An official from the Fair Trade Commission told Alpha Biz that "this is the first time I've heard of the possibility of filing a WTO complaint," considering the current situation when the platform law is passed. "The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Fair Trade Commission are discussing related matters, but there has been no mention of (the possibility of filing a WTO complaint)." In other words, the FTC admitted that it did not even conduct a preliminary simulation of the possibility of filing an WTO complaint if it pushed for the platform law.

 

Woo Ki-hoon, senior partner at Murepa Korea and former KOTRA vice president said, “The platform law, which is a prior regulation, targets big tech companies such as Apple and Google.” “There is a high possibility that a WTO complaint will be filed,” he pointed out.

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