Austria: Austrian Federal Competition Authority Investigation into Amazon for Alleged Abuse of Dominance
Progress
Current status
concluded
17 Jul 2019 concluded
14 Feb 2019 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Closed investigation into Amazon for alleged abuse of dominance after it modified its terms and conditions
On 17 July 2019, Amazon announced it had modified its terms and conditions. These modifications led to the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB) closing its investigations into Amazon. On 14 February 2019, the BWB investigated Amazon for alle…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Announced investigation into Amazon for alleged abuse of dominance
On 14 February 2019, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB) initiated its investigation into Amazon for allegedly abusing its dominance. The BWB had received several complaints in previous years concerning the alleged discriminatory and un…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority