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European Union: Opened EU Commission investigation into Amazon over alleged anti-competitive practices in the e-commerce sector

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Opened EU Commission investigation into Amazon over alleged anti-competitive practices in the e-commerce sector

On 10 November 2020, the European Commission opened an investigation into Amazon over alleged anti-competitive practices in the e-commerce sector. The Commission alleges that Amazon abused its dominant position in the online marketplaces and logisti…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2020-11-10
under deliberation

On 10 November 2020, the European Commission opened an investigation into Amazon over alleged anti-…

2021-10-14
under investigation

On 14 October 2021, the EU General Court issued its ruling regarding Amazon.com Inc’s action for an…

2022-07-14
in consultation

On 14 July 2022, the European Commission opened a public consultation on the commitments it has rec…

2022-09-09
processing consultation

On 9 September 2022, the consultation on Amazon's commitments addressing allegations of abuse of do…

2022-12-20
concluded

On 20 December 2022, the European Commission announced that it had accepted Amazon's commitments ad…

2023-04-20
under investigation

On 20 April 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its ruling regarding Amazon.com Inc’s …