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European Union: European Commission adopted final decision requiring Google to implement measures to provide access to search data under Digital Markets Act

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European Commission adopted final decision requiring Google to implement measures to provide access to search data under Digital Markets Act

On 16 July 2026, the European Commission adopted a binding specification decision under the Digital Markets Act setting out how Google must share Google Search data with eligible third-party search engine providers. The Decision clarifies that AI ch…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2026-01-27
under deliberation

On 27 January 2026, the European Commission opened a specification proceeding into Google over its …

2026-04-16
in consultation

On 16 April 2026, the European Commission sent preliminary findings to Google outlining proposed me…

2026-05-01
processing consultation

On 1 May 2026, the European Commission closes its consultation on preliminary findings sent to Goog…

2026-07-16
in force

On 16 July 2026, the European Commission adopted a binding specification decision under the Digital…