Apple is set to be fined next week for failing to fully comply with the order to open its online store to rival forms of payment on dating apps in the Netherlands, the country’s antitrust body told Reuters.
The iPhone maker has racked up €45 million in fines so far, as the Consumers and Markets Authority (ACM) has imposed weekly €5 million fines on the company since January, with the ninth fine imposed this week.
Apple submitted a new proposal to ACM this week in an attempt to stop the sanction. The proposal does not fully comply with the order, an official with the Dutch regulator told Reuters on Friday, on condition of anonymity.
Subsequent fines, once the total penalty reaches €50 million, may be higher under ACM rules.
Apple requires developers to use its system and pay 15% to 30% commissions on digital product purchases. The company, which is under worldwide regulatory scrutiny for this reason, was not immediately available for comment.
An ACM investigation into whether Apple’s practices represent an abuse of market dominance was launched in 2019. Later, the scope was narrowed to primarily dating apps, including Match, which owns Tinder.
The ACM says that Apple abuses market dominance and has ordered the company to change that practice.
Apple has denied the allegation of market abuse.
Under tough new rules agreed on Thursday between the European Commission, European Union governments and EU lawmakers, Apple will be required to open its app store once the legislation takes effect in October.
Source: CNN Brasil
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