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Consultation opened on second statement of issues of market inquiry

On 17 August 2021, the South African Competition Commission (CCSA) released a second statement of issues of its inquiry into online intermediation platform services (OIPMI). Along with the publication, it opened a second consultation period, which will close on 23 September 2021. The focus of the inquiry is to investigate possible restrictions of competition law in the form of unilateral conduct and conglomeration, among others. Notably, even foreign-based online platforms that are active in South Africa will be investigated, even if they don't have any offices in South Africa. The inquiry was initiated pursuant to section 43B(1)(a) of the Competition Act 89 of 1998. The release of a final report is expected for 18 November 2022.

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Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, software provider: app stores, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2021-02-19
under deliberation

On 19 February 2021, the South African Competition Commission (CCSA) released the draft terms of re…

2021-05-19
under deliberation

The South African Competition Commission (CCSA) released a statement of issues of its inquiry into …

2021-08-17
in consultation

On 17 August 2021, the South African Competition Commission (CCSA) released a second statement of i…

2021-09-23
processing consultation

On 23 September, the consultation that was part of the second statement of issues released by the S…

2022-07-13
in consultation

On 13 July 2022, the South African Competition Authority published its provisional report on the "O…

2022-08-23
processing consultation

On 23 August 2022, the South African Competition Authority closed the consultation on its provision…

2023-05-19
under investigation

On 19 May 2023, the South African Competition Commission announced it had extended the period for c…

2023-07-31
concluded

On 31 July 2023, the South African Competition Commission published its final report on the Online …