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Digital Competition
Digital and Competition Policies for Better Innovation
5
Designated firms
7
Investigations
€59 million
Fines
Step 1: Designation phase
The German competition authority must first designate a firm as having paramount significance across markets based on qualitative criteria.
Step 2: Compliance phase
The German competition authority can prevent designated firms from engaging in certain conduct under a list of interdictions. Designated firms can prove that their behaviours have positive effects by bringing objective justifications.
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