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Step 1: Designation phase
The UK Competition and Markets Authority must designate a firm with strategic market status based on qualitative and quantitative criteria. It must engage in stakeholder consultation before the adoption of the designation decision.
Designated firm | Designated digital activity | Start date designation | End date designation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Google | Google general search; Google search advertising services | 14/01/2025 | Ongoing | |
Google | Google is Android; Google Play Store; Google Chrome and Google Blink | 23/01/2025 | Ongoing | |
Apple | Apple iOS; Apple iPadOS; Apple App Store; Apple Safari; and Apple Webkit | 23/01/2025 | Ongoing |
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Step 2: Compliance phase
The UK Competition and Markets Authority can impose conduct requirements (CRs) and pro-pro-competitive interventions (PCIs) following an investigation. It must engage in stakeholder consultation before the adoption of the compliance decision.
The CMA has not yet opened an investigation.
Source: Christophe Carugati (last updated December 2024).
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