France: Lawsuit against Google and Apple for abusive app store practices
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
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…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
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…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court