Online platforms investigation
- Articles and memoranda
- Posted 16.05.2019
On 1 April 2019, the Competition Council ("Council”) confirmed that it has launched an investigation into the provision of online platform services in Luxembourg.
This investigation was opened following several complaints relating to an international company with European headquarters in Luxembourg that provides access to its websites and various platform services to third-party merchants. The aim of the Council’s enquiry is to collect testimonies from Luxembourg merchants active in online retail sales who have met problems in the course of their activities.
Prior to this investigation, the Council dismissed, by Decision 2017-C-02 (see our July 2017 Newsletter), a complaint filed against Amazon Services Europe S.à.r.l., active in this field, arguing that no abuse of a dominant position was established.