(令和6年5月28日)令和5年度における独占禁止法違反事件の処理状況について | 公正取引委員会

This page reports the Japan Fair Trade Commission's handling of antimonopoly law violations in fiscal year 2023. The JFTC issued 4 cease-and-desist orders (with a total market scale exceeding 2.9 billion yen) and approved 5 commitment plans. It strictly addressed price cartels, bid rigging, and order adjustment in the deregulated electricity and gas sectors, as well as issues in fisheries and entertainment industries. Notably, it publicly announced the initiation of investigations into Google LLC's suspected violations for the first time, soliciting third-party information. The JFTC also promptly addressed abuse of superior bargaining position regarding cost pass-through for SMEs following the invoice system implementation.