France: French Competition Authority investigation into Apple’s implementation of the App tracking transparency (ATT) framework
Progress
Current status
under investigation
17 Mar 2021 under investigation
23 Oct 2020 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
France
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
software provider: app stores
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
French Competition Authority preliminary decision rejecting requests for interim measures against Apple’s implementation of the App tracking transparency (ATT) framework
On 17 March 2021, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) announced that it is rejecting the request for interim measures against Apple but will continue its investigation. Apple is introducing a new feature named ATT for App T…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
French Competition Authority investigation into Apple’s implementation of the App tracking transparency (ATT) framework
On 23 October 2020, French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) opened an investigation into Apple regarding upcoming changes to its iOS 14 operating system, after it received several complaints from online advertising stakeholders. Ap…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority