Japan: JFTC Guidelines Concerning Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that Provide Personal Information, etc
Progress
Current status
adopted
17 Dec 2019 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Publication of JFTC Guidelines on abuse of power by digital platforms
The Japan Fair Trade Commission publishes its Guidelines Concerning Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that Provide Personal Information, which conclude that digital platforms are…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body