Germany: Issued Bundeskartellamt ruling classifying Microsoft as an undertaking of paramount significance for competition across markets
Description
Issued Bundeskartellamt ruling classifying Microsoft as an undertaking of paramount significance for competition across markets
On 30 September 2024, the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) issued a decision classifying Microsoft as an undertaking of paramount significance for competition across markets under Section 19a of the German Digitalisation Act on extend…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider, software provider: other software, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority