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European Union: Council adopts DMA including regulatory categorization of "gatekeeper"

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Council adopts DMA including regulatory categorization of "gatekeeper"

On 18 July 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted the Digital Markets Act (DMA) outlining the thresholds for "gatekeepers" classification. The Act defines “gatekeepers” as companies providing “a core platform service” (such as browsers, mes…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2020-12-15
under deliberation

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission submitted the Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposal to th…

2021-11-25
under deliberation

On 25 November 2021, the EU Council adopted its general approach on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) p…

2021-12-15
under deliberation

On 15 December 2021, the European Parliament approved its amended text for the Digital Markets Act …

2022-03-24
under deliberation

In a final trilogue on 25 March 2022, the European Parliament and the European Council agreed on a …

2022-07-05
under deliberation

On 5 July 2022, the European Parliament passed the Digital Markets Act outlining the thresholds fo…

2022-07-18
adopted

On 18 July 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted the Digital Markets Act (DMA) outlining …

2022-11-01
in grace period

On 1 November 2022, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) outlining thresholds for the designation of compa…

2023-05-02
in force

On 2 May 2023, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) outlining thresholds for the designation of companies…