Germany: Federal Court of Justice ruling confirming classification of Apple as company of paramount significance for competition across markets (No. 053/2025)
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Federal Court of Justice ruling confirming classification of Apple as company of paramount significance for competition across markets (No. 053/2025)
On 18 March 2025, the German Federal Court of Justice upheld a decision of the Federal Cartel Office, confirming that Apple has paramount cross-market significance for competition under Section 19a(1) of Germany’s Act against Restraints of Competiti…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
supreme court
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2021-06-21
under deliberation
2023-04-05
in force