BRUSSELS (Reuters) — Apple (AAPL.O) filed a case against EU authorities in Europe’s second-highest court on Monday after they fined it 500 million euros ($587 million) earlier this year for violating historic laws aimed at limiting Big Tech influence.
The European Commission ruled in April that the iPhone maker’s technological and marketing limitations that prevent app developers from directing customers to cheaper products outside the App Store violated the Digital Markets Act.
Apple, which has previously stated that it would seek legal remedy, filed the case on Monday, the deadline for doing so.
“Today we filed our appeal because we believe the European Commission’s decision – and their unprecedented fine – go far beyond what the law requires,” a statement from the business said.
“As our appeal will demonstrate, the EC is regulating how we operate our shop and imposing commercial conditions that are unclear for developers and detrimental to customers. We done this to prevent punishing daily penalties and will report the findings to the court.”
Last month, Apple changed its App Store guidelines to comply with the EU’s mandate to remove technical and commercial restrictions on app developers in order to avoid daily fines of 5% of its average daily global revenue, or around 50 million euros per day.
The EU’s competition watchdog is gathering comments from app developers before deciding whether to accept the adjustments or demand more.