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European Union: Closed consultation on Amazon's commitments to address allegation of anti-competitive practices in the e-commerce sector

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Closed consultation on Amazon's commitments to address allegation of anti-competitive practices in the e-commerce sector

On 9 September 2022, the consultation on Amazon's commitments addressing allegations of abuse of dominance in the online marketplace closed. The Commission opened the investigation alleging that Amazon is discriminating against third-party sellers t…

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 …