Germany: Federal Cartel Office prohibited Amazon from applying price control mechanisms and ordered disgorgement of economic benefits
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Federal Cartel Office prohibited Amazon from applying price control mechanisms and ordered disgorgement of economic benefits
On 5 February 2026, the Federal Cartel Office prohibited Amazon from influencing the prices charged by third-party sellers on the German Amazon Marketplace, and prohibited the existing price control mechanisms that removed offers or restricted Buy B…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2022-11-14
under deliberation
2024-09-02
under deliberation
2025-06-02
under investigation