France: Lawsuit against Google and Apple regarding app store practices

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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 that are made available on the Google Play store and App Store respectively.

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Scope

Policy Area

Competition

Policy Instrument

Unilateral conduct regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

software provider: app stores

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

judiciary

Government Body

court

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2018-03-14

under deliberation

On 14 March 2018, the French competition authority initiated a lawsuit against Google and Apple for…

2022-03-28

in force

On 29 March 2022, the Commercial Court of Paris issued a fine of EUR 2 million to Google for abusiv…