Netherlands

Netherlands

Introduces review of acquisitions in the telecommunication sector

01 Oct 2020

On 1 October 2020, the Act on Undesirable Control in the Telecommunication Sector entered into force. It introduced a screening mechanism for acquisitions in Dutch providers of electronic communications networks or services, hosting services, internet nodes, internet certification services or data centres and similar category of network or service determined by the government. Any investor intending to acquire control in telecommunication providers shall notify the relevant Minister 8 weeks in advance. The Minister may prohibit such a transaction, if it may pose a threat to public interest.