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South Africa: Consultation closed on second statement of issues regarding online intermediation platforms market inquiry

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Consultation closed on second statement of issues regarding online intermediation platforms market inquiry

On 23 September, the consultation that was part of the second statement of issues released by the South African Competition Commission (CCSA) on 17 August 2021, closed. The statement is part of the inquiry into online intermediation platform service…

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 …