Apple appeals EC’s €500m fine over App Store restrictions

Apple has resumed the European General Court for a fine of 500 million euros ($ 590 million) imposed by the European Commission (EC) in April 2025.

The fine was issued after the European Commission concluded that the Apple violated the Digital Markets law (DMA) by restricting application developers from directing users to cheaper deals outside the application store. This condition is among the first under DMA, which seeks to organize large technology companies. Meta has also been fined 200 million euros due to similar violations.

Apple has previously announced its intention to request a judicial review and then filed a lawsuit on Monday, according to the deadline, as reported. Reuters.

The company stated: “Today we submitted our appeal because we believe that the decision of the European Commission – and an unprecedented fine – greatly exceeds what the law requires.”

Apple also argued that EC’s directions to run her store were confusing developers and ID for users.

The investigation of the committee, which started in March 2024, concluded that Apple’s policies violate the DMA rules to combat deterioration. These regulations require application developers the ability to inform customers with alternative offers outside the application store without incurring fees.

Developers should be able to direct consumers to these alternatives and facilitate purchases, according to EC. The organizer’s results indicated that Apple’s restrictions hindered developers and consumers from reaching more options at her platform.

In response to these results, the Apple Committee ordered the dismantling of its technical and commercial restrictions that impeded the guidance, and prohibited any future behavior of similar effects.

To avoid punitive measures, Apple recently amended its application store policies, and its agreement with the requirements of the European Union (EU) by eliminating the barriers that prevented application developers from directing users elsewhere. The aim of this compliance effort was also to avoid 5 % daily fines of the average daily global revenue in Apple, equivalent to about 50 million euros per day.

In June 2025, a European Union spokesman confirmed Eurono Immediate financial penalties will not be applied to Apple or Meta if they fail to fulfill the final dates of compliance.

In parallel, the European Union’s competition authority seeks to obtain inputs of application developers before deciding whether Apple reviews will be accepted or require additional changes. Continuous feedback can affect future regulatory procedures related to the Apple App Store operations under the European Union Law.

The “Apple appeals to EC of 500 million euros on the restrictions of the application store” originally and published by Verdict, a brand owned by Globaldata.