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Federal Cartel Office closed its investigation of Apple, accepting commitments on App Tracking Transparency Framework

On 17 August 2026, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) declared Apple's commitments on its App Tracking Transparency Framework (ATTF) binding and closed the proceedings. The decision follows the market test of Apple's proposed commitments announced on 2…

Scope

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2022-06-14
under deliberation

On 14 June 2022, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced the start of an investigation into Apple…

2025-02-13
under investigation

On 13 February 2025, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) published its preliminary assessment of Apple'…

2025-12-02
under investigation

On 2 December 2025, Germany's Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced a market test of commitments pr…

2026-08-17
concluded

On 17 August 2026, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) declared Apple's commitments on its App Tracking…