The Digital Markets Act – Key Enforcement Principles

With remarkable speed, the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) completed the legislative process, entered into force and will become applicable as early as May 2024. It is a new regulatory ex ante tool that is different from and complementary to competition law. Its goal is to ensure that digital markets characterized by the presence of gatekeepers are contestable and fair for all businesses in the EU. Companies that might be designated as gatekeepers or that could benefit from the obligations that