On 15 December 2021, the European Parliament adopted its position on the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The “gatekeepers” will be subject to two additional obligations regarding mergers and acquisitions. Firstly, “gatekeepers” will have to notify the European Commission about their intent to merge or acquire another company providing “core platform services” or other digital services, even if that acquisition does not meet the threshold in the EU merger regulation. Secondly, the “gatekeepers“ will have to submit an audit report annually regarding their “techniques for profiling of consumers” that it applies to is services.
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