European Union: Issued ruling in European Commission investigation into Google for alleged abusive online advertising practices
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Issued ruling in European Commission investigation into Google for alleged abusive online advertising practices
On 20 March 2019, the European Commission sanctioned Google with a fine of EUR 1.49 billion for violating EU antitrust rule Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Specifically, Google prevented third-party website…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2016-07-14
under deliberation
2019-03-20
in force