Germany: Announced investigation on Meta's status as company of paramount significance across markets
Description
Announced investigation on Meta's status as company of paramount significance across markets
On 28 January 2021, the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) announced that it will investigate whether Facebook/Meta can be categorised as company of "paramount significance for competition across markets". Under section 19a of the Germa…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority