Progress

Current status
concluded
20 Jan 2022 concluded
01 Sep 2021 processing consultation
09 Jun 2021 in consultation
16 Jul 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

20 Jan 2022
concluded

Commission publishes final report on Consumer Internet of Things sector antitrust inquiry

On 20 January 2022, the European Commission published its final report on the competition sector inquiry into the consumer Internet of Things (IoT). The final report outlines possible competition problems in markets for IoT-related products and serv…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body central government
01 Sep 2021
processing consultation

Commission closes consultation on initial findings for antitrust inquiry into consumer Internet of Things

The European Commission closes the public consultation in its antitrust inquiry into the consumer Internet of Things (IoT).

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body central government
09 Jun 2021
in consultation

Commission opens consultation on initial findings for antitrust inquiry into consumer Internet of Things

With the publication of its initial findings, the European Commission opens the public consultation in its antitrust inquiry into the consumer Internet of Things (IoT). According to the Commission, a particular concern in this sector is the emergenc…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body central government
16 Jul 2020
under deliberation

Commission launches sector antitrust inquiry into consumer Internet of Things

The European Commission today launched an antitrust competition inquiry into the sector of Internet of Things (IoT) for consumer-related products and services in the European Union. The sector inquiry will focus on consumer-related products and serv…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body central government