India: Competition Commission of India announced investigation into Apple over alleged abuse of dominance pertaining to app store payment rules

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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 …

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Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2021-12-31
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On 31 December 2021, the Competition Commission of India initiated an antitrust investigation regar…