Interim Measures in Digital Markets: Interaction Between the DMA and Regulation 1/2003

This Article investigates the interplay in the field of interim measures between the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Regulation 1/2003 on the implementation of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU competition rules. The European Commission’s interim powers under Article 24 of the DMA are examined, exploring the parallels and contrasts with the legal framework established for competition law. It is argued that ordering interim measures under the DMA generally seems an easier task, but that the latter’s invigorated approach to digital markets will also spill over to competition cases, enhancing in the sector the rarely used interim powers under Article 8 of Regulation 1/2003.