Japan: Fair Trade Commission and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry opened consultation on draft guidelines on Act on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones (Act No. 58 of 2024)

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Fair Trade Commission and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry opened consultation on draft guidelines on Act on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones (Act No. 58 of 2024)

On 15 May 2025, the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry opened a public consultation on draft guidelines on the Act on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones (Act No. 58 of 2024)…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods, software provider: app stores, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2025-05-15
in consultation

On 15 May 2025, the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ope…

2025-06-13
processing consultation

On 13 June 2025, the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry op…

2025-07-29
adopted

On 29 July 2025, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ad…