Germany: Federal Cartel Office closed preliminary investigation into SAP over alleged restrictions on data access from ERP systems without opening a formal abuse proceeding (B7-1/25/15)

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Federal Cartel Office closed preliminary investigation into SAP over alleged restrictions on data access from ERP systems without opening a formal abuse proceeding (B7-1/25/15)

On 30 July 2026, the Federal Cartel Office closed its preliminary investigation into SAP concerning data access from its ERP systems (B7-1/25/15). The investigation examined whether SAP restricted customers' and third-party providers' access to data…

Scope

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

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2026-07-30
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On 30 July 2026, the Federal Cartel Office closed its preliminary investigation into SAP concerning…