FAS DECIDED THAT APPLE HAS VIOLATED ANTIMONOPOLY LEGISLATION

It should be reminded that in October 2021, FAS initiated an antimonopoly case against the company.

It was revealed that paragraph 3.1 of the App Store Review Guide prohibits iOS app developers from informing customers inside the app about the possibility of paying for purchases outside the App Store, as well as using alternative payment methods.

The company requires developers to remove links to their Internet resources and change the functionality of the application so that the registration form does not lead to external sites. Otherwise, the company does not allow applications in the App Store.

FAS concluded that by these actions Apple is abusing its dominant position in the market of distribution of applications for iOS.* The Antimonopoly Service issued a warning to the company on the elimination of violations.

Apple did not comply with the warning, in connection with which the service initiated a case of violation of antimonopoly legislation.

Today, the Commission of FAS found Apple guilty of abusing its dominant position in the market of distribution iOS applications.

The amount of the turnover fine for the company will be determined during the administrative investigation**.

* violation of paragraph 3 of part 1 of Article 10 of the Law on Protection of Competition
** in accordance with part 2 of Article 14.31 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation