Brussels Closes Investigation Into NS with Old Train Sets, New Sales Policy
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The European Commission has decided to close its preliminary antitrust investigation into alleged anti-competitive behaviour by the established operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), which is owned by the Dutch State. The closure of the investigation follows effective contacts between NS and the Commission, which have led to a new sales policy for the rail vehicles that NS is phasing out.
Algemeen Dagblad
bd.nlRailway operator NS is no longer facing a European competition investigation. The European Commission had previously opened an investigation into how NS handled decommissioned train sets, due to concerns that the operator was restricting competition. Now that NS has adjusted its policy and sells the train sets as second-hand rolling stock, those concerns have been allayed, the Commission reports.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
Railway operator NS is no longer subject to a European competition investigation. The European Commission had previously opened an investigation into the carrier's handling of used train sets due to concerns about the potential restriction of competition. After NS adjusted its policy, those concerns were allayed, the Commission reports.
NS has launched a new website for the sale of second-hand trains. With this, the railway company aims to make the sales process for surplus rolling stock more transparent. The move follows an investigation by the European Commission, which had previously criticized the way NS offered old trains to potential buyers.
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BRUSSELS (ANP) - Railway operator NS is no longer subject to a European competition investigation. The European Commission had previously opened an investigation into the carrier's handling of used train sets due to concerns about the potential restriction of competition. After NS had adjusted its policy,...
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