Japan: Adopted Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including interoperability requirement
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Adopted Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including interoperability requirement
On 12 June 2024, the Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones was adopted by the House of Councillors. The Bill includes interoperability requirements for providers of specific software used in smartphones, inclu…
Scope
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Interoperability requirement
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
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2024-04-26
under deliberation
2024-05-23
under deliberation
2024-06-12
adopted
2024-06-19
in grace period