, buying groups/retail alliances, joint commercialisation, standardisation, information exchange etc Where necessary, we .we provide assistance in investigations by the European Commission or the Authority for Consumers and Markets. We are also at the forefront of advising clients on sustainability agreements to achieve their goals to the benefit of society at large a subject which has the Authority for Consumers and Markets' attention.

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12/03/2024
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