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EU and Japan issued Digital Partnership Council Joint Statement including unilateral conduct regulation

On 12 May 2025, the European Union and Japan reaffirmed an agreement for tech and digital cooperation at their third Digital Partnership Council, which included commitments to promote fair and contestable digital markets through unilateral conduct r…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-05-12
adopted

On 12 May 2025, the European Union and Japan reaffirmed an agreement for tech and digital cooperati…