Description

Issued Federal Judicial Power determination on COFECE’s jurisdiction over the digital market

On 18 June 2021, the Mexican Federal Judicial Power determined that the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) is the competent authority with jurisdiction over markets for online search services, social networks and cloud computing services. The notable exception is the market for mobile operating systems, which is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT).

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Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Competition authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, search service provider, messaging service provider, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2021-06-18
in force

On 18 June 2021, the Mexican Federal Judicial Power determined that the Federal Economic Competitio…

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