Russia: Federal Antimonopoly Service order requiring Google to terminate actions containing signs of violation of the antimonopoly legislation
Progress
Current status
concluded
07 Sep 2022 concluded
04 Jul 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Russia
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
software provider: app stores
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Closed FAS investigation into Google over violations of the antimonopoly legislation
On 7 September 2022, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced that it is closing its investigation into Google stating that the company complied with the warning issued on 4 July 2022. In its issued warning, FAS required Google to ad…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
FAS issues a warning to Google to terminate actions containing signs of violation of the antimonopoly legislation
On 4 July 2022, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) released an order directed toward Google demanding the company adjust its payment conditions in Google Play to allow application developers to offer different payment methods other than…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority