Progress

Current status
under investigation
04 May 2022 under investigation
28 Jan 2021 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

04 May 2022
under investigation

Issued decision on Meta's status as company of paramount significance across markets

On 4 May 2022, the German competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) determined that Meta is a company of paramount significance across markets, a new regulatory categorisation for large digital companies. Under section 19a of the German Competition A…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
28 Jan 2021
under deliberation

Announced investigation on Meta's status as company of paramount significance across markets

On 28 January 2021, the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) announced that it will investigate whether Facebook/Meta can be categorised as company of "paramount significance for competition across markets". Under section 19a of the Germa…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority

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