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The Digital Markets Act has been up and running for a while. We have witnessed, over the past year, the designation (and non-designation) of operators as gatekeepers, as well as the first judgments interpreting the Regulation. With this week’s non-compliance decisions against Apple and Meta, the regime may be entering a fascinating new era.

At JECLAP, we feel that the time is right to take stock of the evolution of the Digital Markets Act in the form of a Special Issue. It has been a lifetime since we last published on the regime (the Regulation itself had not even been adopted at the time).

JECLAP welcomes the submission of abstracts for consideration on the substantive, institutional and procedural aspects of the DMA, including (but not limited to) the following:

• The criteria for the designation of firms as gatekeepers.
• Emerging interpretation of the various substantive obligations (Articles 5 to 7).
• Judicial review of administrative action in the DMA.
• Procedural aspects.
• Interaction with competition law.
• Private enforcement of the DMA.
• Comparative perspectives.

If you have an idea for a paper, please email Gianni De Stefano (Gianni.De-Stefano@ec.europa.eu) or myself (P.Ibanez-Colomo@lse.ac.uk) by Friday 9 May with your proposal.

This proposal should take the form of an abstract of not more than 250 words in which you outline:

• The issue you would like to address;
• The angle you intend to take;
• The contribution your piece is expected to make; and
• Whether you have any actual or potential conflicts of interest (more information on what and when to disclose can be found here).

If your abstract is accepted (we will let you know as soon as possible), we expect the final article (ideally of around 7,000-10,000 words) to be submitted by mid-July at the latest.

As always, we will select abstracts to maximise diversity and balance in the Special Issue. We are, as ever, keen to give a voice to new authors and innovative approaches. If there was any doubt: we welcome legal and economic perspectives (and certainly papers that combine both).

In the meantime, do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions or suggestions!