Romania: Competition Council of Romania Investigation into Dante International for abuse of dominance on e-Commerce platform
Progress
Current status
in force
29 Dec 2020 in force
22 Dec 2017 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Romania
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued ruling against Dante International for abuse of dominance on its e-commerce platform
On 29 December 2020, the Romanian Competition Council (RCC) sanctioned e-commerce provider Dante International for abusing its dominance on its e-commerce platform eMAG with a fine of RON 32.28 million (EUR 6.7 million). Dante International used alg…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Announced investigation into Dante International for abuse of dominance on its e-commerce platform
On 22 December 2017, the Romanian Competition Council (RCC) opened an investigation into Dante International for abusing its dominance on its e-commerce platform eMAG. The RCC alleges that Dante International used algorithms to disadvantage other ve…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority