Netherlands Competition Authority

The Netherlands Competition Authority was the competition regulator for the Netherlands. After a merger with the Consumentenautoriteit and Onafhankelijke Post [en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit] on 1 April 2013, it became the Netherlands [Authority for Consumers and Markets]. The Netherlands Competition Authority monitored all Dutch markets, to ensure fair competition.
The "Dutch office of Energy Regulation" was part of the Netherlands Competition Authority and committed to making energy markets work as effectively as possible.

Tasks

The main goal for the Netherlands Competition Authority was to ensure fair competition between Dutch companies. In order to do so, it focused on 3 main tasks:

To fight cartel-deals
To prevent the abuse of economic strength, for example in virtual monopoly or oligopoly situations
To check on the concentrations and spread of companies