Dutch Enterprise Chamber examines abuses at Nexperia
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Next week, the Enterprise Chamber will decide on an investigation into possible abuses at Nexperia. Lawyers say the outcome is clear. Harold Koster, Professor of Company Law, spoke to the ‘Financieele Dagblad’ and suggested a political solution.
The battle for the Nijmegen chipmaker Nexperia began at the end of September 2025, when the Dutch government intervened, fearing that sensitive technology would end up in Chinese hands. Outgoing economic affairs minister Vincent Karremans invoked a rarely applied law from the Cold War, with which the government effectively took control of the company. This happened one day before the case was to go to court and led to a major conflict between Beijing and The Hague.
Next Wednesday, the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal will consider the question of whether an investigation will be launched into possible abuses at Nexperia. According to lawyers, the outcome is largely certain: they expect the court to conduct an investigation into suspected mismanagement. In a complex case like this, this could easily take eight to twelve months.
Whether abuses have taken place or not, Harold Koster says such an investigation takes far too long and a political solution is what is required. He also argues that the course of events is difficult for the Chinese to understand, partly because they are not at all familiar with an institution such as the Enterprise Chamber. 'And what do we actually gain if there’s a research report in a year's time stating what we already know?'
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