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The DPA Activity Tracker provides our latest information on developments in legislatures, judiciaries and the executive branches of G20, EU member states and Switzerland.

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1328 events advancing 619 policy or regulatory changes:
adopted

ICN Agreement to Strengthening Competition Authority Coordination in Digital Markets

Latest event Date: 2024-03-26 declaration adoption

Adopted ICN Agreement to Strengthening Competition Authority Coordination in Digital Markets

On 26 March 2024, the International Competition Network (ICN), which is comprised of competition authorities from Australia, Austria, Canada, Brazil, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, N…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Competition authority governance
Economic activity cross-cutting
under deliberation

KFTC Market Inquiry of E-Commerce Sector

Latest event Date: 2024-03-26 inquiry announcement

Announced Fair Trade Commission market inquiry of e-commerce sector

On 26 March 2024, the South Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) announced the launch of a market inquiry into the e-commerce sector. This measure is in line with the KFTC's action plan to identify and analyse fair trade and consumer issues arising f…

Implementer
Republic of Korea
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Unilateral conduct regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: e-commerce
adopted

Merger control regulation in European Media Freedom Act

Latest event Date: 2024-03-26 law adoption

Adopted European Media Freedom Act including requirement for impact assessment of media market concentrations by Council

On 26 March 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which aims to increase and promote transparency regarding media ownership and introduces safeguards for editorial independence and media pluralism. Th…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Merger control regulation
Economic activity other service provider
concluded

Federal Trade Commission investigation into proposed acquisition of Autotalks by Qualcomm

Latest event Date: 2024-03-25 investigation closure

Closed Federal Trade Commission Investigation into Proposed Acquisition of Autotalks by Qualcomm

On 25 March 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed its investigation of Qualcomm's proposed acquisition of Autotalks. Qualcomm is a semiconductor manufacturer based in the US that specialises in chipsets that enable direct communication bet…

Implementer
United States of America
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Merger control regulation
Economic activity software provider: other software
under deliberation

European Commission investigation into Apple's fee structure compliance with Digital Markets Act

Latest event Date: 2024-03-25 investigation announcement

Announced European Commission investigation into Apple's fee structure compliance with Digital Markets Act

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission announced an investigation into Apple’s fee structure compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The investigation concerns Article 6(4) of the DMA, which obliges gatekeepers to ensure the installation a…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Unilateral conduct regulation
Economic activity cross-cutting
under deliberation

European Commission investigation into Amazon's alleged self-preferencing under the Digital Markets Act

Latest event Date: 2024-03-25 investigation announcement

Announced European Commission investigation into Amazon's alleged self-preferencing under the Digital Markets Act

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission opened an investigation into Amazon concerning its alleged self-preferencing on the Amazon Store and its compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The investigation concerns Art. 6(5) of the DMA, which …

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Unilateral conduct regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: e-commerce
under deliberation

European Commission investigation into Meta's "pay or consent model" compliance with Digital Markets Act

Latest event Date: 2024-03-25 investigation announcement

Announced European Commission investigation into Meta's "pay or consent model" compliance with Digital Markets Act

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission opened an investigation into Meta's "pay or consent model" compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The investigation concerns Meta’s compliance with Article 5(2) of the DMA, which states that in order…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Unilateral conduct regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content
under deliberation

European Commission investigation into Alphabet regarding its alleged self-preferencing on Google Search under the Digital Markets Act

Latest event Date: 2024-03-25 investigation announcement

Announced European Commission investigation into Alphabet regarding its alleged self-preferencing on Google Search under the Digital Markets Act

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission opened an investigation into Alphabet concerning its self-preferencing on Google Search and its compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The investigation concerns Art. 6(5) of the DMA, which states th…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Unilateral conduct regulation
Economic activity search service provider
under deliberation

European Commission investigation into Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play compliance with Digital Markets Act

Latest event Date: 2024-03-25 investigation announcement

Announced European Commission investigation into Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play compliance with Digital Markets Act

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission announced an investigation into Alphabet concerning its compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in relation to the rules on steering in its app store, Google Play. The investigation concerns Article 5(…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Unilateral conduct regulation
Economic activity software provider: app stores
under deliberation

European Commission investigation into Apple concerning its offered choice of services under the Digital Markets Act

Latest event Date: 2024-03-25 investigation announcement

Announced European Commission investigation into Apple concerning its offered choice of services under the Digital Markets Act

On 25 March 2024, the European Commission announced an investigation into Apple concerning its offered choice of services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In particular, the investigation concerns Article 6(3) of the DMA, which stipulates that g…

Implementer
European Union
Policy area Competition
Policy or regulatory element Unilateral conduct regulation
Economic activity technological consumer goods, software provider: other software
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