Progress

Current status
under deliberation
02 Sep 2024 under deliberation
14 Nov 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Germany
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

02 Sep 2024
under deliberation

Announced retailer survey in Amazon price control investigation

On 2 September 2024, the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) announced that it launched an online survey of 2'000 representatively selected third-party retailers to investigate the effects of Amazon's price checks on the behaviour of thi…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
14 Nov 2022
under deliberation

Bundeskartellamt expands proceedings in antitrust investigation against Amazon

On 14 November 2022, the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) announced that it will make use of the amendment of Section19(a) of the German Competition Act (GWB) in the two ongoing proceedings against Amazon. Section19(a) gives Bundesk…

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