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- 1 Article 5 Obligations for gatekeepers
- 1 Article 16 Opening of a market investigation
- 2 Article 18 Market investigation into systematic non-compliance
- 1 Article 27 Information by third parties
- 1 Article 32 Limitation periods for the imposition of penalties
- 2 Article 40 The high-level group
CHAPTER I
SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER II
GATEKEEPERS
CHAPTER III
PRACTICES OF GATEKEEPERS THAT LIMIT CONTESTABILITY OR ARE UNFAIR
CHAPTER IV
MARKET INVESTIGATION
CHAPTER V
INVESTIGATIVE, ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING POWERS
CHAPTER VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
- gatekeeper
- core platform service
- information society service
- digital sector
- online intermediation services
- online search engine
- online social networking service
- video-sharing platform service
- number-independent interpersonal communications service
- operating system
- web browser
- virtual assistant
- cloud computing service
- software application stores
- software application
- payment service
- technical service supporting payment service
- payment system for in-app purchases
- identification service
- end user
- business user
- ranking
- search results
- data
- personal data
- non-personal data
- undertaking
- control
- interoperability
- turnover
- profiling
- consent
- national court
- General
- Active end users
- Active business users
- Submission of information
- Specific definitions
- shall 49
- gatekeeper 37
- commission 36
- article 27
- the 25
- which 20
- market 18
- pursuant 17
- investigation 17
- services 16
- group 14
- core_platform_services 13
- period 12
- high-level 12
- each 12
- from 12
- decision 12
- information 12
- within 11
- including 11
- regulation 11
- end_users 10
- referred 10
- relevant 10
- data 9
- european 9
- such 8
- business_users 8
- provide 8
- limitation 8
- non-compliance 8
- article 8
- provided 7
- advertiser 7
- paragraph 7
- consent 7
- third 7
- parties 6
- opening 6
- paragraph 6
- purpose 6
- online 6
- order 6
- publisher 6
- received 6
- personal 6
- surcharges 6
- deductions 6
- national 6
- obligations 5
Article 5
Obligations for gatekeepers
1. The gatekeeper shall comply with all obligations set out in this Article with respect to each of its core_platform_services listed in the designation decision pursuant to Article 3(9).
2. The gatekeeper shall not do any of the following:
| (a) | process, for the purpose of providing online advertising services, personal data of end_users using services of third parties that make use of core_platform_services of the gatekeeper; |
| (b) | combine personal data from the relevant core_platform_service with personal data from any further core_platform_services or from any other services provided by the gatekeeper or with personal data from third-party services; |
| (c) | cross-use personal data from the relevant core_platform_service in other services provided separately by the gatekeeper, including other core_platform_services, and vice versa; and |
| (d) | sign in end_users to other services of the gatekeeper in order to combine personal data, |
unless the end_user has been presented with the specific choice and has given consent within the meaning of Article 4, point (11), and Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Where the consent given for the purposes of the first subparagraph has been refused or withdrawn by the end_user, the gatekeeper shall not repeat its request for consent for the same purpose more than once within a period of one year.
This paragraph is without prejudice to the possibility for the gatekeeper to rely on Article 6(1), points (c), (d) and (e) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, where applicable.
3. The gatekeeper shall not prevent business_users from offering the same products or services to end_users through third-party online_intermediation_services or through their own direct online sales channel at prices or conditions that are different from those offered through the online_intermediation_services of the gatekeeper.
4. The gatekeeper shall allow business_users, free of charge, to communicate and promote offers, including under different conditions, to end_users acquired via its core_platform_service or through other channels, and to conclude contracts with those end_users, regardless of whether, for that purpose, they use the core_platform_services of the gatekeeper.
5. The gatekeeper shall allow end_users to access and use, through its core_platform_services, content, subscriptions, features or other items, by using the software_application of a business_user, including where those end_users acquired such items from the relevant business_user without using the core_platform_services of the gatekeeper.
6. The gatekeeper shall not directly or indirectly prevent or restrict business_users or end_users from raising any issue of non-compliance with the relevant Union or national law by the gatekeeper with any relevant public authority, including national_courts, related to any practice of the gatekeeper. This is without prejudice to the right of business_users and gatekeepers to lay down in their agreements the terms of use of lawful complaints-handling mechanisms.
7. The gatekeeper shall not require end_users to use, or business_users to use, to offer, or to interoperate with, an identification_service, a web_browser engine or a payment_service, or technical services that support the provision of payment_services, such as payment systems for in-app purchases, of that gatekeeper in the context of services provided by the business_users using that gatekeeper’s core_platform_services.
8. The gatekeeper shall not require business_users or end_users to subscribe to, or register with, any further core_platform_services listed in the designation decision pursuant to Article 3(9) or which meet the thresholds in Article 3(2), point (b), as a condition for being able to use, access, sign up for or registering with any of that gatekeeper’s core_platform_services listed pursuant to that Article.
9. The gatekeeper shall provide each advertiser to which it supplies online advertising services, or third parties authorised by advertisers, upon the advertiser’s request, with information on a daily basis free of charge, concerning each advertisement placed by the advertiser, regarding:
| (a) | the price and fees paid by that advertiser, including any deductions and surcharges, for each of the relevant online advertising services provided by the gatekeeper, |
| (b) | the remuneration received by the publisher, including any deductions and surcharges, subject to the publisher’s consent; and |
| (c) | the metrics on which each of the prices, fees and remunerations are calculated. |
In the event that a publisher does not consent to the sharing of information regarding the remuneration received, as referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph, the gatekeeper shall provide each advertiser free of charge with information concerning the daily average remuneration received by that publisher, including any deductions and surcharges, for the relevant advertisements.
10. The gatekeeper shall provide each publisher to which it supplies online advertising services, or third parties authorised by publishers, upon the publisher’s request, with free of charge information on a daily basis, concerning each advertisement displayed on the publisher’s inventory, regarding:
| (a) | the remuneration received and the fees paid by that publisher, including any deductions and surcharges, for each of the relevant online advertising services provided by the gatekeeper; |
| (b) | the price paid by the advertiser, including any deductions and surcharges, subject to the advertiser’s consent; and |
| (c) | the metrics on which each of the prices and remunerations are calculated. |
In the event an advertiser does not consent to the sharing of information, the gatekeeper shall provide each publisher free of charge with information concerning the daily average price paid by that advertiser, including any deductions and surcharges, for the relevant advertisements.
Article 16
Opening of a market investigation
1. When the Commission intends to carry out a market investigation with a view to the possible adoption of decisions pursuant to Articles 17, 18 and 19 it shall adopt a decision opening a market investigation.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Commission may exercise its investigative powers under this Regulation before opening a market investigation pursuant to that paragraph.
3. The decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall specify:
| (a) | the date of opening of the market investigation; |
| (b) | the description of the issue to which the market investigation relates to; |
| (c) | the purpose of the market investigation. |
4. The Commission may reopen a market investigation that it has closed where:
| (a) | there has been a material change in any of the facts on which a decision adopted pursuant to Article 17, 18 or 19 was based; or |
| (b) | the decision adopted pursuant to Article 17, 18 or 19 was based on incomplete, incorrect or misleading information. |
5. The Commission may ask one or more national competent authorities to assist it in its market investigation.
Article 18
Market investigation into systematic non-compliance
1. The Commission may conduct a market investigation for the purpose of examining whether a gatekeeper has engaged in systematic non-compliance. The Commission shall conclude that market investigation within 12 months from the date referred to in Article 16(3), point (a). Where the market investigation shows that a gatekeeper has systematically infringed one or more of the obligations laid down in Article 5, 6 or 7 and has maintained, strengthened or extended its gatekeeper position in relation to the requirements set out in Article 3(1), the Commission may adopt an implementing act imposing on such gatekeeper any behavioural or structural remedies which are proportionate and necessary to ensure effective compliance with this Regulation. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 50(2).
2. The remedy imposed in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article may include, to the extent that such remedy is proportionate and necessary in order to maintain or restore fairness and contestability as affected by the systematic non-compliance, the prohibition, during a limited period, for the gatekeeper to enter into a concentration within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 regarding the core_platform_services or the other services provided in the digital_sector or enabling the collection of data that are affected by the systematic non-compliance.
3. A gatekeeper shall be deemed to have engaged in systematic non-compliance with the obligations laid down in Articles 5, 6 and 7, where the Commission has issued at least three non-compliance decisions pursuant to Article 29 against a gatekeeper in relation to any of its core_platform_services within a period of 8 years prior to the adoption of the decision opening a market investigation in view of the possible adoption of a decision pursuant to this Article.
4. The Commission shall communicate its preliminary findings to the gatekeeper concerned within 6 months from the date referred to in Article 16(3), point (a). In its preliminary findings, the Commission shall explain whether it preliminarily considers that the conditions of paragraph 1 of this Article are met and which remedy or remedies it preliminarily considers necessary and proportionate.
5. In order to enable interested third parties to effectively provide comments, the Commission shall, at the same time as communicating its preliminary findings to the gatekeeper pursuant to paragraph 4 or as soon as possible thereafter, publish a non-confidential summary of the case and the remedies that it is considering imposing. The Commission shall specify a reasonable timeframe within which such comments are to be provided.
6. Where the Commission intends to adopt a decision pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article by making commitments offered by the gatekeeper pursuant to Article 25 binding, it shall publish a non-confidential summary of the case and the main content of the commitments. Interested third parties may submit their comments within a reasonable timeframe which shall be set by the Commission.
7. In the course of the market investigation, the Commission may extend its duration where such extension is justified on objective grounds and proportionate. The extension may apply to the deadline by which the Commission has to issue its preliminary findings, or to the deadline for adoption of the final decision. The total duration of any extension or extensions pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed 6 months.
8. In order to ensure effective compliance by the gatekeeper with its obligations laid down in Articles 5, 6 and 7, the Commission shall regularly review the remedies that it imposes in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. The Commission shall be entitled to modify those remedies if, following a new market investigation, it finds that they are not effective.
Article 27
Information by third parties
1. Any third party, including business_users, competitors or end-users of the core_platform_services listed in the designation decision pursuant to Article 3(9), as well as their representatives, may inform the national competent authority of the Member State, enforcing the rules referred to in Article 1(6), or the Commission directly, about any practice or behaviour by gatekeepers that falls within the scope of this Regulation.
2. The national competent authority of the Member State, enforcing the rules referred to in Article 1(6), and the Commission shall have full discretion as regards the appropriate measures and are under no obligation to follow-up on the information received.
3. Where the national competent authority of the Member State, enforcing the rules referred to in Article 1(6), determines, based on the information received pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, that there may be an issue of non-compliance with this Regulation, it shall transfer that information to the Commission.
Article 32
Limitation periods for the imposition of penalties
1. The powers conferred on the Commission by Articles 30 and 31 shall be subject to a 5 year limitation period.
2. Time shall begin to run on the day on which the infringement is committed. However, in the case of continuing or repeated infringements, time shall begin to run on the day on which the infringement ceases.
3. Any action taken by the Commission for the purpose of a market investigation or proceedings in respect of an infringement shall interrupt the limitation period for the imposition of fines or periodic penalty payments. The limitation period shall be interrupted with effect from the date on which the action is notified to at least one undertaking or association of undertakings which has participated in the infringement. Actions which interrupt the running of the period shall include in particular the following:
| (a) | requests for information by the Commission; |
| (b) | written authorisations to conduct inspections issued to its officials by the Commission; |
| (c) | the opening of a proceeding by the Commission pursuant to Article 20. |
4. Each interruption shall start time running afresh. However, the limitation period shall expire at the latest on the day on which a period equal to twice the limitation period has elapsed without the Commission having imposed a fine or a periodic penalty payment. That period shall be extended by the time during which limitation is suspended pursuant to paragraph 5.
5. The limitation period for the imposition of fines or periodic penalty payments shall be suspended for as long as the decision of the Commission is the subject of proceedings pending before the Court of Justice.
Article 40
The high-level group
1. The Commission shall establish a high-level group for the Digital Markets Act (‘the high-level group’).
2. The high-level group shall be composed of the following European bodies and networks:
| (a) | Body of the European Regulators for Electronic Communications; |
| (b) | European Data Protection Supervisor and European Data Protection Board; |
| (c) | European Competition Network; |
| (d) | Consumer Protection Cooperation Network; and |
| (e) | European Regulatory Group of Audiovisual Media Regulators. |
3. The European bodies and networks referred to in paragraph 2 shall each have an equal number of representatives in the high-level group. The maximum number of members of the high-level group shall not exceed 30.
4. The Commission shall provide secretariat services to the high-level group in order to facilitate its work. The high-level group shall be chaired by the Commission, which shall participate in its meetings. The high-level group shall meet upon request of the Commission at least once per calendar year. The Commission shall also convene a meeting of the group when so requested by the majority of the members composing the group in order to address a specific issue.
5. The high-level group may provide the Commission with advice and expertise in the areas falling within the competences of its members, including:
| (a) | advice and recommendations within their expertise relevant for any general matter of implementation or enforcement of this Regulation; or |
| (b) | advice and expertise promoting a consistent regulatory approach across different regulatory instruments. |
6. The high-level group may, in particular, identify and assess the current and potential interactions between this Regulation and the sector-specific rules applied by the national authorities composing the European bodies and networks referred to in paragraph 2 and submit an annual report to the Commission presenting such assessment and identifying potential trans-regulatory issues. Such report may be accompanied by recommendations aiming at converging towards consistent transdisciplinary approaches and synergies between the implementation of this Regulation and other sectoral regulations. The report shall be communicated to the European Parliament and to the Council.
7. In the context of market investigations into new services and new practices, the high-level group may provide expertise to the Commission on the need to amend, add or remove rules in this Regulation, to ensure that digital markets across the Union are contestable and fair.
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