At the forefront of Big Tech regulation, the European Commission introduced in December 2020 the Digital Markets Act. The act proposes a set of ex ante rules empowering EU authorities to better prevent anticompetitive practices from "gatekeepers".

In this episode of the Podcast Series "Antitrust Code by Concurrences", Fayrouze Masmi-Dazi (Partner, Frieh Associés) discusses the Commission's proposal, the role of gatekeeper and the recent developments in France, UK and Germany.

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1. Heike Schweitzer, Frederik Gutmann, Unilateral Practices in the digital market: An overview of EU and national case law, 15 July 2021, e-Competitions Unilateral practices in the digital market, Art. N° 101045

2. Concurrences Webinar - Will a one-size-fits-all digital markets act deliver for consumers?, 11 May 2021

3. Daniel Fasquelle, Olivier Guersent, Christiane Féral-Schuhl, Marie Even, Laure de La Raudière, Jean-Luc Sauron, Linda Arcelin, Jean-Louis Fourgoux, Leyla Djavadi, Colette Bouckaert, Geoffroy Didier, Valéria Faure-Muntian, Emmanuelle Inacio, DMA/DSA: Has Europe really given itself the means to achieve its ambitions?, May 2021, Concurrences N° 2-2021, Art. N° 100023

4. Alexandre de Streel, Pierre Larouche, The European Digital Markets Act proposal: How to improve a regulatory revolution, May 2021, Concurrences N° 2-2021, Art. N° 100432, pp. 46-63