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Regulation (EU) 2022/19252020/0374(COD)COM(2020)842

Digital Markets Act

Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act)

Stage
In force, reached 12 Oct 2022
In force
In force since 1 Nov 2022 · CELEX 32022R1925
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Andreas Schwab (EPP)
Lead DG
DG CNECT
Last activity
12 Oct 2022
40 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 12 Oct 2022.

Show the earlier record: 23 dates, 30 Jun 2020 to 11 May 2022
  1. 30 Jun 2020
    • Inception impact assessment closed: Digital Services Act package: ex ante regulatory instrument of very large online platforms acting as gatekeepers, 85 responses · Commission
  2. 8 Sept 2020
    • Public consultation closed: Digital Services Act package: ex ante regulatory instrument of very large online platforms acting as gatekeepers, 2863 responses · Commission
  3. 16 Dec 2020
    • Adoption by Commission
  4. 17 Dec 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 20 Jan 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 8 Feb 2021
    • Plenary sitting
    • Referred to committee
  7. 8 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 11 Mar 2021
    • Plenary sitting
  9. 22 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 5 May 2021
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Digital Services Act package: ex ante regulatory instrument of very large online platforms acting as gatekeepers, 90 responses · Commission
  11. 17 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  12. 20 May 2021
    • Plenary sitting
  13. 16 Jun 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  14. 31 Aug 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  15. 5 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  16. 16 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  17. 22 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  18. 23 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  19. 24 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  20. 14 Dec 2021
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary sitting
    • Debate in plenary
  21. 15 Dec 2021
    • EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary sitting
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
  22. 11 Feb 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  23. 11 May 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  1. 4 Jul 2022
    • Debate in plenary
  2. 5 Jul 2022
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
  3. 6 Jul 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 11 Jul 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 18 Jul 2022
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  6. 12 Sept 2022
    • Plenary sitting
  7. 14 Sept 2022
    • Signed
  8. 12 Oct 2022
    • Published in the Official Journal
13 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurAndreas SchwabEPPDEIMCO
Shadow rapporteurAdam BielanECRPLIMCO
Shadow rapporteurAndrus AnsipRenewEEIMCO
Shadow rapporteurMarcel KolajaGreens/EFACZIMCO
Shadow rapporteurMartin SchirdewanThe LeftDEIMCO
Shadow rapporteurRené RepasiS&DDEIMCO
Shadow rapporteurVirginie JoronPfEFRIMCO
Rapporteur for opinionPetra KammerevertS&DDECULT
Rapporteur for opinionStéphanie YON-COURTINRenewFRECON
Rapporteur for opinionCarlos ZorrinhoS&DPTITRE
Rapporteur for opinionTiemo WölkenS&DDEJURI
Rapporteur for opinionOndřej KovaříkRenewCZLIBE
Rapporteur for opinionMarkus FerberEPPDETRAN
255 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 8 Dec 2021. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • IMCO229

Covers 229 of the 255 amendments.

By author

  • Virginie Joron · ID9
  • Irene Tinagli5
  • Brando Benifei3
  • François-Xavier Bellamy3
  • Hannes Heide3
  • Konstantinos Arvanitis3
  • Leila Chaibi3
  • Manon Aubry3
  • Martin Schirdewan3
  • Nadine Morano3
Show 5 more authors
  • Pina Picierno3
  • Younous Omarjee3
  • Adam Jarubas1
  • Krzysztof Hetman1
  • Monika Beňová1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 20 of the 255 amendments.

By article

  • Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a2
  • Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a2
  • Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f2
  • Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)2
  • Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)2
  • Recital 36 a (new)2
  • Recital 52 a (new)2
  • Recital 78 a (new)2
  • Annex 1 (new)1
  • Annex 1 - table (new)1
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 1 - paragraph 21
  • Article 1 – paragraph 11
  • Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 51
  • Article 1 – paragraph 61
  • Article 1 – paragraph 71
  • Article 10 – paragraph 11
  • Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a1
  • Article 111
  • Article 11 – paragraph 21
  • Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 12 – paragraph 1 –subparagraph 11
  • Article 12 – paragraph 21
  • Article 12 – paragraph 31
  • Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)1
  • Article 12 – paragraph 3 b (new)1
  • Article 13 – paragraph 11
  • Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)1

Covers 38 of the 255 amendments.

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 published.

ActKindStatusAdoption
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/814Implementing · RegulationPublishedQ1 2023

Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.

26 documents

Documents

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Show the other 11 documents
1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
5 May 20213,038

Summary

Generated

The Digital Markets Act imposes ex ante obligations and prohibitions on large online platforms designated as gatekeepers, covering sectors like online intermediation, search, social networking, and operating systems. It aims to ensure contestable and fair digital markets. The regulation entered into force in November 2022, with core provisions applying from May 2023.

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