This article looks at the status of the German federal
government's efforts to create a digital regulatory framework
in antitrust law now that official publication of its 10th
amendment of the German Competition Act (GWB) is imminent following
a mid-October "leak" of the amendment.
In addition to attempting create a focused, proactive and
digital competition law 4.0, the amendment (GWB Digitization Act),
also serves to implement the ECN+ Directive, which is intended to
both harmonize standards for enforcing European competition law in
the member states and facilitate cooperation among the national
competition authorities. In particular, the rules on abuse of
market power, merger control and civil damages will be amended.
