Amendment Policy Rules on Administrative Fines
The new Policy Rules on Administrative Fines have been published in the Government Gazette (Staatscourant) and take effect from 1 January 2024.
read moreNew EU consumer legislation
The new Enforcement and Modernisation Directive 2019/2161, also known as the Omnibus Directive, aims to update consumer protection rules and to improve legal protection of consumers
read moreSupreme Court: Lookalike is a portrait after all
Two years ago we already wrote about the portrait of our national Formula 1 hero Max Verstappen. In 2016 delivery supermarket Picnic had posted a video on social media showing a lookalike of Max Verstappen.
read moreStricter (online) consumer protection rules: ban on false reviews and information obligation on personalised offers
On 28 May 2022, the implementation Act for modernising consumer protection will enter into force. The Act sees to the implementation of the EU Directive as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules (2019/2161).
read moreUse of Google Analytics may soon be prohibited
The Dutch Personal Data Authority (AP) is currently investigating two complaints about the use of Google Analytics in the Netherlands. The complaints were filed by the organisation Non of Your Business (NOYB) of privacy activist Max Schrems.
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