Questioning the Digital Markets Act's Legality

Thibault Schrepel and Godefroy de Boiscuillé
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Thibault Schrepel: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
Godefroy de Boiscuillé: Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, GREDEG, France

No 2026-07, GREDEG Working Papers from Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Economie, Gestion (GREDEG CNRS), Université Côte d'Azur, France

Abstract: This article questions the legal validity of the Digital Markets Act ("DMA") in light of its enforcement practice. Adopted on the basis of Article 114 TFEU as an internal market harmonization measure, the DMA is administered by the Commission as a standing regime of unilateral conduct control that operates alongside, and in close normative proximity to, Article 102 TFEU. The resulting functional equivalence between the two instruments raises structural doubts as to the DMA's compatibility with the constitutional framework of the Treaties.

Keywords: Digital Markets Act; Article 102 TFEU; European Union law; Competition law; Digital platforms; Gatekeepers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K21 K23 L40 L86 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42
Date: 2026-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-com, nep-ind, nep-law, nep-pay and nep-reg
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