Description

Announced investigation into Amazon regarding anti-competitive practices

On 5 July 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into Amazon for potentially anti-competitive practices affecting sellers in its marketplace, which may worsen conditions for consumers. The investigation will c…

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2022-07-05
under deliberation

On 5 July 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into Amazo…

2023-07-26
in consultation

On 26 July 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a consultation on Amazon's o…

2023-09-01
processing consultation

On 1 September 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closed its consultation on Amaz…

2023-11-03
in force

On 3 November 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it had accepted Amazon…