Japan: Japan Fair Trade Commission and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry amendments to Enforcement Regulations of Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software (Act No. 58 of 2024) enter into force
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Japan Fair Trade Commission and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry amendments to Enforcement Regulations of Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software (Act No. 58 of 2024) enter into force
On 18 December 2025, the amendments to the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software (Act No. 58 of 2024) enter into force, on the same day as the Main Act itself. The order applies to "designat…
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
2025-06-13
processing consultation
2025-07-29
adopted