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Market Definition and Three 19A DesignationsUnder German Antitrust Law: Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon

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  • Jens-Uwe Franck
  • Martin Peitz

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The Bundeskartellamt has designated Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon as 19a firms. Thus, they are potentially subject to specific competition law interventions under a special procedure. In these three designation decisions, market definition plays an important role. This article points to several noteworthy aspects that concern market definition. In all decisions the authority focuses on one national market, arguing that the respective platform operator is dominant. The authority’s considerations are made at a somewhat aggregate level, abstracting from differences across market segments.

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  • Jens-Uwe Franck & Martin Peitz, 2023. "Market Definition and Three 19A DesignationsUnder German Antitrust Law: Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series crctr224_2023_386, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:bon:boncrc:crctr224_2023_386
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    digital platforms; Big Tech; market definition; multi-markets approach; German Competition Act; 19a designations; competition law;
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    • K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law

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