Amazon has pledged to end two European Commission investigations that suspect it of breaching competition rules, particularly by using data from independent retailers that sell on its site, Brussels said on Thursday.
The American online retail giant obligesrefrain from using non-public data related to or derived from the activities of independent sellers in its market for its retail operations that compete with those sellers“, – it is mentioned in the press release of the European executive. This response relates to an EU investigation opened in July 2019. The American company has a dual function. It sells products directly on its website, but also provides independent sellers with whom it competes with a marketplace where they can sell to consumers.
The platform has also made commitments in the context of a second investigation by the Commission, which suspects it of bias in selling sellers on its “buy-box:“(a button that allows shoppers to directly place the items they want to buy in their cart) and its premium program.”Prime“. He was particularly suspected of favoring sellers in his marketplace who use the American giant’s delivery services. Many of these fees will be covered by EU digital markets legislation (“Digital Markets Act “, DMA), which should enter into force from next year.
“While we (…) disagree with several of the European Commission’s findings, we have taken a constructive approach with the Commission to address their concerns and maintain our ability to serve European customers and more than 185,000 small and medium-sized European companies. which are sold through our stores“Amazon responded in a press release. The commission is inviting all interested parties to comment on these commitments, which Amazon has proposed for five years, by September 9.
Source: Le Figaro
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