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Supervision and enforcement in the Netherlands The Netherlands has many different supervisory authorities, including the General Inspection Service, the Health and Safety Inspectorate, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, the Netherlands Consumer Authority, De Nederlandsche Bank (the Dutch central bank), ... Read more	State aid risks involved in real estate transactions and public-private partnerships Private undertakings that engage in commercial transactions with public authorities located in the EU should be more aware of the risk of unlawful state aid. This is especially true for construction or development companies, as ... Read more
Distributing dividends in the Netherlands Several questions arise when your Dutch subsidiary distributes dividends. Below we set out numerous issues, on a non-exhaustive basis, that have to be addressed in the process of distributing dividends.GeneralDutch law provides great freedom regarding ... Read more	Employee participation and works councils in the Netherlands COMPANIES GOING THROUGH GLOBAL reorganisations often have to deal with local rules and regulations relating to employee participation. Observing these rules and regulations is often of major importance to avoid any delay in the implementation ... Read more
Price fixing on transfer of shares and the (non-performing) trustee in bankruptcy when entering into a joint venture, a great deal of attention can be devoted to the exit. For many hypothetical situations, the parties wish to lay down how the price of the interest to be ... Read more	Real estate funds under pressure: new round, new opportunities? Many reports have recently appeared in the media about downward revaluations of real estate portfolios. Although it is not exactly clear how big the decline in value has been, there seems to be a consensus ... Read more
Private enforcement of competition law: a Dutch perspective THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (THE Commission) plays hardball with respect to breaches of antitrust rules by companies. The fight against cartels remains a key priority for the Commission and record fines (for example with respect to ... Read more	Parent company protection This article discusses how to ensure that your Dutch subsidiaries do not contaminate the parent company with liabilities in times of financial crisis. As a result of the global economic downturn and the ongoing changes to ... Read more
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