The sustainability guidelines of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets: an impetus for a modern EU approach to sustainability and competition policy reflecting the principle that the polluter pays? (2024)

Jansen, P., Beeston, S., & van Acker, L. (2022). The sustainability guidelines of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets: an impetus for a modern EU approach to sustainability and competition policy reflecting the principle that the polluter pays? European Competition Journal, 18(2), 287-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441056.2021.1995227

Jansen, Pim ; Beeston, S ; van Acker, L. / The sustainability guidelines of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets : an impetus for a modern EU approach to sustainability and competition policy reflecting the principle that the polluter pays?. In: European Competition Journal. 2022 ; Vol. 18, No. 2. pp. 287-327.

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Jansen, P, Beeston, S & van Acker, L 2022, 'The sustainability guidelines of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets: an impetus for a modern EU approach to sustainability and competition policy reflecting the principle that the polluter pays?', European Competition Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 287-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441056.2021.1995227

The sustainability guidelines of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets: an impetus for a modern EU approach to sustainability and competition policy reflecting the principle that the polluter pays? / Jansen, Pim; Beeston, S; van Acker, L.
In: European Competition Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2022, p. 287-327.

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Jansen P, Beeston S, van Acker L. The sustainability guidelines of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets: an impetus for a modern EU approach to sustainability and competition policy reflecting the principle that the polluter pays? European Competition Journal. 2022;18(2):287-327. Epub 2021 Oct 28. doi: 10.1080/17441056.2021.1995227