Japan: Adopted Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including competition authority governance
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Adopted Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including competition authority governance
On 12 June 2024, the Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones was adopted by the House of Councillors. The Bill gives the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) the power to designate and regulate business operators providi…
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
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