Russia: Appeals court upholds USD 12 million fine against Apple in case filed by Kaspersky
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Appeals court upholds USD 12 million fine against Apple in case filed by Kaspersky
On 18 October 2022, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced that the Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal upheld the FAS' fine imposed on Apple. The FAS had issued a fine of over USD 12 million against Apple as a result of a finding in August 2020 that it had abused its dominant market position as operator of the sole marketplace for apps on iOS to provide a competitive advantage to its own parental control products while worsening the distribution conditions of its competitors. Further, Apple has been ordered to give up on its ability to reject applications from the app store even where they meet all requirements and to ensure that its own applications do not take precedence over third-party applications.
Original sourceScope
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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2019-03-19
under deliberation
2020-08-10
in force
2021-04-26
in force
2022-04-21
in force
2022-07-14
under appeal
2022-10-18
under appeal
2023-06-09
in force