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Japan starts public consultation on draft rules for smartphone-software competition law

( May 15, 2025, 04:13 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Japan Fair Trade Commission today unveiled draft implementation rules for the upcoming smartphone-software competition law, and opened them for public consultation. Public comments will be accepted until June 13. The regulator plans to finalize the rules — which include cabinet orders, JFTC rules and guidelines — around July. The Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software, targeting Apple and Google, is scheduled to take full effect on Dec. 18. The JFTC statement follows, and additional statements, in Japanese, are attached:...

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