Japan: 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
30 Sep 2019 processing consultation
29 Aug 2019 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
Japan
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

17 Dec 2019
adopted

Adopted guidelines regarding abuse of a superior bargaining position in B2C transactions concerning personal information

On 17 December 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) published the "Guidelines Concerning Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that Provide Personal Information, etc". The gu…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
30 Sep 2019
processing consultation

Closed consultation on draft guidelines regarding abuse of a superior bargaining position in B2C transactions concerning personal information

On 30 September 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission closed its consultation on the draft of the "Guidelines Concerning Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that Provide Personal I…

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
29 Aug 2019
in consultation

Opened consultation on draft guidelines regarding abuse of a superior bargaining position in B2C transactions concerning personal information

On 29 August 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission published a draft of the "Guidelines Concerning Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that Provide Personal Information, etc" and o…

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