Progress

Current status
in force
01 Feb 2021 in force
26 Jan 2021 in grace period
27 May 2020 adopted
18 Feb 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

01 Feb 2021
in force

Implemented Act on Improving Transparency and Fairness of Digital Platforms

The "Act on Improvement of Transparency and Fairness in Trading on Specified Digital Platforms" enters into force. The Act introduces transparency obligations for "specified digital platforms providers". In particular, such providers are requested t…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
26 Jan 2021
in grace period

Announced implementation date and scope of Act on Improving Transparency and Fairness of Digital Platforms

On 26 January 2021, a Cabinet Order "for Stipulating the Business Category and Scale under Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Act on Improving Transparency and Fairness of Digital Platforms" established that the "Act on Improving Transparency and Fairnes…

Source
Event type law
Action type in force with grace period
Government branch executive
Government body central government
27 May 2020
adopted

Adopted Act on Improvement of Transparency and Fairness in Trading on Specified Digital Platforms

The "Act on Improvement of Transparency and Fairness in Trading on Specified Digital Platforms" is adopted by the Japanese Diet. The Act introduces transparency obligations for "specified digital platforms providers". In particular, such providers a…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
18 Feb 2020
under deliberation

Introduced Act on Improving Transparency and Fairness of Digital Platforms

The "Act on Improvement of Transparency and Fairness in Trading on Specified Digital Platforms" is introduced in the Diet. The Act introduces transparency obligations for "specified digital platforms providers". In particular, such providers are req…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament