Description

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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Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
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

On 11 November 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) opened a consultat…

2022-12-11
in consultation

On 11 December 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) closed its consult…

2023-12-05
in consultation

On 5 December 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) opened a public con…

2024-01-12
processing consultation

On 12 January 2024, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) closed a public con…

2024-02-02
concluded

On 2 February 2024, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) issued its report f…