Japan: Introduced Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including competition authority governance
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Introduced Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including competition authority governance
On 26 April 2024, the Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones was introduced to the House of Representatives. The Bill would give the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) the power to designate and regulate business ope…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Competition authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores, search service provider, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2024-04-26
under deliberation
2024-05-23
under deliberation
2024-06-12
adopted
2024-06-19
in grace period