Joint Letter on the Digital Markets Act

We acknowledge the DMA as a fundamental element of the EU digital strategy due to its combining aspect of fairness and competitiveness. However, we criticize different non-evidence based impulses trying to expand the scope. We call for a greater legal certainty through a clearer wording of the scope. It must be clear to the members of ZVEI whether they are covered by the scope or not, otherwise there is a risk of collateral damage. Including of all operating systems within the scope, even those that are only product-related- such as them of Smart-TVs - goes too far.

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are treating the DMA in an ordinary legislative procedure. The Council has already agreed on a negotiating position. The vote in the European Parliament is still pending. An agreement is expected in the course of December, so that trilogue negotiations might start in 2022.