Italy's antitrust accepts Google's proposals to end data portability case

Italy’s antitrust accepts Google’s proposals to end data portability case

August 1, 2023

By Elvira Pollina

MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s competition watchdog said on Monday it had accepted measures proposed by Google to end a probe over the tech giant’s alleged abuse of its dominant position in the data portability market.

The Italian watchdog opened the investigation last year following a complaint from an Italian start-up company.

The Observatory was established by Legislative Decree No 136/2016 and is under construction with the primary objective of collecting information on transnational posting on the territory of Italy such as the number of workers involved, the duration of the posting, the sectors and the most affected areas.

Italy's antitrust accepts Google's proposals to end data portability case — The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

The Observatory consists of:

Three representatives appointed by the workers’ unions, which are relatively the most representative at the national level
Three representatives appointed by the most representative national employers’ organizations
Two representatives of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, one of whom acts as a representative of the National Agency for Active Labor Policy
Representative of the INPS
Representative of the Institute referred to in Article 10 of Legislative Decree 14 September 2015, 150
Representative appointed by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.