Apple paid a fine of 1,177,988,700 rubles on January 19, the money has already been transferred to the Russian budget, reports the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS).
Apple became aware of the fine in January 2023. The FAS emphasized that the company must pay it within two months after the decision came into force.
The company was found guilty of abusing a dominant position in the product market (Part 2 of Article 14.31 of the Administrative Code). The reason was the ban on iOS developers telling their customers that they can pay for purchases outside the AppStore. If application creators did not comply with these rules, they were not allowed into the AppStore.