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European Union: Issued EC Statement of Objections to Apple over App Store rules for music streaming providers

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Issued EC Statement of Objections to Apple over App Store rules for music streaming providers

On 28 February 2023, the European Commission sent a Statement of Objections to Apple over its App Store rules for music streaming providers. In particular, the Commission has taken the preliminary view that Apple's contractual restrictions on app de…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2020-06-16
under deliberation

On 16 June 2020, the European Commission (EC) opened an investigation into Apple for their allegedl…

2021-04-30
under investigation

On 30 April 2021, the European Commission (EC) released a statement of objection to Apple for their…

2023-02-28
under investigation

On 28 February 2023, the European Commission sent a Statement of Objections to Apple over its App S…

2024-03-04
in force

On 4 March 2024, the European Commission issued its ruling in the investigation against Apple for i…

2024-05-16
under appeal

On 16 May 2024, Apple appealed the ruling of the European Commission at the European General Court.…

2024-11-22
concluded

On 22 November 2024, the European Commission announced it was closing its antitrust investigation i…