On Sunday, the RIA news agency reported that Apple Inc has started legal proceedings against Russia’s anti-monopoly regulator in a dispute concerning alternative payment options on its App Store platform. Russia opened an antitrust case against Apple in late October, accusing it of failing to allow app developers to tell customers about alternative payment options when using its App Store. It stated Apple could face a fine based on its revenue in Russia if found guilty.
In documents published on December 1, the Moscow Arbitration Court listed Apple as a claimant and Russia’s Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) as a defendant in “economic disputes over administrative legal relations.” Apple had demanded that additional documents be added to the case on December 2. Forbes Russia cited a FAS representative as saying that the proceedings related to the warning issued on August 30 over Apple’s alleged failure to inform users they could also pay for purchases outside the App Store.
