Japan: Japan Fair Trade Commission investigation into Booking.com B.V. regarding alleged anti-competitive parity clauses

Progress

Current status
concluded
16 Mar 2022 concluded
17 Dec 2021 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Japan
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

16 Mar 2022
concluded

Closed investigation into Booking.com B.V. for alleged anti-competitive parity clauses following commitments

On 16 March 2022, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) closed its investigation into Booking.com B.V. (Booking) for alleged anti-competitive parity clauses following commitments by Booking. The investigation had been initiated by the JFTC on 17 De…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
17 Dec 2021
under deliberation

Announced investigation into Booking.com B.V. for alleged anti-competitive parity clauses following commitments

On 17 December 2021, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) initiated an investigation into Booking.com B.V. (Booking) for alleged anti-competitive parity clauses. The JFTC alleged that Booking used contractual clauses to influence the pricing of ho…

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

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