Progress

Current status
in force
28 Mar 2022 in force
14 Mar 2018 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
France
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

28 Mar 2022
in force

Paris Commercial Court issues fine of EUR 2 million to Google for abusive trade practices

On 29 March 2022, the Commercial Court of Paris issued a fine of EUR 2 million to Google for abusive trade practices against software developers on the Google Play store, although the judgement is not publicly available. Google has received three mo…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
14 Mar 2018
under deliberation

Lawsuit against Google and Apple regarding app store practices

On 14 March 2018, the French competition authority initiated a lawsuit against Google and Apple for anti-competitive trade practices on their app stores. The main issue is the commission charged on app developers for revenues generated from apps tha…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court