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Japan: Implementation order for Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software (Act No. 58 of 2024)

Progress

Current status
adopted
29 Jul 2025 adopted
13 Jun 2025 processing consultation
15 May 2025 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
software provider: app stores
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

29 Jul 2025
adopted

Japan Fair Trade Commission and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry adopted amendments to Enforcement Regulations of Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software (Act No. 58 of 2024)

On 29 July 2025, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (FTC) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry adopted the amendments to the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software (Act No. 58 of 2024…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
13 Jun 2025
processing consultation

Japan Fair Trade Commission and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry closes consultation on draft order for Enforcement Regulations of Act on Promotion of Competition Pertaining to Specified Software Used on Smartphones

On 13 June 2025, the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry closes the public consultation on a draft order for Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Promotion of Competition Pertaining to Specified Software Used…

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
15 May 2025
in consultation

Japan Fair Trade Commission and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry opened consultation on draft amendments to order for Enforcement Regulations of Act on Promotion of Competition Pertaining to Specified Software Used on Smartphones

On 15 May 2025, the Japan Fair Trade Commission and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry opened a consultation on the draft amendments to an order for Enforcement Regulations of Act on Promotion of Competition Pertaining to Specified Software Use…

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority