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Germany: Issued CJEU ruling on Meta/Facebook v. FCO on competition authority competence regarding the GDPR (C-252/21)

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Issued CJEU ruling on Meta/Facebook v. FCO on competition authority competence regarding the GDPR (C-252/21)

On 4 July 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its ruling in case C‑252/21 (Meta/Facebook v. the Federal Cartel Office. The case originated when the the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) prohibited Meta Platforms from processing …

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2019-02-06
in force

The Federal Cartel Office (FCO) rules that excessive data collection by platforms (i.c. Facebook) o…

2019-08-26
under appeal

Court of appeals suspends the application of the the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) ruling that excess…

2020-06-23
in force

Supreme court overturns the court of appeals and upholds the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) ruling tha…

2021-03-24
under deliberation

On 24 March 2021, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (DHRC) suspended the proceedings in the case…

2021-03-24
under investigation

On 24 March 2021, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (DHRC) suspended the proceedings in the case…

2022-09-20
under deliberation

On 20 September 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Advocate General's Opinion …

2023-07-04
in force

On 4 July 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its ruling in case C‑252/2…

2024-10-10
concluded

On 10 October 2024, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) closed its investigation into Meta (formerly Fa…