Italy: Issued Advocate General Opinion in investigation into Google for abuse of dominance in operating systems market concerning third-party access to Android Auto platform

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Issued Advocate General Opinion in investigation into Google for abuse of dominance in operating systems market concerning third-party access to Android Auto platform

On 5 September 2024, Advocate General Medina issued an opinion in case C-233/23 (Alphabet and Others) stating that Google’s refusal to provide third-party access to Android Auto platform may be in breach of competition rules. In particular, Advocate…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2019-05-08
under deliberation

On 8 May 2019, the Italian competition and markets authority (autorità garante della concorrenza e …

2021-05-13
in force

On 13 May 2021, the Italian competition and markets authority (autorità garante della concorrenza e…

2024-09-05
under deliberation

On 5 September 2024, Advocate General Medina issued an opinion in case C-233/23 (Alphabet and Other…

2025-02-25
in force

On 25 February 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a ruling in Case C-23…