France: Competition Authority fined Apple EUR 150 million for abuse of dominant position in sector for distribution of mobile applications on iOS and iPadOS devices

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Competition Authority fined Apple EUR 150 million for abuse of dominant position in sector for distribution of mobile applications on iOS and iPadOS devices

On 31 March 2025, the Competition Authority fined Apple EUR 150 million for abusing its dominance in mobile app distribution on iOS and iPadOS between April 2021 and July 2023. The Competition Authority found that Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (…

Scope

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

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2020-10-23
under deliberation

On 23 October 2020, French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) opened an investigati…

2021-03-17
under investigation

On 17 March 2021, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) announced that it i…

2025-03-31
in force

On 31 March 2025, the Competition Authority fined Apple EUR 150 million for abusing its dominance i…