Our Open Letter to the Commission on the DMA
Europe
France Digitale joins forces with other European startup associations to send a letter to several European Commissioners. We express alarm following rumours of a weakening in the application of the Digital Markets Regulation (DMA) in the context of EU-US trade negotiations.
Extract from our letter
We are following with deep concern recent reports that the U.S. Trade Representative has proposed a temporary suspension of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) enforcement for U.S. digital companies as part of a bilateral dialogue with the European Union.
Such a step would call into question the status of the DMA as democratically adopted and binding EU law, setting a far-reaching precedent. The selective suspension of European rules for U.S. companies would seriously undermine confidence in the enforceability of EU legislation and in the European Single Market as a reliable and rules-based economic area.
The DMA is not a geopolitical manoeuvre and must not be allowed to become one. It is an appropriate instrument for addressing structural imbalances in digital markets. For start-ups and scale-ups in Europe, it is an elementary tool to ensure fair competitive conditions, market access and thus innovation.