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The Dutch Competition Authority (Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit – “NMa”) enforces the merger control provisions of the Competition Act (Mededingingswet – “Act”), which entered into force on 1 January 1998. The NMa is an autonomous administrative body, headed by a board of three
members (“Board”). The NMa investigates concentrations following notification or on its own initiative. The Dutch government has announced its decision to merge the NMa, the Dutch Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit - “OPTA”), and the Dutch Consumer Authority (Consumentenautoriteit - “CA”) into one regulatory authority by 1 January 2013.

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