Japan: Closed consultation on evaluation of specified digital platforms
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Closed consultation on evaluation of specified digital platforms
On 11 December 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) closed its consultation on a draft document evaluating the implementation of transparency and fairness practices by Amazon, Google, Apple, Yahoo and Rakuten under the 2020 Act on Improvement of Transparency and Fairness of Specified Digital Platforms. These companies have been designated by METI as “specified digital platform providers” under the Act and are required to implement certain internal procedures and to submit a report to the authority for evaluation.
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Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Authorisation of goods or services
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2022-11-11
in consultation
2022-12-11
in consultation
2023-12-05
in consultation
2024-01-12
processing consultation