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Investigation into Apple regarding anti-competitive App Store Guidelines closed

On 2 September 2021, after an investigation period that began in October 2016, the Japanese Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) closed its investigation into Apple for anti-competitive App Store practices, since it received several assurances on changes be…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2016-10-28
under deliberation

On 28 October 2016, the Japanese Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) opened an investigation into Apple fo…

2021-09-02
concluded

On 2 September 2021, after an investigation period that began in October 2016, the Japanese Fair Tr…