Japan: Passed Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including unilateral conduct regulation
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Passed Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including unilateral conduct regulation
On 23 May 2024, the Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones was passed by the House of Representatives. The Bill would prohibit designated business operators, whose services are integral to smartphone usage, fr…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores, search service provider, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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