.@EU_Commission sets out options for new "mega-platforms" regulation to aid comp law & "ensure contestability of platform markets."
- horizontal practices of platforms with
significant market power
- e.g. data sharing, interoperability, self-preferencing, digital
ID services /1
- horizontal practices of platforms with
significant market power
- e.g. data sharing, interoperability, self-preferencing, digital
ID services /1
"and/or case-by-case analysis of harms and regulatory competence for
enforcing remedies. Different models of regulatory oversight and enforcement can be explored." /2
enforcing remedies. Different models of regulatory oversight and enforcement can be explored." /2
...and then the caveat that @EU_Competition shall not be messed with: "For all the options, special attention will be taken to ensure the coherence with competition law" /3 [all quotes from internal impact assessment]
@EU_Competition But there's a warning in there not to go too far. Platforms can be good. "Online platforms may currently facilitate market
access for a large number of entrepreneurs & businesses, & enhanced protection would
reinforce the respect for fundamental right to conduct a business." /4
access for a large number of entrepreneurs & businesses, & enhanced protection would
reinforce the respect for fundamental right to conduct a business." /4
"It is nonetheless crucial
that the option does not go beyond what is necessary and proportionate to restore the effective
functioning of the ‘platform markets’ in question, so as to achieve a fair balance between the
possibly conflicting rights and interests." /5
that the option does not go beyond what is necessary and proportionate to restore the effective
functioning of the ‘platform markets’ in question, so as to achieve a fair balance between the
possibly conflicting rights and interests." /5
