Republic of Korea: Fair Trade Commission rejected Coupang's application to resolve investigation into most-favoured nation clause demands through consent decree proceedings

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Fair Trade Commission rejected Coupang's application to resolve investigation into most-favoured nation clause demands through consent decree proceedings

On 18 June 2026, the Fair Trade Commission rejected an application by Coupang to resolve an investigation into alleged most-favoured-nation (MFN) clause demands through consent decree proceedings, and confirmed that the separately investigated tying…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2024-07-17
under deliberation

On 17 July 2024, the Fair Trade Commission announced an ex officio investigation into alleged most-…

2026-06-18
under investigation

On 18 June 2026, the Fair Trade Commission rejected an application by Coupang to resolve an investi…