NMa Netherlands Competition Authority

The NMa’s full name is Netherlands Competition Authority (or Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit in Dutch). The NMa is an independent government organization. The NMa enforces government policy. The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation writes most of the laws the NMa enforces.

The NMa carries out various statutory duties. The Board of the NMa takes the decisions associated with these duties. Each member of the Board (three in total) has their own area of expertise. Find out more about who is on the Board, and what exactly it is that the Board does.

In order to protect competition in the Netherlands, the NMa carries out various activities. These include educating companies about competition and legal regulations. In addition, we carry out investigations into possible violations. In case of violations, we can impose fines.

The NMa makes markets work. You have a wide selection of products and services to choose from, you get good quality, and you do not pay too much. And companies introduce new products more often. You as a consumer reap the benefits from all of this.

‘Making markets work.’ That is the NMa’s mission. If a market works well, companies constantly do their best to satisfy the needs of their customers, such as consumers.

The NMa is charged with oversight on all industries of the Dutch economy. But health care, the processing industry, and financial and business services are given extra attention. These are our priorities.