Germany: Federal Cartel Office investigation into SAP over alleged restrictions on data access from enterprise resource planning systems
Progress
Current status
concluded
30 Jul 2026 concluded
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Federal Cartel Office closed preliminary investigation into SAP over alleged restrictions on data access from ERP systems without opening a formal abuse proceeding (B7-1/25/15)
On 30 July 2026, the Federal Cartel Office closed its preliminary investigation into SAP concerning data access from its ERP systems (B7-1/25/15). The investigation examined whether SAP restricted customers' and third-party providers' access to data…
Event type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority