India: Competition Commission's investigation into Apple over alleged abuse of dominance pertaining to app store payment rules (No. 24/2021)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
31 Dec 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Competition Commission of India announced investigation into Apple over alleged abuse of dominance pertaining to app store payment rules
On 31 December 2021, the Competition Commission of India initiated an antitrust investigation regarding a potential abuse of dominance by Apple, with regards to the application (app) store. The Commission took a prima facie view that Apple violated …
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority